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Architectural Engineering

WELDED APARTMENT FRAMING CUTS COSTS 223

Engineer Horatio Allison shows how welding permitted use of lightweight steel members in apartment buildings from four to 10 stories

WHAT BELONGS IN ACOUSTICAL SPECIFICATIONS 227

In Part 1 of this article covering mechanical equipment, Cover: author Ranger Farrell discusses the use of descriptive

Earl R. Flansburgh Residence, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Architect: Earl R. Flansburgh. Louis Reens, Photographer

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and performance specifications and standards

BUILDING COMPONENTS:

THE USE OF TURNTABLES IN BUILDINGS 235

PRODUCT REPORTS 237

OFFICE LITERATURE 235

READER SERVICE INQUIRY CARD 339

The Record Reports

BEHIND THE RECORD 9 Is Great Architecture Worth What It Costs? By Emerson Goble

PERSPECTIVES 10 THE RECORD REPORTS 32 BUILDINGS IN THE NEWS 40

CURRENT TRENDS IN CONSTRUCTION 44

А monthly feature prepared for the RECORD by George A. Christie Jr., Chief Economist, F. W. Dodge Company

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION COSTS 46

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REQUIRED READING 68

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E F E ` Features

FURNITURE SELECTION AND SPECIFICATION 93 Third in a series on interior design ! 1 x HOW ONE OFFICE HANDLES PROBLEMS IN SPECIFYING NEW MATERIALS 104 3 The Architect in Practice ü Е NO EASY ROAD TO THE MORE HANDSOME CITY 121 " An evaluation of the urban renewal program as it has operated in the | hospitable atmosphere of San Francisco i| j : 4 Е SMALL BUILDINGS BY SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL 167 E These six small buildings show the same attention to design discipline E.

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ARCHITECT'S OWN HOUSES 177 A group of eleven noteworthy new residences that architects have designed É and built for their own use *

INTEGRATED SITE PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR A SMALL COLLEGE 189 X Vincent Kling, architect

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ELEMENTS OF PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE 200 Faculty and students at Clemson University School of Architecture make a searching review and an adroit solution for a real site |

AN ADAPTABLE BUILDING SYSTEM FOR PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE 202 Texas A&M investigates patient care modules and service systems for total flexibility of building layout

FIRST PHASE OF A MEDICAL CENTER 205 Holy Family Hospital, Atlanta. Architects: Aeck Associates, Inc.

A MODIFIED FINGER PLAN WITH CENTRAL SUPPLY 208 Brownsville General Hospital, Brownsville, Pennsylvania. Architects: Edward H. Noakes & Associates

PROGRESSIVE CARE ON A GRAND SCALE 211 St. John's Mercy Hospital, St. Louis. Architect: Bernard McMahon

EXPANSIBILITY AT LOW cost 214 Memorial Hospital of Garland, Texas. Architects: Broad & Nelson

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN A COUNTY HOSPITAL 216 Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, California. Architects: Welton Becket, Adrian Wilson, Paul R. Williams, Francis J. Heusel

ALL SYSTEMS GROW AT BOTSFORD 218 Botsford General Hospital, Farmington, Michigan. Architects: Smith, Hinchman and Grylls

NEW APPROACH TO THE DOUBLE-SINGLE ROOM 220 Woodland Memorial Hospital, Woodland, California. Architects: Rex Whitaker Allen and Associates

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INNOVATIVE DESIGN ON THE CAMPUS

With a record $3.7 billion calculated to be spent this year for educational buildings, and dominantly for colleges, some might question the quality of this burgeoning quantity. In fact, some of the most serious design thinking is also being expended on the many types of facilities required by today's

academic institutions, and it is perhaps here that some of the most interesting

new buildings are to be found. Next month's Building Types Study on

College Buildings documents this development with a series of innovative | new structures, including the work of Minoru Yamasaki and Associates,

Mies Van Der Rohe, and Campbell, Aldrich and Nulty among many others.

STARTING A SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE: GENE LEEDY

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Is Great Architecture Worth what it Costs?

Perhaps having written that ques- tion I should hastily add that great architecture need not cost anything extra. But you know it frequently does. Architecture is a matter of con- cept and form and talent, not neces- sarily having any relation to expen- ditures. True. But Great Architecture —like it or not (purposely ambigu- ous)—frequently does cost money, sometimes lots of money.

Is it worth it?

I should like to tell three stories bearing on the question. I am about 98 per cent sure that all three deal with the same building, but allowing two per cent for doubt I shall keep the names to myself.

One day a friend said to me, “What do you think of that building Famous Architect (he gave his name) did on Long Island?”

“Famous Architect,” I said, trying to identify the man with something on Long Island, “оһ, you must mean that industrial building for ..."

"I mean that abortion he did for So-and-So."

"Abortion!" I said, with an extra dose of decibels and indignation, “well, I don't need to ask your opin- jon, but mine would be that that com- pany will be quite happy with that plant."

“I don't agree," said the friendly voice, “it obviously cost them a pot of money, and I don't see why they should be happy with it." End of first story.

Second story: Had lunch with a builder who happens to be an archi- tect in charge of a package dealer firm. He was taking the interesting position that a firm like his, working with small architects, will keep them in business, not chase them out. The small architect can control the design, can create like crazy, and the big builder firm behind him can keep him out of trouble with costs, schedules and so on.

"But," he said, “Т must tell you of one experience we had with costs, when the architect didn't need help. Famous Architect came to us to ar- range a collaboration like that. Even- tually he showed us his first plan, and I had to say, reluctantly, ‘Now, ҒА, you have all the manufacturing area

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in the center, surrounded by various amenity facilities. You can never ex- pand the manufacturing operation.' I f expected a fuss, but FA simply took e. a long look at his plan, then tore it E. up. He came back later with a new 1 scheme. I said, *FA, that looks great,

but ГІ now have to say that you're in 4 budget trouble. Instead of two and а E half million, that's likely to cost three K and a half.’ "Well," said FA, ‘I knew t it would cost more, but not a million ‹ more. But let me handle it, will you?”

"In three days he was back, to say that we had the go-ahead on the scheme, at three and a half million. r The company had taken the position Dr. that they had said from the begin- Д ning they wanted а notable building г by a famous architect, and if it cost. L an extra million they should dig down _ and pay for it." End, second tale. Es

Third: The same architect-builder a asked me on another occasion if I pe could suggest some means of study- ing employe reactions to architecture of industrial buildings. Seems he had built a plant on Long Island, in col- laboration with a famous architect, ". for a company formerly housed in the М Bronx. The company had carefully considered the move, feeling sure Ш that they would lose quite а few em- E ployes because of the transportation problem. The Bronx building was convenient, if dismal, and who would M. want to drive the Long Island ex- pressways during rush hours? N

But the move had been made with- à: out the loss of a single worker. The У 1 company was so pleased, and puz- j zled, that they wondered if there f weren’t a lesson that should be inves- = tigated and documented. Й

End, third story.

It would seem apparent that not all industrial companies set out to "* achieve a notable building by a big- 2 name architect, and that not all are convinced that an extra little million is indicated.

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“When are they going to remove the scaffolding?”

Humanism Abrogated Count Off, Please!

You may remember that when Eero Saarinen did that handsome labora- tory for IBM at Kitchawan, N.Y., there was some criticism about the lack of human considerations. He used the curving glass walls for corridor space; the offices had no outside light or views. It was said that the re- searchers, in their cells, pasted pas- toral scenes on the walls, in silent comment on their confinement. Other architects joined the laboratory work- ers in singing The Prisoner’s Song.

I have one recent comment to add. My wife asked a friend she saw in the shopping center to stop in some afternoon for a cup of something. Turned out the friend was now a sec- retary at the Kitchawan building, and she had to remark that she didn’t leave work until 5:12. Five-twelve! my wife said, what hours do you work? From 8:30 to 5:12, with 42 minutes out for lunch.

Rounds things out nicely, if you just change the slogan from Think to Count.

We Made a Sale for Somebody

We'll withhold his name so that too many architects don’t contact him, but we were pleased by a recent let-

ter from a practicing physician, who thanks McGraw-Hill for making available to him a copy of RECORD Houses for 1965. His letter in part:

“As you can see, I am neither an architect nor am I working in a re- lated field which would make me eligi- ble to subscribe, so I am doubly grate- ful for this kindness. . . . It may in- terest you to know that you have made a disciple—I am now thoroughly committed to the idea of building an architect-designed house."

Thank you, doctor, but somebody might have told you that you could simply buy this particular issue in the book store. That's one purpose of this special issue—to expose the gen- eral public to the ideas of architects.

Architecture Is Alive Humanism Makes It So

In due course we shall give you the full text of a recent talk by Ben Thompson, dean of the Graduate School of Design, Harvard, and part- ner in TAC, dealing with architec- tural education. But I can’t resist one quote, out of context, in advance: "Architecture, of all possible things on earth, has by nature such a wonderful potential for aliveness. It deals with positive things: actual buildings, and in that actual sense, it is concerned with the vital needs and issues of our time. Architects are no

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longer the prettifiers and decorators of a limited, polite society, but the builders of the total society at its very core. That is why the shift of emphasis is away from the isolated inanimate design—away from the monumental cultural centers oceu- pied by mythical man to the very ani- mated, real buildings of unpredicta- ble, living, breathing man. This new total focus has sometimes been called the Humanistic Approach. But let us not confuse this title with scholastic- ism, Sir Geoffrey Scott, or even the liberal classicism of the last century —it must have an entirely new, alive meaning for us. The challenge today is that architects must do something more with humanism except pay end- less homage to it. If we have redis- covered man as the central focus of our design, we must find a live way of projecting live man into our live plans."

Some New Humanism: Highway Air Rights

The California architectural profes- sion’s first research grant was made recently by California Council, А.1.А., to probe the complexities of future use of air rights over and under this state's highway system.

The grant of $1,500 was made by the profession's state organization to Shlomo Angel, advanced student in U.C.’s Department of Architecture. Angel’s task is to delineate the scope and complexities of the many prob- lems involved in the development of air space over and under California highways.

Council President Donald E. Nep- tune, of Pasadena, pointed out that the growing interest of the public, de- velopers, civic groups, city and county governments, and the architectural profession in the future use of air space over and under the highway system has been accelerated by Circu- lar Letter No. 65-11, issued this year by the State Division of Highways, which states that “it now appears to be in the best interests of the state to encourage the construction of build- ing improvements in space over and under the state highways."

Sorry, but I can't help being re- minded of a new song written by three architects in Cy Silling's office, entitled: "The Interchange is Com- ing through the Outhouse."

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DAP ‘1231’ FLEXIGLAZE* GLAZING

APPLICATIONS: Channel, bead or stop glaz- ing. Bedding glass in primed wood or metal sash. Setting insulated glass window units or panels.

DAP ARCHITECTURAL GRADE CAULK

APPLICATION: General caulking.

DAP makes a complete range of special- ized caulking, glazing and sealing products for the construction industry. For knowl- edgeable assistance in selecting the right sealant for your next project, write us about the DAP Technical Service Program.

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ARCHITECTURAL SEALANTS

DAP INC., GENERAL OFFICES: DAYTON, OHIO 45431 SUBSIDIARY OF Plough Inc.

CHARACTERISTICS: Outiasts, outperforms con- ventional caulks 5-to-1, Butyl rubber base assures permanent flexibility. Butyl-Flex gives airtight, watertight seals between similar and dissimilar materials. Sticks tight to aluminum, concrete, glass, steel, marble and other construction mate- rials. Won't sag or slump over wide temperature range. Non-bleeding, non-toxic, non-corrosive. Available in cartridges and bulk containers.

CHARACTERISTICS: A 2-part liquid polysulphide polymer compound for trouble-free service in the toughest caulking, glazing and sealing jobs. Bal- anced Modulus means adhesion always exceeds cohesion . . . assures airtight, watertight seals under severest conditions of expansion, contrac- tion, temperature and exposure. Smooth, buttery consistency makes mixing and application easy throughout a wide temperature range. Compound- ed in one, premium-grade quality only. Meets and exceeds Federal Specification TT-S-227b.

CHARACTERISTICS: Aluminum gray color matches color of aluminum sash. Easily applied. Excellent handling and knifing. Sets quickly with- out cracking, sagging. Stays flexible. Adheres to all metals. Takes paint. Meets and exceeds Interim Federal Specification TT-G-00410c for a non-hard- ening glazing compound resistant to damaging effects of heat, cold, vibration and moisture. Available in cans and bulk containers.

CHARACTERISTICS: Specially formulated from 100% solids—the finest synthetics and inerts— to eliminate shrinkage, cracking, discoloration. An outstanding mastic compound with excellent adhesion, cohesion, and flexibility. Adheres to primed wood, metal, glass, porcelain—most any kind of construction material. Forms a tough permanent seal that won't harden, bleed or stain.

