American Architect and Building News was founded in 1876. It merged with the Architectural Review around 1920 and carried both names. In August of 1929, the magazine was bought by International, a division of Hearst. The title became American Architect. Later it merged with Architecture and carried both titles. In 1938, it was absorbed by Architectural Record.

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