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2. NERVI'S EXPANDING PAPER MILL.
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ARCHITECTS ,PAPER mills -- Design & construction - Published
- 1964
3. Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Planning.
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Wheeler, Lawrence and Miller, Ewing
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This paper discusses the working principles that have grown out of the experiences of an architect and a psychologist working together as a planning team. According to the author, the true problem in planning and design is the prediction of behavior. Therefore, although the basic problems should be handled by the designer, a psychologist can employ his specific tools to advance the goals of a planning or design group. For example, a psychologist can make quantified measurements of behavior for programing functional requirements; utilize experimental techniques in evaluating particular design variables; and construct surveys, case studies, and similar measurements for the validation of planning criteria. (Author/MLF)
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- 1970
4. School Building - Why, What and How? Report of the Conference on School Building. (Downsview, Ontario, May 18-21, 1971.)
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York Univ., Downsview (Ontario).
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This document includes six papers presented at the conference. Raymond T. Affleck, in a concluding address, enlarges the general theme of the conference to "Learning Environments - Why, What, How?". James A. Gibson, in "Every Man His Own Architect," says that school planners should possess the characteristics of an architect who looks around him and brings to his immediate tasks a wide experience of men and things, sensitivity and judgment, and the capacity to encourage others to their best efforts. Stewart C. Mason's speech, "In Our Experience," concerns the history and current development of education in Leicestershire, England. Alfred Roth, in "Better Schools for Progressive Education," discusses the present state and development of school building; and David A. A. Stager, in"An Economist's View of Schools and Schooling," discusses productivity and efficiency, financing, and programs. Cicely Watson, in "Specifying Future Educational Needs in a Changing Political Climate," outlines some of the problems inherent in balancing educational needs with economic and political conditions. (MLF)
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- 1971
5. Systems and the Changing Architectural Practice.
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Heimsath, Clovis B.
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The architecture profession needs to employ systems building design in order to raise the rate of productivity and performance in construction. Changes have been made in architecture educational programs that recognize the shift in the role of the architect from design genius to building production manager. Systems design has led to changes within the architectural organization, including a more highly structured organization composed of a team capable of management decisions and an organization capable of offering a complete package of services to the client. Also presented are data indicating that the U.S. Government has made a major shift toward systems building and that other big builders are following suit. (Author/DN)
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- 1972
6. Workshop on College Facilities.
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West Virginia Board of Regents, Charleston.
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Speeches at this workshop on the construction and utilization of physical facilities on the college campus include the following--(1) academic planning and educational specifications, (2) space utilization and planning for expansion, (3) the role of the architect in facility planning, (4) federal participation in academic facilities, and (5) constructing and engineering. Panel discussions and general questions from the floor are included. (FS)
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- 1968
7. AIA Architect-Researcher's Conference, Proceedings (5th, Wisconsin Dells, Wisc., September 25-26, 1968).
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American Inst. of Architects, Washington, DC. and Bennett, Philip M.
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Twenty-five representatives active in research for architecture made major contributions to the profession by presenting their findings to conferees at the AIA Architect-Researcher's Conference. The final papers that were made available for this publication contain the essential contents of the original presentation. Special consideration was given to coordinate the text, graphics, and slides to make the final proceedings as complete and comprehensive as the original presentation. Topical coverage includes the latest research findings, developments, and techniques identified through research in architectural offices, building industries, universities, and governmental agencies. The major areas of discussion were--(1) economic feasibility analysis, (2) mechanical and structural building systems, (3) design and programing methods, (4) prefabrication and component building systems, (5) urban and regional planning, (6) computer applications to design, and (7) environmental influences on man. (TC)
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- 1968
8. The Administration of a School Construction Program.
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Silvernail, Harold E.
