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A structured index of 21 titles of twentieth-century architectural periodicals across multiple languages, regions, and publication formats, from experimental avant-garde magazines of the early modernist period to the professional monthly reviews of the second half of the century.

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USA
Years of publication
1938-1939

Language(s): English

This experimental publication of Time Inc. was published as an insert in “Architectural Forum”, with an impresive list of editors in its masthead: the famous skyscraper designers William Lescaze, and Wallace K. Harrison, the MoMA art curator James Johnson Sweeney, and the promising figures of William Muschenheim and Stamo Papadaki. However, under the backlash from the US audience the magazine only survived for three issues. It remains a unique attempt for a purely modernist periodical in national circulation.

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1938: Dec,
1939: Jan, Feb

De Stijl

The Netherlands
Years of publication
1917-1929
Language(s):
Dutch, English, German, French

The groundbreaking magazine that kickstarted the modernist movement in the Netherlands and brought its members to international fame. Led by artist/architect Theo van Doesburg, the De Stijl group included among others the painter Piet Mondrian, the architects Jan Wils, J. J. P. Oud, and Gerrit Rietveld, and artists such as Bart van der Leck, and Vilmos Huszar.

Downloads1917: Oct, Nov, Dec
1918: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1919: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1920: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

Architecture in Greece

Greece
Years of publication
1967-2012

Language(s):
Greek and English

Published on an annual basis, the magazine started by Orestis Doumanis in 1967 “Architecture in Greece” (Architektonika Themata) was the nations’ seminal architectural magazine for the latter half of the 20th century by featuring a wide range of both project-based articles, as well as theoretical treatises by notable figures from Greece and abroad.

ReproductionsVol. 1 (1967), Vol. 2 (1968), Vol. 3 (1969), Vol. 4 (1970), Vol. 5 (1971); Vol. 6 (1972), Vol. 7 (1973), Vol. 8 (1974), Vol. 9 (1975), Vol. 10 (1976), Vol. 11 (1977), Vol. 12 (1978), Vol. 13 (1979), Vol. 14 (1980), Vol. 15 (1981)

Bauhaus

Germany
Years of publication
1926-1931
Language(s):
German

The Dessau-based Bauhaus school directed by Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe published its own magazine that appeared in several iterations beginning in 1926.

DownloadsVol. 1: 1 , 2, 3, 4.
Vol. 2: 1, 2/3, 4.
Vol. 3: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Vol. 4: 1, 2, 3.

L’ Esprit Nouveau

France
Years of publication
1920-1925
Language(s):
French

L’ Esprit Nouveau, launched by Le Corbusier, Ozenfant, and Dermée, sought to encompass the spirit of modernism in the Parisian setting, and established a central node in the modernist European setting, similar to the Dutch De Stijl, the German Bauhaus, and the Russian Vkhutemas. Published between 1920 and 1925 its range of subjects varied from architecture to poetry, scientiffic discoveries, and cultural debates.

Downloads1920: Oct, Nov, Dec
1921: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug-Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1922: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1923: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1924: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1925: Jan

Forum

The Netherlands
Years of publication
1959-now
Language(s):
Dutch, English

Forum has been the quintessential post-WWII architectural magazine in the Netherlands, most famously during the editorship of Aldo van Eyck and Jaap Bakema starting from 1959 which among others popularized the movement of Dutch structuralism.

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1959: Jan-Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct-Nov, Dec
1960: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May

Arkkitehti

Finland
Years of publication
1921-
Language(s):
Finnish, Swedish, English

Arkkitehti or the Finnish Architectural Review was originally started as an insert to the Tekniska Föreningen [The Engineering Society of Finland] and begun its independent life in 1921 as a bi-monthly, and then a monthly periodical. Through its pages marched seminal figures of Scandinavian modernism like Alvaar Aalto, Aino Aalto, and Viljo Revell.

Downloads1921: Jan-Feb, Mar-Apr, May-Jun, Jul-Aug, Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec
1922: Jan-Feb, Mar-Apr, May-Jun, Jul-Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1923: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
1924: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1925: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

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Architektoniki

Greece
Years of publication
1957-1971
Language(s):
Greek, English, French, German

The magazine Architektoniki (Architecture), under the direction of Antonis Kitsikis and the editorial supervision of Konstantinos Kitsikis and Doris Makris, was the first attempt in Greece to create a modern professional magazine up to international and European standards. Characteristically, articles were published in four languages: Greek, English, French, and German.

Downloads1957: Jan-Feb, Mar-Apr, May-Jun, July-Aug, Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec,
1958: Jan-Feb, Mar-Apr, May-Jun, Jul-Aug, Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec
1959: Jan-Feb, Mar-Apr, May-Jun-Jul-Aug, Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec
1960: Jan-Feb, Mar-Apr...

Special Issues
The Architecture of Crete

Deltio Syllogou Architectonon

Greece
Years of publication
1961-

Language(s):
Greek

The magazine Deltio Syllogou Architectonon before being renamed to Architectones, was the official communication outlet of Greece’s Association of Qualified Architects and featured a unique combination of theoretical discussion of intense public focus, as well as policy regulations and debates about said policies. Through the decades, the content of the magazine mirrored architects’ sense of obligation and responsibility towards social, environmental, and even political issues.

