INTRODUCTION -
ARCHITECTURE IN PART

By GUEST EDITOR, Loretta Lorance

This issue of PART is concerned with 20th century architecture and urbanism.
There are four feature articles:
Noah Chasin, The Fall and Rise of Austrian Architecture: The Redemptive Strategies of Coop Himmelblau and Hans Hollein;
Loretta Lorance, Promises, Promises: The Allure of Household Appliances in the 1920s;
William Menking, Archigram: Welcome to New York;
Claire Zimmerman, Comrades and Citizens: Hannes Meyer, Ludwig Hilberseimer, and K. Michael Hays.
Each explores a different area of study within the history of architecture and urbanism. Not all are primarily concerned with architectural form, but all are concerned with factors that impact upon it. And, they share the assumption that architecture, urbanism and their accessories can improve the quality of life. Finally, and what makes this issue so exciting, is that the articles explore somewhat more obscure avenues of study to demonstrate how the overlooked or forgotten can offer new insight into the history of 20th century architecture and urbanism.

PART is produced and edited by students in the Art History Program of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

If you wish to submit a work that engages some aspect of art or visual culture, send a disc in ASCII format to PART, Art History Department, Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York, 33 West 42nd St, New York, NY, 10033. Address your piece to the appropriate editor: either Features, Reviews, or Calendar. Articles should not exceed 2,000 words (please include an abstract); reviews should not exceed 500 words. Include a paper copy of your text along with the disc. All submissions will be read and formal responses will be rendered. In the event of acceptance, authors are responsible for obtaining images and reproduction permissions.

PART; a journal of art histories and visuality

MANAGING EDITORS
 John Angeline
Alan Moore

FEATURES EDITOR
 Jennifer Farrel

REVIEWS EDITORS
 Lisa Jaye Young
Susan Wamsley

CALENDAR EDITORS
 Astrid Oviedo de Miano
Stacey Williams

DESIGNER
 Mary Campbell