CHARACTERISTICS: Forms a tough skin for de- pendable airtight, watertight seals. Meets and exceeds Federal Specification TT-C-598b, Grade 1, for oil-based caulks. Stays flexible throughout ex- tremes of weather and temperature conditions. Compounded for easy gunning. Colors: white, brilliant white, gray, aluminum gray—special colors available on special order. Packaging: car- tridges and bulk containers.

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WHY CALL AMERICAN LAUNDRY MACHINERY FOR PLANNING ASSISTANCE?

BECAUSE

ONLY AMERICAN OFFERS ARCHITECTS SINGLE SOURCE RESPONSIBILITY

One source for laundry department survey engineering, floor plan layouts and detailed specifications. One source for laundry equipment of every type and size. With the long life

of American equipment this can be extremely important five or ten years

after a job is completed.

One source for factory supervision of all equipment installation, including

wiring, piping, steamfitting, etc.

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People may buy apples on looks alone...

BUT IT TAKES PERSONAL AND ACTIVE INTEREST TO DETERMINE THE TASTE AND QUALITY!

PERSONAL INTEREST/INVESTIGATION are also necessary in evaluating Classroom Unit Ventilators. You can't leave vital equipment decisions to others and still do right by the client. Our product rea//stically contributes to your own image of professional competence and good judgement. by its beauty of design, true economy of operation and in the attention given to details that mean something to the user. But such engineering progress can benefit only those individuals who are wi/ling to in- vestigate product differences. By insisting on separate prices from the heating contractor the serious- minded architect is able to evaluate and choose wisely. What do you do?

Basic Data For Decision-Makers

Schemenauer Unit Ventilators are for steam, hot water, electric heating and chilled water cooling. Twelve architectural colors plus a wood grain finish. Matching accessories of various lengths and heights offer utmost design freedom. Numerous engineering exclusives provide for peak long-term economy, trouble-free performance and ease of installation. Nationwide sales and service. Field help.

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Mortar joints are a logical line of attack for water. Sometimes they allow moisture to pass into or through the wall...causing damage. The fault may lie in materials, workmanship, or both. “© Atlas Masonry Cement helps minimize this problem. During manufacture, it is interground with a special water-repellent additive that helps produce a strong, watertight mortar joint. Y^» Masons know that water- proofed Atlas Masonry Cement assures mortar uniformity — in workability, color, strength and yield, batch after batch. Everything, except sand and water, is delivered in one bag. Proportioning errors are minimized.

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You're looking at a collie named Caesar through 10 pieces of PPG Float Glass.

It's as though nothing is between the collie and the camera lens. This clarity is the reason why PPG Float— the new glass from Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company—is attracting the interest of automakers, mirror manufacturers and architects,

It's called PPG Float Glass because of the way it's

made. Liquid glass is floated on a lake of molten metal, resulting in a new approach to perfection in glass.

PPG Float is available now. Specify it wherever the last word in clarity is called for. Contact your PPG Architectural Representative or write: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, One Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222.

Left: This is how the photograph at top was taken

through 10 pieces of PPG Float Glass.

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Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.

PPG makes the glass that makes the difference

SHADE PAVILION, THE STUART COMPANY, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA

EDWARD D. STONE, ARCHITECT/HALL, PREGNOFF & MATHEU, ENGINEERS/WELDWOOD STRUCTURES DIVISION, UNITED STATES PLYWOOD. FABRICATOR

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That's because Architrac® drapery hardware packs draperies back clear to the ends of the track. On conventional rods, carriers can only go back to the end pulleys. But Architrac's dual channel design puts carriers and cord in separate chan- nels. Carriers can go past the pulley, packing draperies into minimum space. Neatly.

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cordless operation. It's the extruded aluminum track that goes beautifully with aluminum windows and sliding glass doors. Works beautifully, too. Thanks to ball bearing carriers that assure smooth, trouble-free operation.

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Devoe certainly likes being involved then.

Here's a case in point: Deere & Company's new Administrative Center has without doubt attracted attention. So conceived as to be functional and handsome —without any superfluous decoration—this unique structure uses color and material and texture, as well as the best in modern design, to achieve its plan,

DEVOE’s involvement? We were called upon to match, in a number of finishes, the colors selected. And we did it, getting just what the architect wanted.

Sometimes matching color, even the most extraordinary, is all we're asked to do—but responsible corporations like Deere are reassured knowing that we'll meet the demands . . . and do the job well. Of course, the Man from Devoe— our local representative—can help designers in many ways, ranging from assistance with color to assistance with the most complicated and technical aspects of paint. Why not write or phone the nearest Devoe office to reach him for your next job.

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RoWay Overhead Doors contribute appeal and adapta-

bility to any plan you create. Unusual building designs

pose no problem for R6Way doors. They fit in, blend

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1) Consider appeal . . . and you must consider the ap-

pealing features of RoWay construction that has earned

universal acceptance for over 35 years . . . appeal that

assures a eal spells quality workmanship and materials in all RoWay doors, shipped from the factory to the customer.

Consider adaptability . . . and you must consider the

wide selection of door design that allows a building to

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eye All things considered, ROWay Overhead Doors belong in a a ta every plan you create. Consider calling your RoWay distributor now. He has all the facts and figures on the

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Ceilings unite! If you know what's best for you, youll demand HOLIDAY II! Come out of the shadows with its injection-molded acrylic, frameless wrap-around Controlense. Surround yourself with upward light. No matter what type you are—solid or suspended— you'll become attached to HOLIDAY II. Installs fast, straight and snug! So don't just hang there. Tell the specifier. He'll see the light!

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Your bonus: design beauty. Doorware designs that help you dramatize . . . accent . . . enrich. Designs that comple- ment your doors, your interiors, your overall concept—for the life of your building.

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Florida's magnificent 5 Pompano Park Harness Raceway, Pompano Beach

The place:

Homer A. Shrewsbury, Jr., Institutional Consultants & Designers,

The man: Miami Springs, Florida

The carpets:

Bigelow's Illusion melds perfectly with the breathtaking interior

= Bigelows. Mr. Shrewsbury has designed for this magnificent harness raceway.

Bigelows not only cover the floor, but selected wall space as well.

Why do people like Homer Shrewsbury specify problem—at no charge. Simply call your nearest Bigelow? Because they know that for every hotel, Bigelow sales office. Or for a colorful free bro- motel or commercial building, Bigelow has or can chure on commercial carpets, write Dept. A, 140 custom-create the perfect carpet. We've done it Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10016. Find since 1825. Our carpet counselors will give you ош for yourself why

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Why one fixture is better than two. Granco's new Cel-Way In-Floor Elec- trification System puts electrical and telephone outlets in one compact floor fitting. Result: you've just elim- inated 50% of the floor fixtures. Imagine a finished floor like the one above, with these new, single, low- profile, satin-finish fittings. All the double-fixture, dust-traps are gone. Floors are now attractive, unclut- tered, easy to wax and clean.

But that's just the beginning. With Cel-Way, your installation costs are substantially reduced too. Compact, dual-service insert easily accom- modates 100-pair cable; is roomy

enough to house two amphenol jacks. The die-cast, contoured fitting and insert also make it easy to pull thick cables through cells to fitting. Marker screws pinpoint insert loca- tion for future use.

These are just a few of the reasons why you'll find Cel-Way practical for your next in-floor electrification system. Write today for more infor- mation on the exclusive features and benefits of this promising new floor system. Granco Steel Products Com- pany, 6506 N. Broad- way, St. Louis, Missouri 63147.

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September 1965

ironbound Continuous Strip Floor System-—Individual edge-grain flooring strips are interlocked with steel splines and embedded in mastic for stability, smoothness and uniform resilience. Underlayment of %” cork gives added cushioning. .

Robbins Jronbound Northern Maple Floor guarantees resilience, stability, low-cost upkeep

In gymnasiums, auditoriums and many other areas, the Robbins IRONBOUND floor system gives maximum satisfac- tion. Installation of MFMA Northern Hard Maple edge-grain flooring by this superior method (see photo above) is made and guaranteed by experienced, franchised applicators, and backed by Robbins.

From coast to coast, Robbins IRONBOUND Floors give trouble-free service and low-cost upkeep in schools, colleges and other institutions with exacting floor requirements. For detailed data on floor systems and name of nearest authorized Robbins installer, write: Robbins Flooring Company, Dept. AR-965, White Lake, Wisc. 54491. See our catalog in Sweets.

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Something missing ?

"Today's businesses rely more апа

more on modern communications services. Good design provides for them.

Not after the concrete is poured.

Not after the tenants move in.

But in the blueprints.

Call the Architects and Builders Service at your local Bell Telephone Business Office. No obligation, of course.

For further information on communications planning, see Sweet's Architectural File 33a/Be.

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Federal Buildings Spur Philadelphia Controversy

The unveiling of a rendering (above) of a 10-story Federal Office Building, а 20-story United States Courthouse and a three-story linking portion by the General Services Administration on August 12, has brought to light а considerable controversy about the design between the GSA and various Philadelphia agencies and officials. Тһе building complex, adjacent to the Independence Hall area, was de- signed jointly by the firms of Carroll, Grisdale & Van Alen; Stewart, Noble, Class & Partners; and Bellante & Clauss.

The 20-story Courthouse has caused most of the controversy. The building will contain 16 courtrooms from the seventh through 13th floors. On the 14th and 15th stories are the two largest courtrooms, projective outward, one of which will be used as a ceremonial courtroom by the Ap- peals and District Courts and the other as a courtroom for the Chief District Judge. The building will be faced with dark red Colonial brick.

The 10-story office building will have curtain walls of warm red gran- ite spandrels and glare-reducing win- dows. Similar construction is pro- posed for the three-story connector along Independence Mall.

According to G. Holmes Perkins, chairman of the City Planning Com- mission "the main issue is whether this building is trying to bring too much attention to itself at the ex- pense of Independence Hall. This tow- er speaks with too loud a voice." Mr. Perkins went on to say that the con- troversy is based on three main points: (1) the location of the tower which was changed and set back 150- 200 feet from Independence Mall aft- er a series of meetings between city officials, GSA and the designing ar- chitects; (2) the choice of the com- bination of aluminum, red granite and antique brick as materials for the complex. Many feel that light

rather than dark materials should be used so as not to compete with the brick Independence Hall structure; and (3) most controversial of all, the shape of the tower as a result of the functionally efficient placement of the larger courtrooms on the 14th and 15th floors. According to Mr. Perkins, this results in a "tower with a lot of bumps."

John O'Shea, development coordi- nator for the City of Philadelphia, confirmed that Mayor James H. J. Tate had written a letter to Lawson B. Knott, Administrator of the GSA, asking him to appoint a panel of ar- chitects to review the entire project. Mr. Knott had stated earlier that if а controversy arose, such a panel would be named. As we go to press, the GSA has not decided if a review panel will be named.

J. Roy Carroll, Jr. of the firm of Carroll, Grisdale and Van Alen says that "the main issue is whether ar- chitects should develop designs with their own expression, or whether the City Planning Commission should do the designing. It is very popular to de- sign simple sheathed buildings," said Mr. Carroll, but the architects did not choose to do so.

Mr. Carroll pointed out that it was the architects' main job to satis- fy GSA requirements. He said that the architects had met with various city officials, including representa- tives of the City Planning Commis- sion, the Philadelphia Art Commis- sion, the Philadelphia Redevelop- ment Authority and the Old Philadelphia Development Corpora- tion, even though these meetings were not required. As a result of these meetings, said Mr. Carroll, the tower setback was agreed upon.

Mr. Carroll contends that the dark red Colonial brick facing for the tow- er is appropriate and will comple- ment rather than compete with Inde- pendence Hall. He stated that the extensions for the larger courtrooms were “planned and are meaningful and appropriate, resulting in a high- ly efficient and functional design.”

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Ketchum Outlines Current Objectives of A.1.A.

Morris Ketchum, Jr. president of the American Institute of Architects, said last month that he will propose to this month's fall meeting of the A.I.A. Board of Directors the estab- lishment of an Institute “Task Force on Environmental Architecture" to implement its “War on Community Ugliness." In a speech delivered on August 19 to the 14th annual confer- ence of the Northwest Region of the A.LA.

“First, a vigorous campaign to en- large our total membership; second, the formation of more schools of ar- chitecture whose curriculum will in- tegrate architecture with all the en- vironmental design disciplines; third, the firm establishment of im- proved liaison procedures with all the other environmental design profes- sions, with the building industry and with government; fourth, explo- ration of affiliation with other spe- cialized architectural organizations concerned with education, registra- tion, specification writing, special building types and the interrelation- ship of architecture and the build- ing arts; fifth, to make our regional conventions, which have a total au- dience twice that of our national con- ventions, into an even more vital as- set to our profession and to the public; and, sixth, to fight and win the war on community ugliness.”