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This document describes necessary steps in the administration of successful school construction programs. Heavy emphasis is placed upon planning, with school planning seen as a vital part of comprehensive community planning. Advice is given on preparing a school district master plan, and ways are shown for using these planning efforts to advantage in selecting and acquiring school sites. Suggestions are made concerning enrollment projections, educational specifications, setting up individual school planning committees, the desirability of setting up a special department in charge of plant facilities, employment of architects, building specifications, and financing school construction. Finally, several typical criticisms of school construction are discussed and rebutted. A recurring theme of the document concerns the need to use specialists in every phase of the school construction program, both for assuring that facilities meet community and educational needs and as a cost saving measure. (TT)
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- 1968
9. The Utilization of Consultants for the Planning and Designing of College Science Facilities.
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Mooney, William T.
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Questions discussed are--(1) why should a consultant be hired, (2) what can the consultant do that our own staff and architect cannot do, and (3) what is an educational planning program for a college science facility? Fifteen basic steps involved in the development of the educational planning program are described which help college science faculties, administrators, and architects understand the purpose and value of an educational planning program and the role of the consultant. (HH)
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- 1967
10. 'The Schoolhouse of 1980.'
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Burr, Donald F.
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The major differences between the school of 1980 and that of today will be emphasis on individualized learning. Another trend will be the changing role of the teacher from a lecturer and verbal source of facts to a manager of the learning process and source of counseling and motivational support for students. Physical facilities will be characterized by open space planning to provide variety and flexibility in the use and size of spaces and to reduce conventional hallway space. Educational facilities of 1980 will also be made available as learning centers for people of all ages because the process of education will include learning experiences in the community. (Hard copy may reproduce poorly because of marginal legibility.) (Author/MLF)
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- 1970
11. Metrication in Architectural Practice
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Simmons, H. Leslie
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Architects favor metrication because it should unify the construction industry by eliminating a proliferation of sizes, mismatched uncoordinated products and procedures; and also because it should be economically feasible. (A paper presented at Building Research Institute conference, Washington, D.C., November 27, 1973.) (Author/MLF)
- Published
- 1974
12. Notes.
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ARCHITECTS ,BIOGRAPHIES - Abstract
This article presents information on publication of books included in this issue. Some of them are as follows: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.'s list includes, "New France and New England,' by John Fiske, the last link in the chain of his historical series down to the adoption of the Constitution; "Lee at Appomattox, and Other Papers," by Charles Francis Adams; "Charles Eliot," a biography of this lamented landscape architect, with some exemplification of his art; and "The Life of John Ruskin,' by W.G. Collingwood.
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- 1902
13. Computer aided facilities design: An international survey.
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Moore, James M.
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FACTORY design & construction ,COMPUTER-aided design ,COMPUTER-aided engineering ,COMPUTER software ,ARCHITECTS ,ENGINEERS - Abstract
A wide variety of computer programmes for solving facilities design problems have been developed. Since the arrival of programmes like CORELAP and CRAFT in the early sixties, a variety of aspects of this problem have been approached using computer technology. Engineers and architects appear to be the developers and users of most of these programmes. This paper describes the results of a survey attempting to summarize this activity both in Europe and North America where most of the work is being conducted. Computers are being used for both data reduction and graphics associated with the design of buildings which range from industrial plants to hospitals and schools. It is apparent that computers are being used as design aids although few practitioners are willing to delegate the whole job to a computer at this time. Both time shared programmes and the more conventional batch processing are summarized. Heuristics include algorithms which vary in philosophy. The advantages and limitations to construction algorithms, improvement algorithms, vector analysis and graph theory are discussed. A catalogue of these programmes including sources for further information is included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1974
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14. ONE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE ALLOCATION: AN ORDERING ALGORITHM.
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Simmons, Donald M.
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ALGORITHMS ,PROBLEM solving ,ARCHITECTS ,FLOORS ,ROOMS ,CORRIDORS - Abstract
The space-allocation problem arises when an architect tries to arrange rooms of fixed area but unspecified shape on a floor plan in such a way as to minimize a given linear combination of the distances between all pairs of rooms. In one dimension, this is the problem of ordering line segments along a simple axis or rooms along one side of a corridor. This paper devises an efficient branch-and-bound algorithm for finding the optimal ordering, and shows that the algorithm can solve one special type of facilities-to-locations assignment problem. Space allocation in two dimensions is also discussed briefly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1969
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15. Architecture.
