Building : the magazine for the architect, builder, property owner and merchant

Call Number
N 690.6 BUI
Created/Published
[Sydney : Building Publishing Co.] 1907-1942
Issue
Vol. 48 No. 284, (13 April, 1931)
Images
118
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Contents

Building 1 , 35
Advertising 2
CONTENTS FOR APRIL 3
Specification Index for Architects, Builders and Engineers 4 , 5 , 7
Advertising 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10
Timber Section AUSTRALIAN HARDWOOD A Much Neglected Study 11 , 12 , 13 , 14
Advertising 12 , 14
TIMBER AND POLITICS Real Matters of Consequence 14 , 15 , 16
A SCOTTISH FORESTRY SOCIETY A Worthy Example 16
END GRAIN FLOORING 16
Advertising 16
NATIONAL PARKS FOR ENGLAND Preserving the Countryside for Posterity 17
Advertising 18 , 19 , 20
ELECTRICAL NOTES FORTY YEARS OF ELECTRICAL PROGRESS (The Story of the G.E.C.) 21 , 22
A FUTURE ALADDIN’S LAMP 23
THE AUSTRAL REFRIGERATOR How To Enlist Interest 23
Advertising 24
ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL OF CITY DEVELOPMENT What the World is Doing 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 30 , 31 , 33
Advertising 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32
MODERN JERUSALEM 33
THE UNITED STATES AND UNEMPLOYMENT The Absorption of the Building Industry 33 , 34 , 35
Advertising 33 , 34
THE NAIL AND SCREW YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 35
Advertising 36
GAS SERVICE CURRENT TOPICS DOCTORS PREFER GAS FIRES 37
A SHORTAGE OF SHILLINGS British Gas-meters Blamed 38
BUILDING IN ENGLAND 38
GROCERY AND LUXURY Anthorny Hordern and Sons Ltd. New Grocery Section 38
Advertising 38
SAFEGUARDING ST. PAUL’S, LONDON 39
Advertising 40
THE FIRMS WE GUARANTEE 41
Building AROUND AUSTRALIA Finance and the Future 42 , 43 , 44
A Milestone of Building Progress UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA, CASTLEREAGH STREET, SYDNEY 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49
THE FAMOUS YACHTS OF THE WORLD 49 , 50
SCIENCE HOUSE, SYDNEY AN IDEAL REALISED 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58
The Institute of Architects of N.S.W PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65
A SKYSCRAPER FOR AMSTERDAM 65
THE GREAT HALL, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY 66 , 67 , 68
The Parish Churches of Australia A NEW METHODIST CHURCH FOR WAITARA 69 , 70
THE AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, ASSOCIATION AND INFLUENCES The Sydney Church of England Grammar School for Girls at Moss Vale An Empire of Eternal Sun 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 77
Advertising 76
NOISES FROM’ RIVETERS The Position of the Builder 77
Advertising 78 , 79 , 80
CONCRETE SECTION CONCRETE PRODUCTS An Ever Widening Utility 81 , 82
Advertising 82
CONCRETE The Margin of Safety 83
BIG RECLAMATION PROJECTS New York Transforms Dumps and Swamps into Cities and Golf Courses 83 , 84
Advertising 83 , 84
THE PROPORTIONING OF CONCRETE The “Fineness Modulus” 85 , 86
Advertising 85
R.I.B.A. SCHOLARSHIP RESULTS 86
“BUILDING’S” MAIL BAG Where Ideas May Be Pooled 86 , 87
ARCHITECTURAL HIGHWAYMEN 87
A BIG LONDON HOTEL To Cost a Million and a Half 87
Advertising 87 , 88
PAINTING AND DECORATING SECTION THE PRINCIPLES OF PAINT PRODUCTION Some Results of Research 89 , 91
Advertising 90
PAINT OVER PLASTER One of the Painter’s Troubles 91
SIDE ISSUES CONNECTED WITH PAINT Some Points Worth Considering 91 , 93
Advertising 92
LONDON BUILDING £5,000,000 a Month! 93
Advertising 93
MARBLE AND STONEWORK SECTION THE DURABILITY OF STONE Where Opinions Differ 94 , 95
CATHEDRAL BUILDING St. John the Divine, New York 95 , 96 , 97
Advertising 96
THE BANK OF ENGLAND Its Fascinating Story 97 , 98
Advertising 97
STEEL SECTION WORKING A QUARTER OF A MILE ABOVE THE EARTH The Empire State Building, New York, U.S.A. 99 , 100 , 101
Advertising 101
HANDY HINTS Removing Rust from Iron 102 , 103 , 104
Advertising 103 , 104
MORE FUTURISTIC ACTIVITY 104
Advertising 104
MODERN METHODS OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION Electrical Welding Versus Riveting 105 , 106
CERAMIC SECTION Bricks, Pipes, Tiles, Terra-Cotta, Faience STRENGTH OF MATERIALS A Wide Variation 107
ABOUT BRICKS Sydney’s Experiences 107 , 108
Advertising 108
JUST JOTTINGS About Bricks 108
ROOFING TILE STANDARDS 108
FOUNDATION FEATURES Neutralising Spreading and Cracking Tendencies 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 , 113
Advertising 110 , 111 , 113
INTERSTATE TOPICS QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT OFFICES 114
BUILDERS REGISTRATION IN VICTORIA 115
DEPOSIT SYSTEM IN QUEENSLAND Shell Building, Brisbane 115
BOARD OF ARCHITECTS 115
Advertising 115 , 116 , 117 , 118

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Federated Builders' Association of Australia & Master Builders' Federation of Australia. (1907). Building : the magazine for the architect, builder, property owner and merchant Retrieved January 26, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-295091337

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Federated Builders' Association of Australia and Master Builders' Federation of Australia. Building : the magazine for the architect, builder, property owner and merchant [Sydney: Building Publishing Co.], 1907. Web. 26 January 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-295091337>

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Federated Builders' Association of Australia & Master Builders' Federation of Australia. 1907, Building : the magazine for the architect, builder, property owner and merchant Building Publishing Co.], [Sydney viewed 26 January 2025 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-295091337

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