Dodge Surveys Architects On New Microfilm Service

Information to be used in designing a new service, microfilm reproduc- tion of architectural drawings and specifications, is sought by F. W. Dodge Company, а division of McGraw-Hill, Inc, in а question- naire survey soon to be sent to archi- tects.

F. W. Dodge, which hopes to launch its service in 1966, seeks to develop it in the closest consultation with architects and others in the con- struction industry as to the chardc- teristics essential for maximum val- ue to the industry.

The new service is expected to make a major contribution to effi- ciency of bidding practices, aug- menting the present Plan Room fa- cilities operated by Dodge and oth- ers. All architects are invited to of- fer comments or suggestions.

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Boston Holds

Competition For

Copley Square

А one-stage competition for the de- sign of Copley Square in Boston has been announced by Mayor John F. Collins. The site is adjacent to H. H. Richardson's Trinity Church and McKim, Mead and White's Boston Publie Library. The competition is jointly sponsored by the City of Bos- ton, the Boston Redevelopment Au- thority, the Back Bay Council and the Back Bay Planning and Develop- ment Corporation.

Awards of $5,000, $2,000 and $1,- 000 will be offered to the three top schemes in March, 1966. Preliminary announcement and registration forms can be obtained from Charles G. Hilgenhurst, A.I.A., Professional Adviser, Copley Square Competition, Boston Redevelopment Authority, City Hall Annex, 10th Floor, Boston 8, Massachusetts. Deadline for registra- tion is October 15. Professional mem- bers of the jury will include: Pietro Belluschi, Jose Luis Sert, Hugh A. Stubbins, Daniel U. Kiley, Wilhelm von Moltke, and Sidney Shurcliff. The lay members, include: Asa Knowles, Roger Damon, Bryan Smith and Russell Beatty.

Le Corbusier Receives Boston Award

Le Corbusier, with Sert, Jackson and Gourley, associated architects, has been awarded the Harleston Parker Gold Medal of the City of Boston for the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University. The Parker Medal is presented for "the most beautiful piece of architecture within the limits of the Metropolitan

FHA Commissioner Outlines Program for Good Design

Philip N. Brownstein, commissioner of the Federal Housing Administra- tion, has outlined a 10-point program to encourage good design in FHA projects. "We must adopt a positive approach," said Mr. Brownstein in Commissioner Letter No. 34 to in- suring office directors. “We must view with open minds the possibili- ties of the new and different. We must be willing to exercise great im- agination, to visualize the future, to try the untried, to encourage and in- spire rather than to warn and sup- press and to take risks where they appear justified in the light of the goals we are aiming for.”

Following is a summary of the 10- point program: 1. “We must encourage sponsors to employ the professional assistance required to produce sound design and a better environment,” and included in this sound design should be the disciplines of “architecture, plan- ning, economics, transportation, land- scape architecture; the related arts of painting, sculpture and decora- tion, and the behavioral fields of psy- chology and sociology.” 2. Sponsors must provide for under- ground electrical and telephone dis- tribution systems unless they can prove that this is economically un- feasible. 8. “Valuators and architectural ex- aminers should view each property with a critical awareness of design,” and this evaluation must take into account “the environment beyond property lines and translated in terms of value.” 4. “In multi-family housing, spon- sors can be shown by dramatic means the effect improved design can have on rents, expenses, net income and value.”

Parks District of the Boston area".

Since Le Corbusier was unable to come to this country to receive the award, Mayor John F. Collins of Boston designated the president of the Boston Society of Architects, Philip W. Bourne, to make the award to Le Corbusier at his atelier in Paris. At right, Charles E. Boh- len, Ambassador of the United States to France, congratulates Le Corbus- ier as Mr. Bourne looks on.

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5. *We must recognize the qualities and values well-designed older prop- erties often possess"—thus employ imaginative rehabilitation.

6. FHA personnel should adopt the positive attitude discussed here when meeting with organized groups in exercise of their official functions. 7. “То effectively implement the pro- gram outlined here, there should be at least one (and preferably more than one) professionally qualified ar- chitect in every insuring office."

8. "Recognizing the need for train- ing our staffs in design and esthetic judgment, the central office is pre- paring a training program directed toward educating FHA people, the industry, and ultimately the consum- er to recognize the elements of good design."

9. Further progress should be en- couraged in environmental design and "such total design should pro- vide for all of the needs of the daily life of the residents."

10. “Іп proposals involving new or unfamiliar design, or where a gen- uine difference of opinion exists be- tween a sponsor and the field office," the central office should be consulted for advice and guidance.

President Signs Housing Act of 1965

On August 10, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, saying that “this legislation repre- sents the single most important breakthrough in the last 40 years." For an analysis of some of the im- plications for construction activity

of the new act, see the article on page 44, "Housing Bill Regarded as Spur to Apartment Building," by George A. Christie, Jr., chief economist of the F. W. Dodge Company.

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At left is the Opera House and at right is the National Theater. The small rectangular building, center, is the proscenium theater. The tall building is Shell Center, London's second highest office building.

Britain Gets a National Theater and Opera House

A National Theater and Opera House, as well as a small experimental theater, have been designed by Denys Lasdun for a site adjacent to the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank of the Thames in London. The over-all concept for the buildings is to create a year-round river- side recreational area for public use as well national center for theater and opera. The valley between the two large structures can accommodate open air spectacles with the overhanging terraces on the theater and opera serving as viewing points. The project is expected to cost $26.6 million; if it receives government approval by this fall, it is hoped it could be completed by 1973.

Although the exact shape of the stage in the main audi- torium of the National Theater has not yet been deter-

mined, it will be of the open rather than the traditional proscenium type. The audience of 1,000 will be seated in fan arrangement on two steep tiers encircling the stage through 90 degrees. The architect hopes that through this design the most intense relationship between audiences and actor will be achieved while exploiting the three- dimensional quality of the action itself. A smaller pro- scenium theater, seating 750, will be provided.

Тһе design of the Opera House will maintain the tradi- tional relationship between singer, orchestra, conductor and audience, The stage layout will consist of main stage, rear stage, and two side stages. The exact form of the pacity of approximately

auditorium, which will have a с; 1,650 people, is still being studied.

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Buildings in the News

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New Buildings in Atlanta Two new buildings are planned for Peachtree Center in Atlanta, Georgia both designed by Edwards & Port- man, architects. The Regency Hotel (top right) will have 800 guest rooms arranged around a vast courtyard which runs the height of the 23-story building. The courtyard will be cov- ered by skylights and plastic dome, and possibly in the future by a re- volving restaurant. Guest rooms are reached by cantilevered balconies around the courtyard. Mechanical en- gineer is Britt Alderman and general San Francisco Will Get contractor is the J. A. Jones Con- Tallest Building in West struction Company. The ory $10 million Gas Tower (bottom right) will have natural gas turbines as its ex- elusive energy source. Construction will be of steel frame and exterior walls will be of precast, exposed ag- gregate mosaic panels.

The world headquarters for the Bank of America in San Francisco, will be a 52-story, 750-foot-tall, granite-faced tower containing a total of 1,900,000 square feet of floor area. Architects for the $85 million structure are Wurster, Bernardi and Emmons, т SAKE 81 with Pietro Belluschi and Emery % Roth & Sons ав consultants. А plaza measuring 215 feet by 140 feet will be provided, as will underground 1 parking for 500 cars. Bay windows of | bronze-tinted glass are used оп all V sides of the structure, and a series of

irregular setbacks of the upper floors | give the building definition and vari-

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New Alley Theater is designed for Houston The Alley Theater complex in Houston, designed by Ulrich Franzen & Associates with Mackie and Kamrath as associate hitects, will house two completely separate theaters which share common «stage facilities. The building, which will be six stories high at its tallest points, and which will contain 80,000 square feet, was made possible by contributions from the Ford Foundation, Houston Endowment, Inc. and the citizens of Houston. The multispace stage, far left, will have a seating capacity of 800. It is basically a corner stage with the seats arranged in a 90-degree arc. The traditional arena stage, left, will seat 300.

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Pavilion Designs Begin to Shape Montreal Exhibition

Architectural virtuosity and variety characterize the first designs for pavilions at Expo '67, the Universal and In- ternational Exhibition to be held in Montreal, Canada from April 28 to October 27, 1967. The theme of the ex- hibition is “Мап and His World."

At the present time a total of 98 exhibits is planned in а lesser number of pavilions, since some of the exhibitors are sharing pavilions. The exhibitors are divided into the following categories: 54 countries; 27 Canadian indus- tries; individual state participation ( .), one; 10 Canadian provinces; one municipal participation; three international governmental organizations; and two non- commercial organizations.

Two Expo '67 pavilions have previously been shown in the RECORD: the Broadcast Center for the Canadian Broad- casting Corporation—engineer and general contractor, Austin Company, Ltd. in collaboration with C.B.C.'s en- gineering staff and Meadowcroft and MacKay, associate architects (May, page 332) ; and the United States Pavil- ion—R. Buckminster Fuller, pavilion architect, associated with Shoji Sadao and Geometrics, Inc. (August, page 41).

Netherlands Pavilion: The Netherlands Pavilion will feature a tubular three-dimensional space frame structural system. It will be built on a 37,937-square-foot lot at a cost of $3.5 million. The exhibit will be entirely devoted to the Expo '67 theme. Architects are W. Eijkelenboom & A. Middelhoek with George F. Eber as Canadian associate. Landscape archi- tect is Emil б, Vandemeulen of Sasaki, Strong and Asso- ciates.

Belgian Pavilion: The $1.2 million pavilion of Belgium, having Belgian brick walls and solar windows on the exterior, will occupy about 60 per cent of a 38,000 square-foot site. Includ- ed will be exhibits of Belgian art and a 125-seat restaurant. The total cost of participation will be over $3 million. Archi- tect is Rene Stapels and the Canadian associate is George F. Eber.

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Canadian Pavilion: А huge inverted pyramid, 100 feet high, is the design highlight of Canada's $21 million pavilion. Inside the pyramid will be the theme exhibition on the four slanting walls. Another feature will be a 550-seat theater which will become the permanent home of the Theater School of Canada. Architects are Ashworth, Robbie, Vaughan & Williams, Schoeler and Barkham, Z. Matthew Stankiewicz.

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Western Provinces: Two buildings, the main one of natural materials and having a conical roof covering 12,000 square feet and the other of modern materials, will comprise the Western Province pavilion. The two buildings, which will cost $900,000, will symbolize the natural resources and man's evements in Western Canada. Architects and engineers a Beatson Stevens Associates and Haddin, Davis & Brown Company, Ltd.

German Pavilion: The German Pavilion will feature a giant steel mesh canopy supported by trussed masts from which а skin of heavy translucent fabric will be suspended, covering a series of terraced exhibits. Weather permitting, the interior of the $10 million pavilion will be kept open from all sides. Architects are Professors Frei Otto and Rolf Gutbrod. Canadian associates аге О. Tarnowski and George F. Eber.

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Habitat '67: Habitat '67 is a $10.5 mil- lion 12-story structure which will con- tain 158 separate dwelling units, and will be made mainly of 354 precast con- crete units fabricated on site. Architect is Moshe Safdie and contractor is Anglin-Norcross Corporation, Ltd.

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French Pavilion: The 140-foot-high French Pavilion will have a steel frame- work covered with glass and aluminum. The $4 million structure will have ex- hibits on seven levels above a water cascade and garden. Architect is J. Faugeron and André Blouin is Canadian

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African Complex: The African Complex will define each participating country by changes in levels between the brick and plywood structures and the wind scoops over each exhibit. Chief archi- tect is E. Fiset and project architect is Ian J. Morton. Consultant is John An-

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Tallest Building in New Haven

The new Knights of Columbus International Head- quarters building in New Haven, designed by Kevin Roche of Eero Saarinen & Associates, will be entirely supported by the four cylindrical tow- ers which form the corners. These towers will be made of concrete which will be continuously poured into slowly rising forms until the finished height is reached. The 26-story, 360-foot-high, $8 million structure will have 21 stories of clear span office space above the lower portion, which will con- tain a lobby and two mezzanines described as suit- able for banking or brokerage use. Steel girders will be slung between the towers to support floors. The four concrete towers will be faced with dark brick and will contain stairs, toilets and mechan- ical shafts. Construction is expected to start in the spring of 1966.

