Architectural Forum

Architectural Forum
1899 cover of The Brickbuilder
CategoriesArchitecture
FrequencyMonthly
First issueJanuary 1892; 132 years ago (1892-01)
Final issueMarch 1974 (1974-03)
CountryUnited States
Based inBoston, Massachusetts
LanguageEnglish
ISSN0003-8539

Architectural Forum was an American magazine that covered the homebuilding industry and architecture. Started in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1892 as The Brickbuilder, it absorbed the magazine Architect's World in October 1938. Ownership of the Forum passed from Time, Inc., Urban America, Inc., Whitney Publications, and finally to Billboard Publications in 1972. After the purchase of the Forum by Billboard, Peter Blake, its chief editor, and much of the staff left to form the magazine Architecture Plus in 1973. The Forum ceased publication in 1974.[1][2][3]

Graphic designer Paul Rand designed two covers for the March and April 1945 issues.[4]

  1. ^ Rybczynski, Witold (November 15, 2006). "The Glossies: The decline of architecture magazines". Slate. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  2. ^ Architectural forum: the magazine of building. Johns Hopkins University Libraries. 1892. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  3. ^ Horsley, Carter B. (1974-03-26). "END OF MAGAZINE ON ARCHITECTURE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  4. ^ "Architectural Forum | Paul Rand: Modernist Master 1914-1996". www.paulrand.design. Retrieved 2022-12-14.