Since 1932, Architectural Graphic Standards has been the bedrock design reference for generations of architects, builders, and engineers. Take a look at its distinguished timeline of development.
| Architectural Graphic Standards Highlights | Architecture Landmarks | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Pennsylvania Station, New York, New York (McKim, Mead and White) | |
| John Wiley & Sons publishes Architectural Details, a prototype for Architectural Graphic Standards | 1924 | |
| 1929 | La Villa Savoye, Poissy, France (Corbusier) | |
| 1930 | Chrysler Building, New York, New York (William Van Alen) | |
| Wiley publishes first edition of Architectural Graphic Standards | 1932 | |
| 1934 | Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pennsylvania (Frank Lloyd Wright) | |
| 10,000th copy sold | 1936 | |
| 100,000th copy sold | 1947 | |
| 1949 | The Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut (Philip Johnson) | |
| Fourth edition published: changes in building technology trigger 80% increase in length over prior edition | 1951 | |
| Fifth edition published: final edition prepared by Charles Ramsey and Harold Sleeper | 1956 | |
| 1958 | Seagram Building, New York, New York (Ludwig Mies van der Rohe) | |
| 1966 | Salk Institute, La Jolla, California (Louis Kahn) | |
| Sixth edition published: first edition edited by American Institute of Architects; incorporates Uniformat organization | 1970 | John Hancock Center, Chicago, Illinois (Bruce Graham/Skidmore Owings and Merrill) |
| 1973 | AIA Headquarters, Washington, DC (The Architects Collective) | |
| 1977 | Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano) | |
| 1978 | National Gallery of Art East Wing, Washington, DC (I.M. Pei) | |
| 1982 | Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC (Maya Lin) | |
| Ninth edition published: incorporates ADA guidelines; new material on building systems and energy-efficient design | 1994 | |
| First digital version of Architectural Graphic Standards released as CD, version 1.0 | 1996 | J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California (Richard Meier) |
| 1997 | Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain (Frank Gehry) | |
| 1,000,000th copy sold | 1999 | |
| Tenth edition of book and version 3.0 of CD published | 2000 | |
| Graphic Standards franchise expands with the release of Interior Graphic Standards | 2003 | |
| In conjunction with American Planning Association, Planning and Urban Design Standards is released | 2006 | |
| Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards publishes | 2006 | |
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To celebrate its 75th Anniversary, Eleventh edition of book and version 4.0 of CD published John Wiley & Sons celebrates 200th anniversary The American Institute of Architects celebrates 150th anniversary |
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