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The design team of Mario J. Ciampi, architect, F.A.I.A., Paul W. Reiter, associate architect, with Richard L. Jor- asch and Ronald E. Wagner, design associates, was chosen from 366 entries in a competition for the design of the projected University Arts Center at the Berkeley campus of the University of California. The 90,000-square-foot, $4 million structure will have an art museum containing seven galleries, a theater workshop, conference rooms and studios for music and art. According to the architects, the center “was conceived as a vital and expanding system of radial terraces and visually inter-connected spaces super- imposed in two levels to achieve a synthesis of architec- ture and sculptural order in an urban area adjoining the campus. . . ." Professional members of the jury were Gardner A. Dailey, Ralph Rapson, and chairman Lawrence B. Anderson.

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NEW HOUSING ACT REGARDED AS SPUR TO APARTMENT BUILDING

The Housing and Urban Redevelopment Act of 1965, which President Johnson signed into law a few weeks ago, is the biggest package of housing legislation to come along since the basie 1949 Housing Act. That was the one which first spelled out the nation's housing goals and standards, and it has been followed by a steady stream of housing programs—some major, some minor—ever since.

This year's new maze of subsidies, grants, loans and insur- ance is expected to weigh in at something in excess of $8 billion (most of it spread over the next four years). It's impossible, at this point, to translate the Act's provisions directly into con- struction spending, but there's no doubt that they'll be giving the better-than-$25 billion-a-year housing industry a welcome shot in the arm.

Two factors should be of special interest to architects: (1) by far the greatest impact of the 1965 Housing Act will be on apartment building; and (2) unlike some previous housing programs, this one is more apt to stimulate private building rather than add more public housing. That's because its main provision (also its most controversial one) is the new rent sub- sidy plan. With this new wrinkle, instead of directly subsi- dizing the construction of low-cost rental housing, government will underwrite most of the cost of living in newly-built, hous- ing projects. These apartments are to be sponsored by private, nonprofit groups like churches, co-ops, labor unions and limited-dividend corporations such as builders might form; they'll be occupied by low-income and otherwise hard-pressed families who qualify for the rent subsidies.

The program's sponsors optimistically estimate that it will stimulate construction of as many as 375,000 new rental units over the next four years. That would amount to almost 20 per cent of the current annual half million new apartment units being built.

Another key feature of the Act (and another feature which invites a more active role for architects) is the one which will provide Federal grants and loans for the rehabilitation of existing housing as an alternative to the iron-ball-and-bulldozer approach with which urban renewal is often associated.

Other provisions of the new law offer mild stimulus to single- family housing and to certain types of nonresidential construc- tion as well. These are:

* Lower down-payments on FHA mortgages

* Seven-year loans to builders to finance land purchases for development (all that survived out of the “new towns" plan)

* Federal grants to communities to expand and improve sewer and water facilities

* Matching grants for urban beautification, parks and playgrounds

e Extension of existing programs for urban renewal, and for college housing

There's little question that the 1965 Housing Act, by focus- ing on rental housing in urban areas, is putting its emphasis where some stimulation is needed. Last year, when total con- struction value advanced by four per cent, activity in the na- tion's top metropolitan areas (together worth a quarter of the U. S. total volume) declined by four per cent; while single- family housing was holding even, apartment building slipped three per cent. These trends may soon be reversed.

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By William H. Edgerton Manager-Editor, Dow Building Cost Calculator, an F. W. Dodge service

The information presented here permits quick approxima- tions of building construction costs in 21 leading cities and their suburban areas (within a 25-mile radius). The tables and charts can be used independently, or in combination as a system of complementary cost indicators. Information is included on past and present costs, and future cost can be projected by analysis of cost trends.

A. CURRENT BUILDING COST INDEXES—AUGUST 1965

1941 Averages for each city = 100.0 400

Per Cent Change Year Ago Res. & Nonres.

Cost Current Dow Index Metropolitan Area Differential Residential Nonresidential

U. S. AVERAGE—

21 Cities 8.5 265.5 285.9 4119 278.1 Atlanta. T2 304.2 322.6 +1.46 313.9 Baltimore 7.9 209.1 286.6 +0.28 280.7 Birmingham 7.5 249.6 268.4 +1.33 2612 Boston 8.5 242.6 256.7 41.60 249.2 Chicago 8.9 297.1 312.5 +0,62 306.0 Cincinnati 8.8 258.2 274.4 +0.81 268.4 Cleveland 9.2 271.2 288.8 +1.50 279.8 Dallas ЛЛ 262.5 260.8 +0.50 256.9 Denver 8.8 274.9 292.8 +0.94 286.1 Detroit 8.9 269.9 283.4 4141 276.1 Kansas City 8.3 242.0 256.1 41.82 249.8 Los Angeles 82 2712 296.8 +0.86 287.6 Miami 84 266.2 279.5 +0.87 273.5 Minneapolis 8.8 270.0 287.1 31.90 9784 New Orleans 7.8 242.6 257.0 +181 250.2 New York 10.0 280.4 301.6 4211 2884 Philadelphia 8.7 266.8 280.1 40.88 274.5 Pittsburgh 9.1 252.8 268.7 +0.53 2041 St. Louis 9.1 264.5 280.3 42.88 270.1 San Francisco 85 343.6 376.0 +1.82 362.7 Seattle 8.4 245.1 273.9 +1.25 2634 س س ڪڪ‎

B. HISTORICAL BUILDING COST INDEXES—AVERAGE OF ALL BUILDING TYPES, 21 CITIES

1. BUILDING MATERIAL PRICE INDEXES

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21 Cities 213.5 2747 2768 2786 2793 279.5 2810 Atlanta 310.0 3123 3134 3137 3139 2179 Baltimore 277.2 279.3 280.5 280.6 280.5 281.0 Birmingham 258.0 259.9 260.1 260.9 201.2 264. Boston 246.1 247.9 2513 252.1 251.7 252.6 Chicago 302.2 3045 3051 306.6 306.5 807.8 Cincinnati 265.1 2611 268. 269.5 2694 2702 Cleveland 276.8 278.4 282.0 283.0 282.3 2834 Dallas 253.7 255.6 255.6 2564 256.9 257.9 Denver 2826 2847 2873 2873 287.3 288.2 Detroit 272.7 274 27771 2717 217.7 279.3 Kansas City 246.2 2480 249.6 250.5 2512 2520 Los Angeles 284.0 2861 286.1 288.2 288.9 289.7 Miami этол 2721 278.1 2744 9744 2754 Minneapolis 2750 2771 2816 282.4 288.4 283.6 New Orleans 247.1 248.9 249.8 249.9 250.5 2531 New York 207.4 284.8 286.0 289.7 2894 290.2 294.0 Philadelphia 228.8 271.1 2781 2745 2752 275.5 2764 Pittsburgh 204.0 260.8 2627 262.9 263.8 264.0 264.9 St. Louis 218.1 266.8 2688 2714 2721 272.9 2761 San Francisco 266.4 358.2 360.0 3641 365.4 366.6 366.9 Seattle 191.8 2601 262.0 2657 266.6 2651 2663 HOW TO USE TABLES AND CHAR TABLE B. Costs in a given city for a certain period may be compared

the second city

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city (10.9) divided by that of a second (8.0) equals in second. Also, costa

with costs in another period by dividing one index into the other: if index for a city for one period (200.0) divided by index for a second period (150.0) equals 183%, the costs in the one period are 3396 higher than those of the other. Also, second period costs are 75% of those of the other date (150.0 -- 200.0 — 75%) or 25% lower in the second period. CHART 1. Building ma- terials indexes reflect prices paid by builders for quantity purchases delivered at construction sites. CHART 2. The $1.20 per hour gap between skilled and unskilled labor has remained fairly constant. CHART 8. Barometric business indicators that reflect variations in the state of the money market

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Hanford Yang, and Alexander A. Gartner, associated ar-

chitects, were judged the winners in a competition spon- sored by the Brooklyn, New York, chapter of the American Institute of Architects for a tain a 1,000-square-foot st

$70,000 “town square" to con- ucture for an information center and exhibit area, and recreational space in the re-

maining area. The site, a severely limited one (approxi- mately 160 feet long and

35 feet deep), adjacent to historic Borough Hall in Brooklyn, was such a difficult problem

that the jur,

awarded only a first and second prize from among the 34 entries. Second prize was won by Russo &

Sonder, architects.

A.I.A., chair- y Planning ion of New York City; Samuel Ratensky, direc- tor of planning for the Housing and Redevelopment Board of New York City; I. Donald Weston, president of the Brooklyn Chapter; Frederic Woodbridge, F.A.IL.A.; ar- chiteet Basil Yurchenco; and Douglas Haskell, former editor of Architectu

The jury consisted of Max Abramovitz, F тап; Harmon Goldstone, member of the C Comm

al Forum.

According to the jury "the strength of the first prize so- lution rests in its varied and fresh articulation of low, yet strong, planes, low masses on the base plane of the ‘square’ itself, dominated by Borough Hall, By a bold inversion of focus to the horizontal, it establishes the scale and the sense of importance of the human figure, and in turn by its powerful, almost brutal, variegated shapes

it makes the Plaza take its proper place in the cityscape. Finally, the important Borough Hall facade in its simple, classical

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A monthly roundup of reports on new books of special interest to architects and engineers

Buildings to House Radioactivity

THE ARCHITECT IN THE NUCLEAR AGE. By James F. Munce, A.R.I.B.A. Hay- den Publishing Company, Inc. 850 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. 241 pp., illus. $22.50.

Housing radioactivity poses problems to the architect, many of which are outside the normal realm of the pro- fession.

James F. Munce, A.R.LB.A., has been concerned with projeets involv- ing the use of atomic energy. He has assimilated his research to assist the architect in the problems encoun- tered when asked to design a hospital, factory or laboratory, a section of which houses an atomic plant or equipment or highly radioactive ma- terial . . . and possibly a nuclear power station.

Тһе physics of nuclear fission and the nature of reactions are initially discussed. A survey of nuclear energy in the U.S. Great Britain and the Communist countries follows. Radio- activity in laboratories and medicine, and the irradiation of food are dealt with. Health hazards, safety precau- tions and protection are covered and lead into a chapter on structural ma- terials and methods—choice of site; planning and programing; founda- tions; biological shields; ancillary buildings; ventilation; erection prob- lems; cooling water; and radioactive waste disposal.

The book may not be useful to ev- eryone, but it is, to be sure, a worth- while one. Thus far in nuclear building the architect has not been in a position to develop an exciting theme. Nuclear reaction and the han- dling of radioactive materials are a new departure for the architect, and it is his aspiration to achieve a re- sult both functionally and architec- turally satisfying.

A Capital Tour

A GUIDE TO THE ARCHITECTUURE OF WASHINGTON, D.C, Edited by Hugh Newall Jacobsen, A.I.A., introduc- tion by Francis Donald Lethbridge, AJA. Frederick A. Praeger, 111 Fourth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003. 210 pp., illus., Clothbound, $5.95; Paperbound, $2.95.

This excellent guidebook, published for the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the American Institute of Architects with the aid of a generous grant from the United States Steel Corporation, will be familiar to many who attended the A.I.A. Convention in June. 3 After a brief introduction on the history of the plans for the city of Washington, the book proceeds with 20 well-planned walking tours of Washington’s most significant archi- tecture, old and new. The book has been designed so that there is a map for each of the tours as well as a pho-

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This Month's Books REVIEWS

Hugh Newall Jacobsen, A Guide to the Architecture of Washington, D.C. ..... 68

Milo 5, Ketchum, Handbook of Stand- ard Structural Details for Build- ings . >. 73

James F. Munce, The Architeet in the Nuclear Аре... 68

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tograph and background material for each of the buildings to be seen.

It will be a very useful book for all visitors interested in the history and development of architecture in the Nation's Capital. And, appropriately for an A.LA.-sponsored publication, it may well be graphically the hand- somest guidebook ever published.

Art Enjoyment at Home

MCGRAW-HILL COLOR SLIDE PROGRAM OF ART ENJOYMENT. McGraw-Hill Book Company, 330 W. 42nd St. New York, N.Y. 10026. $7.95 per al- bum.

The initial album in this home art program is devoted to the master- pieces of Impressionist Painting. The album, designed to fit a library shelf, contains 24 color slides and a book consisting of an essay on the art of the period with individual commen- taries on each slide.

Great art of all periods and coun- tries will be made available and the program can be maintained on a sub- scription basis.

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Required Reading

continued from page 68 10014. 110 pp., illus. $10.00.

The theoretical 1 Quattro Libri dell architecttura was first published in Venice in 1570. The first English translation was not made available until 1715 by Giacomo Leoni, a Vene- tian architect. However, the transla- tion regarded for its fidelity is the Isaac Ware translation, which came out in 1738 and was printed only once. The present edition is an unal- tered, inexpensive reprint of the 1738 edition by Isaac Ware. It was done at the suggestion of Adolf K. Placzek of Avery Library, Columbia University, who has written a special introduc- tion. The 212 plates are all of original size.