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Haskell, Douglas
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ARCHITECTURE ,ARCHITECTS ,RENTAL housing ,CONDOMINIUMS - Abstract
What sort of a home was Karl Munichreiter, the shoe- maker of Vienna, defending when they dragged him out heavily wounded, and, wounds and all, took him to the scaffold to be hanged? Reports from the victors say that this home-assuming that be was captured in one of the workers' "strongholds" was a fort. They say that clever leaders planned them in this fashion, because the big structures dominated the industrial centers where the workers worked, and because the walls were capable of stopping rifle bullets. Yet any house in Vienna will stop bullets if built of masonry, and so will any house in America if the masonry is not just a veneer. And machine-gun emplacements in apartment houses-see the peace-time papers of Chicago or New York.
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- 1934
16. Architecture.
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CHAIRS ,ARCHITECTURE ,ARCHITECTS ,CONSTRUCTION - Abstract
Discusses the significance of chairs from the point of view of architecture. Importance of chairs as an object of visual edification and functional necessity; Architects who have expressed their fascination for chairs; Ways in which chair mimics the larger built world.
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- 1974
17. Frederick Law Olmsted: Launching the Nation.
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Fridlington, Robert
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LANDSCAPE architecture ,LANDSCAPE gardening ,LANDSCAPING industry ,ARCHITECTS ,PLANNERS - Abstract
This article presents a biography of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Olmsted is remembered today as the father of U.S. landscape architecture. Central Park in New York is probably his best-known work, but he left many monuments to his greatness as an artist. He created lovely parks in the urban jungles of cities throughout the country, he designed university campuses from Yale to Stanford and California, and he fashioned dozens of other scenic landscapes, including Capitol Hill in Washington, D. C.
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- 1966
18. Automatic Controls Go Barnstorming.
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ARCHITECTS ,ENGINEERS - Abstract
A photograph of architects and engineers viewing one of the 38 working models in Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company's traveling Parade of Progress is presented.
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- 1950
19. The architectural belief system and social behaviour.
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Lipman, Alan
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ARCHITECTS ,ARCHITECTURE ,SOCIAL sciences ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,FUNCTIONALISM (Social sciences) ,HUMAN behavior - Abstract
This article examines an aspect of the contemporary architects professional belief system and offers suggestions as to how the belief may assist practitioners to define and respond to the working situations in which they find themselves. The subject matter of this examination-flows from specific interpretation and emphasis of the overall contentions of the architectural concept of functionalism. The author attempts to describe an aspect of the architectural belief system, and to delineate some of its possible functions in assisting the profession to define its role in contemporary Western societies. For architects influencing human behavior is doing so for the betterment of the human condition; as Giedion, an historian of the modern movement, has argued, the goal is to reinstate basic human values. In aspiring to social engineering the post World War II architect is attempting to reassure himself and his public that he is concerned with social welfare.
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- 1969
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20. EDITORIAL NOTES.
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ARCHITECTS ,SURVEYS ,PUBLIC opinion ,ARCHITECTURE ,PERIODICALS - Abstract
This article presents several editorial notes, to be published in different issues between October 1915 to January 1916 of the journal "The Sociological Review." In the first the editor reports about a Civic Survey of Westminster and Chelsea in London, England, which was carried on by a group of architects and artists under the auspices of the Cities Community of the Sociological Society and the Civics Laboratory of Crosby Hall. The immediate occasion for the Westminster and Chelsea Survey was provided by the war. To meet the dislocation of the architectural profession caused by the general stoppage of building, there was organized, mainly through the efforts of the Royal Institute of British Architects, a series of civic surveys at various places throughout the country. The opening article "Nationality and Government " raises issues of the first importance. On the one side are the material forces of government-administrative officialdom, law courts, police and military and naval forces, etc. On the other are the immaterial influences that mould public sentiment and form public opinion.