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1976: Nov-Dec
1977: Jan, Mar, May-Jun, Sep-Oct, Nov,
1978: Mar-Apr, Nov-Dec,
1980: May-Jun, Nov-Dec,
1981: Jan-Feb, Mar-Apr, Jun, Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec, 1982: Mar-Apr, May-Jun, Jul-Aug-Sep, Oct-Nov-Dec,
1983: Jan-Feb, Mar-Apr, May-Jun, Jul-Aug,
1985: Jan-Feb, Mar-Apr, May-Jun, Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct,
1986: Apr-May, Aug-Sep,
1987: Jan-Feb, May-Jun, Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec
1988: Jan-Feb, Mar-Apr, Sep-Oct,

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Kritisk Revy

Denmark
Years of publication
1927-1928

Language(s):
Danish

The Danish Critical Review published between the years 1927-1928, attempted to be the expressive outlet of left-wing thought as expressed in architecture and design. Being heavily text-based, the magazine related architecture to socio-political, cultural change, and even topics of sexual liberation. Headed by the disruptive architect and critic Poul Henningsen (1894-1967), the magazine emphasized the relationship between architecture and societal problems, engaging into polemic criticism against cultural conservatism and opening the way for Scandinavian avant-garde functionalism.

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1927: Mar, Jun, Oct
1928: Mar, Jul, Oct, Dec

Zodiac

Italy
Years of publication
1957-73; 1989-99

Language(s):
Italian, English, French, German

Introduced firstly in 1957 under the editorship of Bruno Alfieri, and the auspices the Belgian ADAC and Italian Olivetti Company, Zodiac set high ambitions for the extemporization of an architectural discourse as a “supernational contribution” (Zodiac, 1957). Published twice per year in Italian, French, German, and English with an international editorial commitee the magazine focused on an equal pairing of strong theoretical pieces, with architectural reporting and lasted up to 1973.

The second iteration of the magazine followed in 1988 till 1999 with an additional run of 21 volumes.

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1957: Nov,
1958: Apr, Nov
1959: Apr, Nov
1960: Apr, Nov
1961: Apr, Nov
1962: Apr, Nov
1963: Apr, Nov
1964: Apr, Nov
1965: Apr, Nov
1966: Apr, Nov
1967: Apr, Nov
1968: Apr, Nov

... and more

Wendingen

Netherlands
Years of publication
1918-1932

Language(s):
Dutch, English, French, German

Wendingen was directed by the legendary publisher Hendricus Theodorus Wijdeveld carried Dutch and European architecture, from its Art Nouveau and Proto-modernist roots to the celebrated modernist dynamism of the 1930s. Throughout its history, the magazine maintained a format resembling an architectural portfolio as well as a somewhat strict targeting of architects through its advertising. On the other hand, it didn’t hesitate to diversify its content, with multiple issues being devoted to specialized matters of artistic creation.

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1918: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1921: Nov, Dec
1924: Sep, Oct, Nov-Dec
1925: Jan
1929: Oct,
1930: Dec
1931: Apr, Oct
1932: Jan

Das Neue Frankfurt

Germany
Years of publication
1926-1931

Language(s):
German

The magazine "Das Neue Frankfurt" was tasked with promoting to the wider public the new forms of building, living, and cultural life under development in the city of Frankfurt of the inter-war period. The design of the magazine contributed to its public appeal with bold lines and vivid collages. Under the direction of Ernst May, the "New Frankfurt" was the first comprehensive urban development and social program of its kind , with mass housing at its core, popularizing among other things the Frankfurt kichen of Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky.

Reproductions
1926: Oct/Nov, Dec
1927: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1928: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul/Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov/Dec
1929: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul/Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1930: Jan, Feb/Mar, Apr/May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1931: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr/May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov/Dec

Majallat

Egypt
Years of publication
1939-1950

Language(s):
Arabic

Majallat al-'Imarah (also titled Emara, Alemara Alefoun) was an Egyptian periodical that circulated between 1939-1950. Largely the project of editor Sayyid Karim, Majallat al-Imarah presented contemporary architecture in pre-war and post-war Cairo.

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1939: Jan, Feb, Mar-Apr, May, Jun, Jul-Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1940: Jan, Feb, Mar-Apr, May-Jun, Jul-Aug, Sep-Oct, Nov, Dec
1941: Jan, Feb, Mar-Apr, May-Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

G

Germany
Years of publication
1923-1926

Language(s):
German

G: Material zur elementaren Gestaltung (Materials for Elementary Construction) was a magazine published between 1923 and 1926 by a circle of constructivist artists –mainly from Germany, and led by the Dada artist Hans Richter. Five issues were produced, with El Lissitzky and Werner Graeff supporting him on the editorial board for the first issue. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Frederick John Kiesler joined the board on subsequent issues.

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1923 July
1924 July

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