HANDBOOK OF STANDARD STRUCTURAL DETAILS FOR BUILDINGS. By Milo S. Ketchum. Prentice-Hall Civil Engi- neering and Engineering Mechanics Series, Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood NJ. 07632. 120 pp., illus.

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Тһе circular structure, with a radius of 375 feet 3 inches from the center of the playing field to the outer walls, has a ring of 80 reinforced concrete columns, each 3 feet by 3 feet and up to 25 feet in height, cast integrally with ап ex- terior bearing wall 12 inches thick.

Inside the perimeter columns, 80 rows of 8 columns each vary downward in height as they approach the playing field. Dimensions vary from 3 feet x 3 feet at the outer row to 16 inches by 16 inches nearest the playing field. Rows of columns are tied together by concrete beams, cast with the columns, in depths to 3 feet.

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Required Reading

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THE METROPOLIS: LIFE. By John € Schmandt. Harper & Row, 12rd St., New York, N.Y.

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BUILDINGS FOR INDUSTRY, Volumes I and II. Hayden Publishing Company, Ine., 850 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. Volume I, 210 рр., illus. $22 $22.50.

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ON A WONDERFUL STARRY NIGHT—IF YOU LOOSE A FIREWORK, YOU MAY NOT EVEN NOTICE THAT THE

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CARPETING IS A BASIC BACKGROUND MATERIAL.”

THE RANG HOUSE, FRANKFORT, WEST GERMANY

Though architects are just beginning to become involved with carpeting, we feel that one day they will specify carpeting as automatically as they now specify wood, stone, and glass. We'd like to hurry that time along. Not only because our business is carpet fibers, but also because. we think architect, client, and structure will be better off.

We talked to Richard Neutra about carpeting in relationship to his basic philosophy of architecture well-based biologically. Now 73, Neutra is a vital, imaginative, demanding, gentle man. And, we are glad to say, he felt like talking. (He says it helps him think.)

He began by saying that the womb is man’s first home and his most important mould. But right after that comes the home of his childhood, shaping him in many ways as a man.

Neutra said the best an architect can do for a client is to respect his mind-and-body. He made dashes in the air to describe how mind-and-body should be written. They are one to Mr. Neutra. So are house-and-site. And all make up the whole— “Nature within us, or around us, which is the same thing. Our skin is only a permeable membrane.”

The serenity which is always Neutra’s goal comes from wed- ding a house to outer nature and from respect for man’s own inner nature.

And even when the serenity is inherent in the house, it can be lost by obtrusive, unfunctional fixtures and foreground furnish- ings if an architect does not involve himself with these, too. “Оп a wonderful starry night — if you loose a firework, you may not even notice that the moon is out.”

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“There is a problem today," he said, “that inventiveness could run away with us. But ‘nature comes back, even if you drive her out with pitchfork'—a practical Roman proverb.”

Neutra said he considered carpeting a fundamental back- ground material based on “biological values of the prehuman scene from which we stem and in which we remain anchored, if we do not want to wither."

* Man first walked over meadows in an equatorial country at the end of the Pleistocene Age," he said. “Carpets are similar to the natural resiliency that gave shape and tactility to our foot soles."

He went on. "When walking on a carpet, the whole human being is extremely integrated. All kinds of things are happening in the middle brain and endocrine system. This is measurable, not just speculation. Serenity has something to do with sole pleasure and an even warmth, and carpet is a wonderful insulator against losing heat through your feet.”

Then he said that carpeting gives the impression of reaching right through the sliding glass panels of modern houses and be- coming part of the garden outside. “Yet when I use glass to bring in the outside, the reverberative quality is colossal. Therefore, I need an antidote, and I need carpeting."

“Тһе amount of resiliency in a carpet has something to do with our lifelong relationship to the gravitational pull of the earth.

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FURNITURE SELECTION AND SPECIFICATION

Тһе role and task of the architect in selecting and specifying furniture are underscored

in an interview about college dormitories and a review of furniture quality check-points

The importance as well as the complications of the architect's role in interior design are especially em- phasized in college dormitory commissions. Here, the function of the building and its architectural pres- ence on campus are subtly united in a single design goal. It is this unity of purpose as dwelling place and implementation of a cultural milieu that imparts to the dormitory an inevitable continuity of building and interior design. And it is the architect's unique capacity to impart that continuity, within the limits of a stringent budget and against the onslaughts of strong opinion typical of the professional but non- architectural client, that makes of the college dormi- tory commission a natural prelude to whole-building architecture.

Hence, in their commissions for college dormito- ries, architects are increasingly involved in interior design. A key factor in this trend is control of furni- ture specification. In the following interview, archi- tects Paul Brust and William F. Bernbrock express their views on the architect's role in selecting dormi- tory furniture.

Why the Architect?

Brust: In designing a dormitory, our primary con- dern is in developing a comfortable and functional living and studying environment. Furniture is one of the most important factors in that environment, and selection and placement should be retained within the architect's professional concern for the total environment.

'Too often, dormitory interiors, exteriors and land- scaping are each separate commissions with differ- ent points of professional approach. The usual result is at best a discontinuity of vocabulary from outside to inside.

When this happens, it is not really the fault of the university administrator. His field is education or business and he may not appreciate the value of in- tegrated design. The architect must explain why it is important for the university to make comprehen- sive use of architectura! services. He must point out that furniture selection and placement often mean space and cost savings for the university.

Bernbrock: The architect is responsible for coordi- nating the knowledge and efforts of university offi- cials, contractors and manufacturers’ representa- tives. Therefore he is in the best position to take into account, for instance, space limitations, color schemes, materials, trim and placement.

Important Factors in Furniture Selection

Bernbrock: First durability, then good design for а pleasant atmosphere. If furniture meets those re- quirements, it is usually economical in the long run. Brust: Function is also important. Wherever possi- ble, pieces should serve a double purpose; for exam- ple, a wall lamp that swings from over the desk to over the bed. Another important factor is adaptabil- ity. Flexibility of furniture height, width and depth allows more freedom in designing a room, while col- ors, textures and patterns should reflect masculinity or femininity as the case may be.

While the problem of age is not a major one, it can be important in some instances. At De Sales Semi- nary, officials wanted different layouts for three dis- tinct age groups. Our designs included six-man wards for high school students, two-man rooms for students of college age and private quarters for the professors. Each of these designs required different furniture patterns.

Work with Clients and Suppliers

Brust: We work very closely with both suppliers and university officials before we design the dormitory. In this way, our presentations to the university in- clude, for instance, cost figures for the building, fur- niture, landscaping, equipment, anticipated mainte- nance, etc.

Bernbrock: We've found that it is extremely impor- tant to have university officials satisfied with the furniture to be used in students' rooms. For that rea- son, we like to get their approval on general or, if possible, specifie choices during early design.

At Loras College we were able to show the owners exactly what the rooms were going to look like by building a mock-up of the room prior to construction.

continued on page 96

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continued from page 93 The college, in turn, used the mock-up to help solicit funds for the new dormitory.

Important Recent Developments

Bernbrock: Recent improvements in built-in furni- ture allow greater freedom of design—especially in dormitories in which the majority of pieces must be built-in in order to qualify for government financ- ing. One example is the sofa bed that can be moved, on fixed tracks, away from the wall for sleeping and to facilitate cleaning.

Other improvements include the development of durable and easy-to-clean materials such as vinyl- clad metal and plastic laminates. Vinyl-clad furni- ture combines the visual advantages of wood and the structural advantages of steel. Many of these im- provements have occurred in the last five years. Brust: Since most of the housing administrators I know would prefer cast iron furniture if they could get away with it, I feel that the development of more durable materials is the important recent advance.

New solid plastie laminates, more durable metal finishes and better baked enamel surfaces are espe- cially useful for dormitory furniture. New materials for bedspreads, drapes and furniture covers now re- sist fading and staining and сап be cleaned easily.

What Pieces Specified

Brust: We specify wardrobes, chests, desks, sofa beds, occasional chairs, lamps and bookshelves. Since most college students use typewriters, we try to specify one piece that can serve as a typewriter stand. Whenever possible, we use furniture from a single manufacturer in order to assure coordinated colors, designs and fabrics in identical areas. Bernbrock: In dormitories financed with govern- ment funds I specify all of the built-in pieces such as wardrobes, chests, desks, and beds and help the own- ers decide on free-standing pieces.

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Bernbrock: I prefer built-in furniture. It saves space, saves money because covered areas don't have to be painted or finished, eliminates damage caused by student rearrangements and is easier to finance. In specifying built-in units, we have found prefabri- cated, or manufactured furniture, to be far superior to millwork construction.

Prefabricated units can be installed more quickly and easily than millwork, eliminating construction delays. Because of precision construction of prefab- ricated units, we work closely with contractors be- fore construction begins. We point out the necessity of accurately meeting specifications and of planning in advance for furring strips, electrical outlets, ete. Brust: In the majority of cases we prefer free- standing furniture because there is a greater selec- tion of pieces and because students should be given the opportunity to rearrange rooms to suit their varied tastes.

However, when a wardrobe serves another func- tion—partitioning rooms or concealing permanent fixtures such as wash basins—I prefer a built-in combination unit.

Manufacturers’ Information

Brust: We get about 75 per cent of the information we need through catalogs, specification sheets and manufacturers' representatives. Also helpful are the samples of materials, colors, weaves and furniture covers manufacturers submit.

However, we feel it necessary to have access to testing information that accurately indicates how well and how long furniture will last. Sometimes this is difficult to obtain, yet it is the only way we can evaluate actual cost factors for our clients.

For instance, before we specify furniture we run quality studies for pieces in varying price ranges. We compare initial cost, depreciation, cost of main- tenance and strength of materials.

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tects Brust and Brust. Designs for college students’ rooms at Desales (right) included both wood and steel-frame furniture.

Past studies generally show that quality furniture lasts for about 12 years. The cost-breakeven period, when compared to cheaper units, may run anywhere from 6 to 12 years. An exact figure is hard to pin down because of university accounting policies re- garding labor, storage and nuisance costs.

The Next 25 Years

Bernbrock: There is no question that the quality and design of dormitory furniture will continue to im- prove. If nothing else, competition will see to that.

People are demanding better living conditions and students are no exception. The added space of the suite, where students sleep in one room and study in another, is going to become more popular in the years to come—especially with newer schools that have planned adequate space for future expansion. While the newer schools are decentralizing residence facilities, older and land-restricted schools will have to accept the space-saving advantages of high rise dormitories.

As a final note, I might add that schools may be forced out of the dormitory business by higher con- struction costs, taxes and teachers' salaries. If feasi- ble ways can be found to maintain control of the stu- dents, universities may let private developers handle dormitory construction and operation.

Brust: Dormitory furniture design has evolved through the years from primitive to fundamental to

4uzerior Design

present day utilitarian. I feel that the next step will be toward baroque, or picturesque, furniture.

In a few years I think we'll find such gingerbread as ornamental instead of recessed dresser handles, more decorative bed stands, chairs and desks, and specialized miscellaneous pieces for typewriters and filing drawers.

Future trends in dormitories are being dictated, to a great extent, by the lack of space. Universities will probably continue to resort to high rise units. While the two-bed room will remain the basic design for student rooms, architeets will have less space to work with due to rising construction costs.

The Architects Role

Brust: Although the situation is better now than in the past, many universities still do not recognize the importance of the architect's role in furniture selec- tion. The usual stumbling blocks are university pur- chasing departments and furniture distributors who offer free decorating services.

In order to overcome these obstacles, the architect

must convince university officials that furniture se- lection is an integral part of the architect's job in designing a dormitory room. Bernbrock: Yes. I think that the universities are at last beginning to realize that it is almost impossible for an architect to design a dormitory room unless he can plan the furniture in advance.

QUALITY CHECK-POINTS FOR FURNITURE SPECIFICATION

Because a great deal of furniture of all types is de- signed and specified today by architects, it is im- portant that they be versed in the many design and manufacturing technicalities necessary for knowl- edgeable specification.

Although the architect has a natural feeling for fine furniture, which ensures more often than not the best esthetic selection, this is not enough. As ar-

chitects today increasingly specify furniture in all categories, their obligation to the client transcends visual appeal and must also deal with the quality, performance and economies involved. With that in mind, Jacob Epstein, furniture designer and presi- dent of the Cumberland Furniture Corporation, of- fers the following analysis of the many furniture quality check-points every architect should know.

Wood Furniture

1. Тор Surfaces....

а. Top surface should be free of knicks, depressions, enlarged pore lines, color blemishes, sap streaks, knots, glue lines between veneer sections, cross sanding, eonspieuous fills and blending, mineral streaks and porous areas. Edging should be uniformly radiused, with completely closed miters.

b. The finish should be smooth to touch, —including undersides, exposed sur- face and drawer interiors.

c. A boiled linseed oil finish is pre- ferred because of easy maintenance, al- though this type of finish does require occasional re-oiling. Тһе oil-finished surface should be of uniform color and sheen (solid woods tend to be slightly darker than veneers). Preferred finish is with penetrating sealer and at least

three coats of oil, with rubbing after

each coat.

d. For the best lacquer finishes, the fol-

lowing steps are required to ensure

against frequent and costly repairs for

scratching and staining: Walnut finish—Start with walnut colored filler (let dry overnight). Then apply sealer; sand with 60 sandpaper. Then two coats of lac- quer, each scuffed with 60 sandpaper. Final lacquer coat to be rubbed with wet-dry 400 sandpaper. Then final rubbing with fine steel wool, with a benzine and oil compound. Heat and liquor-resistant finish— preferred is a proprietary mixture of linseed oil and varnish. First, a coat of penetrating sealer; rub with 4-0 sandpaper or 4-0 emery cloth. This should have three coats of the finish-

ing mixture, each one rubbed. Polyester base lacquer—three coats applied with wet or moist rubbing, with 4-0 sandpaper on each coat. Plastic base lacquer—the same proc- ess would apply here as with the polyester base finish. e. Where heavy desk-top traffic is an- ticipated, good plastic laminate tops are excellent for easy maintenance. f. The undersides of tops should be free of knots, tears and gouges; smooth to touch; if white wood, stained to match top side; oiled or lacquer sealed.

2. Drawers and Fittings

a. Give each drawer an “ear test.” All

drawers should open and close quietly

and smoothly, with stops to prevent

drawer from coming out of the desk. continued on page 100

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b. Test the locks. Most commercial locks are good quality, although the pin tumbler type is preferred. Lock should have snug fit, no gaps.

c. Drawer and door surfaces in a single unit (unless specified as matching) should be cut from the same panel to "read" continuously in the horizontal plane, and show reasonably good cen- tering. Grain and color characteristics should match sides and tops.

d. With one drawer about two-thirds open, the drawers above and below Should open fully without contact.

e. Dividers are largely items of con- venience, depending on their end use. Box drawers should have dividers and at least one pencil tray. File drawers should provide legal and letter-size filing (unless specified otherwise), and Slides should have enough bearing load for end use. File drawers require a full extension slide, which permits the drawer to open to its full length. f. Any desk with one drawer or more should have levelers, to correct for un- even floors and various weight loads in the pedestals. When using either metal or wood slides, an uneven floor will cause the desk to twist slightly and drawer fronts to rub (especially true in sliding door cabinets).

3. Pedestals and Cabinets

a. Exterior surfaces and edging should conform to the standards for top sur- faces.

b. Graining on pieces cut from panels should be reasonably centered (unless Specified as center-balanced) and con- centration of dark areas at corners and edges should be avoided.

€. Matches between pedestals and pan- els on desk (and all pieces of the same order) should show similar color and grain characteristics, unless specified as matching.

d. Grain on cabinet tops, panel sizes permitting, should be approximately centered, and sides тіп continuously, with concentration of dark areas at edges and corners avoided. Where size is too great to permit continuous run- ning of sides and top, the discontinuous side should be matched at the corner, and show grain and color characteris- tics similar to the top.

е. Mitered cabinet backs should show good visual balance (when ome piece); should have good match and balance (if splined); have grain and color charac- teristics similar to rest of case.

f. Drop-in backs must be sound and sealed. If white wood, should be stained to match case.

g. Lock-mitered joints should be sharp, with no radius or “flatting” on edge. h. Bottoms of pedestals and cabinets should be clean, free of glue, sound and sealed.

4. Case Interiors

a. Pedestals and cabinets with drawers should be sealed, free of excess glue, finishing stains and wood chips. Spacer slats should be sealed.

b. Finished interiors of cabinets should conform reasonably to grain, color and finish characteristics and standards for tops and exterior surfaces.

c. Drawer interiors and partitions should be sanded, free of color or sap streaks, uniform in color, thoroughly sealed and smooth to touch.

5. General Construction Features

a. Domestic veneers (1/28 to 1/36 inch thick) are generally superior to Euro- pean veneers (1/40 inch).

b. Lumber core is generally superior to plywood core, since it will not “cup” or warp as readily. The best lumber cores are laminated both sides to cross-grain bracing sheets and then to veneer finish in 5-ріу construction; best plywood cores are 7-ply construction. Preferred lumber core woods are luan (Philippine mahogany), basswood and virola. Also acceptable and lower in cost is a core of compressed and bonded wood chips laminated both sides with veneer.

c. Edges should be solid wood, for easier maintenance, since a knock will dent but not chip them.

d. For drawers, any good hardwood (mahogany, walnut, kiln-dried oak) is preferred.

Metal Furniture

The three most popular metals used in furniture today are aluminum, chrome- plated steel and stainless steel. Of these three, stainless steel requires the least maintenance and provides the longest wear.

1. Aluminum, generally in furniture legs and frames, is lightweight for easy handling. However, it is subject to stains from detergents and the atmos- phere. The polish of the mirror finish is often hazy, and is usually coated with a clear lacquer for protection.

2. Chrome-plated steel must be given great care in plating if it is to perform properly. The small inside corners are diffieult to plate, and this is often the point where the chrome begins to sepa- rate from the steel when exposed to de- tergents (and salt moisture as well). 3. Since the quality of stainless steel varies according to its several grades, it is important to be aware of these categories:

a. For best performance, stainless steel should be highly corrosion-resistant, strong, and retain its finish. On all three counts, the 304 series is preferred. This is the same series used extensively for outdoor sculpture, testifying to its mal- leability and lasting performance.

b. The 302 series is also suited to furni- ture manufacturing.

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c. Both the 200 and 400 series are less corrosion resistant, do not retain their polish as well, and are not recommend- ed for a “hard wear" function.

d. The preferred welding method is “inert arc" (also known as “heli-are”) which requires no oxidation. This re- sults in sound, smooth joints; leaves the metal cleaner; and will not discolor the steel.

Upholstered Furniture

Although some elements of the con- struction of upholstered pieces can be readily seen or touched, perhaps the most important elements are inside.

1. Visible qualities

a. Be certain that the chairs or sofas are properly suited to their end use. If used with a desk or table, the size rela- tionship is an important factor. Be cer- tain that chair arms will fit under the desk or table; and that the seat height is properly related in size.

b. Welting—a long welt is preferred to a seam. Bias welting does not wrinkle. 2. Inside qualities

a. Frame construction—the primary frame materials used today are wood, molded plywood and glass fiber. About a wood frame, ask if it is solid wood; if the joints are doweled and properly glued; if the corner blocks are fitted.

b. Padding—all wood edges should be properly padded, for greater comfort and longer fabric wear. Outside arms and back should be given sufficient un- der-support so that if something is pushed against them, they will not dent or stretch fabric or leather.

c. Springs—when coilsprings аге used, there should be proper jute web- bing; proper tying; heavy burlap cov- ering under the platform; springs cov- ered with rubberized hair and cotton so that they do not come through, and the platform covered with high-count mus- lin. When using sinuous springs, de- pending upon the size of the seat, they should be 2% to 3 inches apart and tied together with helical springs or heavy rubberbands to provide maximum re- sistance and prevent bottoming out. Clips should be tempered, wax-coated, rust-resistant, and squeak-proof.

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The Architect IN PRACTICE

HOW ONE OFFICE HANDLES PROBLEMS IN SPECIFYING NEW MATERIALS

A full-time staff in the spec-writing department at Giffels & Rossetti, Inc., seeks to assure specified performance of new materials under actual conditions in the field

One of the problems confronting architects today is the incomplete performance history of new materi- als. Especially for new adhesives, coatings and seal- ants, data in manufacturers' literature frequently are non-specific as to chemical or physical charac- teristics that might limit applications. This by no means reflects any duplicity on the part of the manu- facturers. It is the inevitable result of advancing technology. Architects are called upon to specify de- manding performance of materials which manufac- turers in good faith produce. But the effects of time and weather are predictable only in broad terms and through long testing in the field. And the effects of unfamiliar application techniques and unknown tol- erances of workmanship are a perpetual hazard in a changing world.

At Giffels & Rossetti, Inc., Detroit, there is a full- time staff of several people who concern themselves entirely with this matter of materials performance in the field. Their work is adjunct to the specification writing department headed by M. J. Horsch. Mr. Horsch speaks with the graphic simplicity of the true expert about the properties of matter and the chemistry of molecules and describes himself not as a chemist or physicist but as “а pedagogue.” The lat- ter talent is called upon extensively in his relation- ships with various manufacturers and testing labo- ratories with which he must deal in the course of his work. He is assisted in that work by Walter C. Vin- cent who is versed in the properties of polymers and James N. Priest who is an expert on the properties of concrete under various conditions of mixture and structural demand.

(While concrete can scarcely be described as a new material, Mr. Horsch points out, it is necessary to know what it can and cannot do under various field conditions and to control its properties accord- ingly. The exposure of certain of the more colorful aggregates to chemically active atmospheric pollut- ants such as sulphur dioxide, for example, may be a preamble to failure or discoloration. Precast panels may warp under certain conditions that can be con- trolled either structurally or chemically. Mr. Priest concerns himself with such problems.)

A general evaluation of the architectural qualities of materials and techniques for achieving effects de- sired by designers (such as intensifying whiteness or achieving a particular shade of color in mortar) is

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performed by two architects in Mr. Horsch's depart- ment. They are C. R. MeGruder and A. E. Schoerger. Personnel of the department includes additional specification writers and a librarian who is profes- sionally trained to maintain G & R's extensive tech- nical library.

The evaluation services performed by this staff are called for at three stages in the progress of a job through the G & R office. First, when a question arises during the preliminary design phase regard- ing the appropriateness of a given material for a specific application, an initial evaluation may be re- quired covering its properties of expansion, weather- ing, strength, or whatever other properties are ger- mane. Second, when the designers are given assur- ance that materials can be used their properties must then be specifically defined in writing so as to be sure that no error or deviation will occur as a result of the open specification which is the policy of this office. Third, and again deriving from the open specification, a contractor may propose substitution of an equal product. Mr. Horsch's department must then evaluate the proposed equal.

At Giffels & Rossetti, Inc., materials are evaluated in three ways. The preferred method of gaining as- surance of product performance is through a written guarantee by the manufacturer. Most companies, however, do not provide such guarantees, particu- larly with respect to new materials.

A second mode of evaluation is to ask the manu- facturer for a complete and certified statement of the physical properties of the material. The company is usually asked to submit a report from an independ- ent testing laboratory showing the performance of a sample of the material taken from shelf stock.

If the manufacturer is not able to afford a full- scale, independent testing program (and many devel- opers of good new materials are smaller companies without large promotion or sales appropriations), a third evaluation technique is applied. Mr. Horsch says: "We try to do some of our own testing, not in a highly sophisticated or exhaustive sense, but in an empirical way. We may, for example, expose sam- ples of materials to the industrial-urban atmosphere that exists on the roof of the office we are in right now. Such tests are initiated by Gino Rossetti, chief architectural designer, for fact-finding information preparatory to application in design."

An example of this kind of test is a concrete panel about 18 inches square made up with exposed quartz aggregate and set on the roof of this downtown De- troit office building. The problem in such an urban environment is to keep the quartz aggregate and cement matrix white by some kind of coating that will prevent soiling by atmospheric pollutants. It has been found that silicone coatings, while effectively shedding the water-borne soilants, tend to show a disturbing affinity for greasy soilants.

It was thought that a good acrylic dispersion coat- ing might prevent attachment of either kind of "dirt." Half the concrete panel was coated with such an acrylic, and in a few months time it was found that the coated half was accumulating dirt faster than the other half.

Acrylic manufacturers were asked whether there was anything about the material itself that made it attract dirt. The manufacturers were quite definite in their assurances that aerylies have no such inher- ent property.

Mr. Horsch then investigated the possibility that the emulsifier might be the guilty component. It was found that the particular emulsifier used on the block did, in fact, have an affinity for the greasier dirts. The task then was to inquire among producers of some 300 different emulsifiers in a search for one that does not have that affinity.

Mr. Horsch points out that manufacturers are more than willing to receive inquiries from archi- (есін stating the properties required in materials which they are seeking to specify. An example of such architect-manufacturer interchange occurred during a major construction job on an airport build- ing designed by the Giffels & Rossetti firm. It was urgent to proceed with the adhesive application of rigid glass fibre insulation on sheet metal ductwork during very cold weather. The conventional rubber- based adhesive became so cold during storage on the job that vapor pressure of its solvent was too low to permit proper evaporation. Since the solvent could not evaporate properly, the adhesive could not hold the insulation on the ductwork.

The manufacturer was asked to supply the same rubber-based adhesive with a dual solvent; one sol- vent to be highly volatile, the other somewhat less volatile. The solvents, of course, had to be compatible

Samples exposed to weather on roof

with each other and with the rubber base. The idea was that the new combination could be applied on a surface at 30 degrees and the volatile solvent would readily evaporate at that temperature leaving the surface sticky enough to hold the insulation but with enough duration of semi-fluidity to allow time for application of the insulating material. The manu- facturer readily solved this problem and a new dual- solvent adhesive was on the job within 24 hours.

Long Range View

This problem of materials manufacture and selec- tion, Mr. Horsch points out, is not one that can be handled indefinitely on an individual job basis nor even by the full-time efforts of such a staff as he now supervises. Furthermore, he asserts, it is unfair to the profession, to manufacturers and to prospective clients to expect or permit this kind of materials evaluation to become the special province of large offices such as Giffels & Rossetti. The problem itself is rapidly becoming too large even for a greatly ex- panded architectural staff to handle, and the smaller office would be unjustly penalized if this kind of eval- uation were to become an essential part of all but the most conventional design practice.

There are now more than 60,000 products availa- ble to designers, and that number will be doubled in five years or less, Mr. Horsch believes. Designers simply will not be able to confine their specifications to materials that are well known and long tested. They will have to build with unfamiliar materials in some cases, and no designer can be expected to mem- orize or even keep a conventional catalogue file on all the properties and trade names of all these things.

"]t seems to me," says Mr. Horsch, "that the first approach to a solution to this problem would be to think of what materials are expected to do. It will then be necessary to translate these performance re- quirements into physical and chemical properties on à cause and effect basis. One could then look for ge- neric groups of materials in which a substance hav- ing the required properties is most likely to fall. It should then be possible to go to manufacturers who supply materials in those groups with a requirement for certified assurance of performance.

“I believe there is no other way to protect indus- iry, architects and clients against the inevitable penalties of selection on a trial-and-error basis. Smaller offices must already find а tremendous lack of assurance in specifying certain kinds of new ma- terials—which nevertheless must be applied in ac- cordance with today's building technology. There аге already consulting services developing in this area, and such firms will undoubtedly increase іп number and scope. But the operation of such a con- sulting service will itself require industry-wide cate- gorization of materials along the performance lines I have described."

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“We chose G-E Zoneline cooling and heating because it gives individual room control."

A. B. simms, developer ot the 120-unit Atlanta Towers, Atlanta, Georgia, explains: “Because of the exposure of rooms, a person may want heat in one room and cool air in another room of the same apartment. General Electric's Zoneline, with integral elec- tric heat, gives tenants room- by-room flexibility."

Here's another example of Zoneline's flexibility: “If one unit goes out, the whole sys- tem doesn't go out. And with G.E. we can shut off the units in unoccupied apartments— a big money saver.”

Speaking of money saving, Mr. Simms has more to say: "Because there's no ducting or piping with Zoneline, instal- lation costs were much lower than with central-plant sys- tems. Upkeep's bound to be

A. B. Simms, developer of the 120-unit Atlanta Towers, in front of the striking 22-story apartment house.

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lower, too. We don't have to spend good money to tear down walls and repair and re- plaster if a unit goes out of commission.”

Is it just a lot of hot air about Zoneline distributors being especially cooperative? A.B. Simms doesn’t think so. “You couldn't ask for a better working relationship than the one we've had with Atlanta's General Electric distributor, the W.D. Alexander Со.”

How happy is Mr. Simms with Zoneline? This happy: he's installing General Elec- tricAirConditioningin his new apartment houses in Tampa and Jacksonville, Florida, and Macon, Georgia.

If Zoneline sounds good to you, write: Air Conditioning Dept., General Electric, Appli- ance Park, Louisville, Ky.

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Mullion depth, in this system, can vary from four to eight inches.

Onecontinuous mullion can enclose a variety of glass, panels and win- dow thickness.

Details are available in a port- folio which also shows the system's application to Store Fronts, Re- Facing and Partitions. 57 sheets of drawings.

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On the Calendar

September — ЕТЕМ 8-15 Sixth International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, National Research Council—Montreal

9-11 Annual American Institute of Architects State Convention, New Jersey Society of Architects—Essex and Sussex Hotel, Spring Lake, N.J. 14-17 44th Annual Meeting and Chapter Presidents’ Conference,

Producers’ Council—Brown Hotel, Louisville, Ky.

15-17 Third Annual Conference on Urban Planning Information Sys- tems and Programs, co-sponsored by Northwestern University and the American Society of Planning Offi- cials—Windermere Hotel, Chicago

October 1-3 Annual Conference, New Eng- land Region, American Institute of Architects—Colony Motor Hotel,

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Providence, R.I.

3-8 47th National Recreation Con- gress, sponsored by the National Recreation Association and the American Recreation Society with the cooperation of the Minnesota Park Board and the Minnesota Parks and Recreation Administration— Minneapolis

6-10 Annual Conference, California Region, American Institute of Ar- chitects—Yosemite National Park, Calif.

13-15 Ninth Semi-annual Board of Directors Meeting, Consulting En- gineers Council—Wort Hotel, Jack-

son Hole, Wyo.

14-16 Annual Conference, Ohio Re- gion, American Institute of Archi- tects—Atwood Lake Lodge, New Philadelphia, Ohio

18-22 American Society of Civil En- gineers Annual Meeting and Envi- ronmental Engineering Conference —Hotel Continental and Hotel Muehlebach, Kansas City, Mo.

21-23 Annual Convention, Western Mountain Region, American Insti- tute of Architects—Mountain Shad- ows Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz.

21-23 Annual Conference, Pennsyl- | vania Region, American Institute of | Architects—Hershey, Pa. | 28-29 American Society of Civil En- gineers Urban Planning and Devel- | opment Division Specialty Confer- ence—Americana Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Office Notes

Offices Opened — к Jim Haberlan has opened an office for the practice of architecture, 726 Stuart Building, Lincoln, Neb.

New Firms, Firm Changes - 24 Stuart Baesel has joined the Char- lotte, N.C., architectural firm of J. N. Pease Associates, as a senior associate.

Charles David Belinky, A.I.A., and Frederic A. Schick, A.I.A., have formed a partnership for the gen- eral practice of architecture to be known as Belinky and Schick—Ar- chitects—A.L.A. at 5518 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, Md.

John T. Black has joined, as a gen- eral partner, the Chicago architec- tural firm to be known as Dubin, Dubin and Black.

Ian C. Brown has been named an

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The new 200-unit David-William apartment/ hotel is elegant Florida living at its best. What gives the Coral Gables building spe- cial distinction is the energy system. All of the electricity, cooling, and heating needs are supplied on-site by Gas.

Two Garrett-AiResearch Gas turbines are the energy source. They drive generator sets to provide electric power. And turbine ex- haust heat is recovered and put to work energizing cooling equipment and supply- ing heat and hot water needs.

What about economy? That's the big reason for a Garrett and Gas total energy system. The building costs less to operate than with purchased power. Learn more about the total capabilities of Garrett and Gas. Call your local Gas Company Sales Engineer. Or write: Garrett-AiResearch Manufacturing Div., 180 North Aviation Blvd., El Segundo, Cal.

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ABOVE—Strong on insulation, Panelux helps maintain even temperatures in buildings. Panel faces with gel coating resist weathering and shattering, Architects: A. Thomas Bradbury & Associates, Wilfred J. Gregson & Asso- ciates, R. Schoenberner, project designer.

RIGHT—Flooded with natural light, interiors are cheerful, inviting. Panelux panels reduce glare, transmit daylight, are low in brightness.

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Daylight enlivens cottages in the Georgia Mental Health Institute nearing completion in Atlanta. And daylight is part of the design, with Glidden Panelux translucent sandwich panels for skylighting.

Panels with dramatic color accents transmit natural daylight to

each of nine cottages. These cottages, connected with an administration building by underground tunnels, are used for research as well as treatment of mental patients.

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A Only onë other vinyl LIGHTING louver has this patented feature—and WILSON makes it.

It is SQUARGRID —not only are all perimeter edges electronically welded, so are those of each individual round cell and square cell. This Wilson precision process seals all vinyl contact surfaces, makes for great rigidity and strength and prevents water from leaking into louver interiors. Only Cirelgrid and Squargrid vinyl louvers have this feature.

With the introduction of Cirelgrid Louvers in 1959, we knew we had the answer to high level comfort illumination. We have constantly im- proved our louver processing and have added Squargrid to please more users. Choose either

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Cirelgrid or Squargrid or both if you want to enjoy every practical advantage possible in luminous ceilings—rigidity—light weight—40% open areas for approved use under sprinklers— easy handling for cleaning—a UL Flame Spread rating of only 20—guaranteed color stable—choice of sizes, colors and transparencies.

And now—improved production has lowered our costs and your costs. Let us make recommen- dations for your next luminous ceiling application. Write for catalog 60-5, Phone (814) 838-1981 Wilson Research Corporation, 2001 Peninsula Drive, Erie, Pennsylvania.

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American Republic Insurance Co., National Headquarters Building, Des is, lowa. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, New York. Structural Engineer. Paul Weidlingar, New York, General Contractor; Arthur H. Neumann & Brothers, Inc., 085 Moines, lowa,

Poised on four paired pedestals astride an independent ground floor, the American Republic Insurance Company's new headquarters atte the versatility of concrete. m Long span girders of precast, prestressed concrete are fitted into cast-in-place walls with the pleasing precision of rabbet-joint cabinetry. 90-foot clear floor spans, interrupted only by a service core, produce office space of maximum efficiency. ш For added interior spaciousness, girders were left exposed to form impressive coffered ceilings that accommodate lighting and air-conditioning functions, as well as acoustic and structural elements. Walls, inside and out, present heightened visual interest, achieved by use of crushed granite aggre- gate exposed by sand-blasting for a го -hewn texture. m Exciting designs in buildin

of all types demonstrate concrete's dual talents as a structural and esthetic material. 33 West Grand Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60610 An organization to improve and extend the uses of concrete, made possible by the financial support of most competing cement manufacturers in the United States and Canada

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Basic design of new American Republic headquarters is unique “package” of two concrete components

The arresting simplicity of the American Republic Insurance Company building is readily evident in the exploded view. This building is essentially a ‘‘two- part” structure, an architectural innovation which “packages” two components: girders and walls. The walls (1 ft. 6 in. thick at top, 4 ft. at bottom) act as a huge bearing envelope for seven levels of precast, prestressed concrete floor girders. There are no in- terior columns. The elimination resulted in an ex- ceptionally efficient layout: each floor contains about 13,000 sq. ft. of clear area (54 sq. ft. per worker). Total interior area is 100,000 sq. ft. (650 employee capacity).

The entire weight of the building above the terrace level is supported on a central concrete core and eight steel hinges on concrete piers. Each hinge and pier supports 2,500 tons. This ingenious engineering solution provides elegance and a look of lightness for the structure.

Precast, prestressed concrete girders provide long spans, support cavity walls

The precast, prestressed girders shown in the cross section are 99 ft. 4 in. long. Each “Т” shaped girder weighs approximately 36 tons and rests in pockets castinto the bearing walls. The bearing is on neoprene pads centered on the wall. At a varying distance from the interior face of the bearing walls, the girders sup- port a concrete block cavity wall which runs in a single

vertical plane from the second to the eighth floor. Slots in the floor behind the cavity wall allow for me- chanical and electrical utilities to flow uninterrupted between floors.

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The clear interior room space on either side of the core is 66 ft. by 90 ft. Lateral forces, wind loads for example, are transferred to the building's central core through diaphragms cast in place between girders. A concrete slab cast atop the girders and diaphragms provides a composite floor system which ties walls, girders and floor to the core or “vertical backbone.”

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To develop an integrated design that would provide the finest possible working environment, mechanical engineers Syska & Hennessy built a full-scale mock- up of the ceiling system. Ducts are fed vertically from the cavity wall which acts as a plenum; ducts then branch out into 6-ft. bays transversely across the building. A continuous perforated diffuser runs along the bottom of each 16-in. diameter duct. Each bay alternately contains supply and return ducts. Glass fiber duct liners act also as acoustical units because the aluminum duct is continuously perforated. The fluorescent lighting “rides” оп top of the ducts.

Cast-in-place concrete diaphragms are key to integrated design

This construction scene shows a typical floor installa- tion with girder diaphragms in various stages of com- pletion. When cast in place, the diaphragms form continuous cross-members which transfer floor loads from girder to girder. Diaphragms also support the integrated system for heating, lighting and air con- ditioning, which is supplied to each floor from inside the walls. Notice that the diaphragm reinforcing steel extends up into the floor slab, which will be cast over and between the flanges of the girders.

Clean, sweeping look of service system indicates new trend in esthetic design

The completed view of integrated structural, heating, air conditioning and lighting system shows a striking departure from the usual practice of moving air through ceiling registers or wall outlets. The graceful, modern look of the continuous diffuser coffered by the clean lines of the concrete girders is not only an innovation in meshing mechanical and electrical equipment with architectural and structural require- ments, but a dramatic step forward in esthetics.

At the far end of the photo can be seen one of the eight steel support hinges.

8-story structure supported on eight perimeter piers

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side the ground floor perimeter. By so doing, the archi- tect dramatized the connection between superstruc- ture and foundation. Thus the structure in effect straddles a “free standing terrace floor," which ac-

counts for its open-air effect. The ground floor height is 14 ft. 8 in.; succeeding floor story heights vary from 13 ft. 6 in. to 16 ft. (approx.). The service core shown is a continuous, reinforced concrete shaft, carrying stairways and part of the mechanical equipment, and serving as a “shear wall" to resist lateral loads. Тһе core also houses four elevators.

Rough-hewn texture achieved by sandblasting gap-graded concrete

The clear, sharply defined texture of exterior and interior surfaces of the cast-in-place walls is the result of a special technique using a “‘gap-graded” concrete mix with aggregate exposed by sandblasting. The con- crete mix contains a large percentage of coarse ag- gregates and a small percentage of fines (sufficient for workability) with no aggregates in the intermediate size ranges—thus “gap-graded.”

Striking results are achieved when surfaces contain a maximum amount of exposed aggregate of predom- inately large size. The exposed aggregate surfaces for this structure were obtained with the following con- crete mix:

Portland cement, Type | Masonry sand, minus #8 screen Crushed granite, % to 1% in. Crushed granite, % to % in.

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Prestressed concrete waffle slab serves double-duty in free-standing terrace floor

The view above shows how the terrace and entrance lobby of the American Republic headquarters are sandwiched between the colossal piers supporting the main structure. The terrace floor is a 4-foot-deep con- crete waffle slab supported separately on adjoining walls. The long span slab (approx. 80 ft.) is postten- sioned between wall supports and was formed with fiberglass molds. The concrete for this waffle slab was placed by means of a horizontal conveyor belt. Each “concrete cone" contains a lighting unit for the im- pressive exposed concrete ceiling below and so pro- vides the dual function of an efficient “lighting grid" and a long span structural waffle slab.

Design simplicity and reusable forms make the job go faster

Illustrated here is the forming process for the cast- in-place concrete bearing walls. The reusable forms were made of steel specially designed for the job. These walls and all other exposed concrete, including the service core and the 12-in.-thick walls of the lower structure, consist of the gap-graded granite aggregate concrete in which the aggregate was exposed by sandblasting.

Two giant cranes, one on each side of the building, virtually “walked in tandem” along the structure to install the girders. This rapid construction technique was possible due to the simple make-up of the build- ing—two basic components, walls and girders.

Back-to-back tractors maneuver girders through city traffic

All prestressed girders were cast at a plant 210 miles from the site.The 99-ft. 4-in., 36-ton units were trans- ported to Des Moines by loading them in pairs on two 60-ft. railroad flat-cars. To keep the building construc-

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tion on schedule, 12 railroad cars were leased for the duration of the job. In the railroad yard at Des Moines, the girders were transferred to a pair of truck-tractors aligned back to back for easy maneuverability through the city streets. Delivery timing was critical as there was no room for storage at the job site and girders were placed into the structure as they arrived.

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Designer Paul McCobb Paul McCobb, one of America's leading con: NA temporary designers, says there is every added an exciting new

reason to believe that heating and cooling style to our functional equipment can be beautiful as well as equipment.

functional. He proved it.

Mr. McCobb architecturally styled and coordinated the design of each of the Nesbitt products shown here... Sill- Line radiation, Syncretizer unit venti: lator (free standing or with storage cabinets), as well as the Roommate

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ка and Roommate III cabinet air condition- s. The result: a contemporary look, a dis- nctive style that works right along with your osigns.

s important. After all, Nesbitt products are distinct part of the room. Now with new lors, textures and patterns an integral part f the total design, the units blend with the om, with the building, with each other.

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Under the warm, elegant exterior of fine-grained, natural rosewood lies the tough-as-nails guts of the Yale mechanism. Rugged. Dependable. Sure. No lock is ever beautiful inside. That's why we always go to such great

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New From General Electric Quartzline* Spots & Floods

General Electric's newest family of lamps gives you the convenience of spots and floods but with the brighter light and longer life of the Quartzline lamp! Here is a completely new family of fourteen lamps. PAR&R Quartzline lamps —exclusively from G. E. These new lamps take all the advantages of Quartzline —higherlight output and longer life, plus near-perfect maintenance—and combine them with the familiar PAR & R lamps, popular for their excellent beam control, low cos of fixtures and greater convenience of use, to bring youa great new line of lamps. The PAR & R Quartzline lamps offer

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tremendous performance gains, too. Com- pared to ordinary spotsand floods,they provide more light per watt initiall have longer rated life—twice as long, in most cases, with only half the replacement labor cost. The result is an exclusive line of fourteen compact spot and flood lamps ranging from 250 to 1500 watts. And,thesenewlamps will workin hundreds of existing fixtures. Find out how you can use these PAR & R Quartzline lamps in your business. See your General Electric Large Lamp Agent or write General Electric Co., Large Lamp Dept. С-536, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio 44112.

Huge 59" x 189" Therm-O-Proof insulating glass units

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This is Therm-0-Proof insulating glass "design flexibility."

What does Therm-O-Proof "design flexibility" mean to you?

Toarchitects Meathe, Kessler & Asso- ciates it meant freedom to incorporate the beauty of lakeside surroundings into their design by the use of immense insulating glass areas, without sacri- ficing winter or summer comfort.

But unusual size is not all. THERM- O-PROOF insulating glass comes in over 200 other combinations and con- figurations: pink, bronze, grey, figured,

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When glass becomes a part of your project, consider the "design flexi- bility” of THERM-O-PROCF insulating glass for your freedom of design.

Each THERM-O-PROOF unit is sup- ported by a 10 year warranty.

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NEW TITUS LTS SERIES DIFFUSERS FOR REGRESSED SLOT TROFFERS. Special compact, low-profile design — plus side feed make these the perfect diffusers for use in tight plenum spaces. Provide superior Titus air distribution, greatest efficiency. Smaller surface area assures minimum heat exchange between diffuser and plenum, diffuser and troffer (no insulation required!) AVAILABLE 2 BASIC MODELS in saddle-type with side feed, single units with side feed, and alternate saddle-type with top feed.

MODEL LTS (drawing “А” at left) has special Titus-designed linear air controllers that are built into the troffer (by troffer manufacturer) and used in conjunction with Titus Air Diffuser that snaps onto troffer. Provides full 180

(O) adjustable air pattern, plus volume control Complete height, with side-feed unit, only 6%”.

MODEL LTS (drawing “B” at left) features Titus Air Diffusion Unit with built-in linear air controllers and volume controller. Provides 90 adjustable air pattern. Unit simply snaps onto troffer. Complete height, with side feed, gen- erally under 7 inches.

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TITUS LT SERIES DIFFUSERS FOR SURFACE SLOT TROFFERS. The most widely accepted units in the industry! For use with many makes , types, sizes of troffers. (Contact Titus for names of qualified light troffer man ufacturers).

Simply snap onto troffer. Air pattern con troller provides full 90* adjustable air pat tern. Dampers give complete air volume con trol. Both adjustable from face of diffuser — before, during or after diffuser installation.

Saddle type with top or side feed, and single unit side feed models.

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Office Notes

continued from page 108 associate of Morris Ketchum, Jr. and Associates, New York City.

Eggers and Higgins, Architects, have appointed E. Allen Dennison an associate in the New York City firm.

William N. Dye, Jr. has become а partner in the Savannah, Ga. firm to be known as McGinty, Stanley and Dye, A.LA., Architects.

Martin Getz has been named an associate of the New York City of- fice of John Graham and Company, Architects, Planners and Engineers. John Boogaerts, Jr. has also joined the New York City office and R. Al- len Norris the Seattle office.

J. Jay Hill-Craig G. Andrews, Architects are the successors to the practice of J. Jay Hill, A.LA., Ar- chitect in Albuquerque, N.M.

Faulkner, Kingsbury and Sten- house, Architects has announced

Kocher the wardrobe system

designed specifically to meet the needs of the modern checking facility.

The finest check room equipment available— designed and manufactured by Vogel-Peterson to assure quick efficient checking service as well as attractive design and maintenance free construction. This most complete line has components for every checking need, and combined with Vogel-Peterson's one check system make it possible to check one item or several easily, quickly and safely.

For complete information and specifications on Checker equipment write for catalog CK-52.

Requirement studies, layouts, load factors etc.

supplied upon request.

VOGEL-PETERSON CO. |с 22^

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that Slocum Kingsbury, F.A.LA., has retired from active practice but will serve as a consultant. Frederick Lear Fryer, A.I.A., and Avery Coon- ley Faulkner, A.I.A., have been ad- mitted as partners in the Washing- ton, D.C. firm to be known as Faulk- ner, Stenhouse, Fryer and Faulk- ner.

George S. Lewis, A.LA., and Т. Merrill Prentice, Jr, А..А., have formed the partnership of Lewis and Prentice, Architects, 80 W. 40th St., New York City 10018.

Dan Morganelli, АЛ.А., Werner Heumann and Carroll Rudd an- nounce formation of the firm Mor- ganelli, Heumann and Rudd for the practice of architecture, planning and interior design, 8584 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles 90069.

Joseph R. Pniewski has been pro- moted to chief architect, Burns and Roe, Inc., New York City consulting engineers.

The Glen Head, N.Y. architec- tural office of Alfred Shaknis, A.LA., announces that Peter Schuy- ler Van Bloem has joined the firm, now named The Office of Alfred Shaknis-Peter S. Van Bloem.

H. Carl Walker, M.S.E., P.E., has formed the engineering firm of Carl Walker & Associates, Inc., Kalama- zoo, Mich.

The St. Louis architectural firm of Schwarz & Van Hoefen has named Heinz E. Zobel an associate member.

New Addresses Edward J. Aisner, Architect, 38 Newbury St. Boston 02116.

Pietro Belluschi, Architect, 1 Fairfield St., Boston 02116.

Berla & Abel, Architects, Thomas House, 1330 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

Marcel Breuer and Associates, Architects, 635 Madison Ave. New York City 10022.

Eckbo, Dean, Austin and Wil- liams, Landscape Architects, 1414 Fair Oaks Ave. South Pasadena, Calif.

Jess Stimpson Epps, Jr. Archi- tect, Office Suite 510, Oak Cliff Bank Tower, 400 S. Zangs Blvd., Dallas 75208.

Graef-Anhalt-Schloemer, Consult- ing Engineers, 4840 W. Fond du Lac Ave. Milwaukee 53216.

Albert A. Hoover and Associates,

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Và-Power

W. L. Anderson, Administrator, Anderson Memorial Hospital, discusses the substantial savings іп space resulting from the installation of а 100 hp Vii-Power Circulatic boiler, with Joseph S. Catalfio, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds (right), and Lawrence McCollister, Assistant Engineer (left).

Because,

By installing a Va-Power 100 hp Circulatic boiler, the modern, 100-bed Anderson Memorial Hospital at Mt. Clemens, Michigan, reduced their remodeling costs by $3,000. The compact Va-Power boiler kept boiler room square footage requirements to a minimum. And, for future expansion, there is still room for an additional Va-Power Circulatic boiler and another air condition- ing unit in this minimum size boiler room.

For two years, this Va-Power Circulatic boiler has been performing efficiently, around the clock, seven days a week ...in the winter, for heating—in the summer, for operating an absorption-type air conditioning system ... With minimum maintenance and without the need for an experienced engineer.

Anderson Hospital's management is pleased with the

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If your particular boiler requirements are for full time power, or, for standby or peaking service, Va-Power Circulatic boilers provide savings on space and from fast starts. In addition, you will realize the same reli- ability of operation that Anderson Memorial Hospital experiences along with their savings on the initial installation.

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Safety Switches for Normal and Hazardous Locations

Industrial Circuit Breakers for Normal and Hazardous Locations

Drum Load Centers— Switches Circuit Breaker

and Fusible

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Fusible and Circuit Breaker Lighting and Power Panelboards

Motor

Control Centers ; 544 Synchronous Motor | 6 REUS s Starters ° High Voltage ur: Starters REN

Square-Duct Wireways

Underfloor Duct

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Power Distribution Switchboards and Switchgear

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Control Magnetic Brakes

Control Relays Timing Relays