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- 1915
21. Libraries for Schools and Universities. Design & Planning Series.
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Wild, Friedemann
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This document is one part of a series intended to provide modern pattern books for architects and planners in need of practical solutions to specific problems. Each volume in the series is concerned with structures built for a specific purpose and contains several dozen projects, none more than a few years old, that are good examples of such structures. This volume contains data and plans for 38 different libraries: Ten in the United States, six in Great Britain, one each in Japan and Israel, and the rest in Germany and other European countries. The types of libraries include faculty, institute, university, college, and research; and city, regional, State, and national. The author has emphasized open plan libraries; and a very large range of sizes is represented -- from libraries that require only a few staff members to those that require several hundred. This volume, like its counterparts in the series, is presented in a highly concentrated form and designates the purpose of the building, the type of construction, essential data such as area and number of employees, and all floor plans and elevation information necessary to understand the functioning of the building. A related document is EA 004 559. (Author/MLF)
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- 1972
22. The New Schools. Design & Planning Series.
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Morisseau, James J.
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This document is one part of a series intended to provide modern pattern books for architects and planners in need of practical solutions to specific problems. Each volume in the series is concerned with structures built for a specific purpose and contains several dozen projects that are good examples of such structures. This volume contains data about and plans for 65 American schools, none more than a few years old, and some still in the process of construction. The ages served by these schools range from preschool through high school. Many of the schools also make provision for adult education programs and other community uses, and there are some schools for special students. Nearly all the schools shown give evidence of the recent transformation from eggcrate school architecture to open plan, flexible design, which transformation this volume documents. No general proposals are provided, only information about actual schools designed to satisfy specific needs. Data concerning project and construction costs are also included. A related document is EA 004 554. (Author/MLF)
- Published
- 1972
23. MORRIS RIPPEL.
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WATERCOLORISTS ,ARCHITECTS ,WATERCOLOR painting ,THEMES in painting ,ART reproduction - Abstract
The article features Morris Rippel as a practicing architect and watercolor painter. He describes his subjects as often depicting familiarity and personal involvement through lifetime first hand observations, experiences and personal contacts. He provides a description of his sketching and painting of the "Questa House," while showing some reproductions of his other works such as "Winter at Trampas," "Cordova House," and "Corrales."
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- 1972
24. Bringing Shelter Up to Date: III. Why Don't We Do It?
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Haskell, Douglas
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HOUSING ,URBAN planning ,CONSTRUCTION costs ,ARCHITECTS ,ENGINEERS - Abstract
In thinking about a home, one might place on one side of the balance all the favorite desires. The average American would like his home capacious, comfortable, well serviced and in addition, how he would like to have it air-conditioned, not to say streamlined. The few people who are more subtle than the average want gardens, playgrounds for the children, security from traffic and distance from noise, and a sense of peace and ease. A home in such terms would arouse a feeling of desire all strive hard for luxuries, not necessities. Over against these desires, as the source of their satisfaction, stand the national resources, the factories, the workers, engineers, and planners who combine to make up the capacity of the plant. And in the U.S. this capacity is adequate. The housing movement began its attack on these irrelevant costs with what economies the technical ingenuity of planners and architects could devise in the field. To circumvent high land costs it devised better layouts, and against high construction costs it devised "large-scale operations."
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- 1934
25. Henry Hunter, architect (1832-1892)
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McDonald, D. I.
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- 1973
26. EDWARD M. SCHIWETZ.
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ARCHITECTS ,WATERCOLORISTS ,WATERCOLOR painting - Abstract
The article features architect Edward M. Schiwetz. He was born in Cuero, Texas in 1898 and obtained his degree in architecture from the Texas A. & M. College. Schiwetz founded the Houston, Texas office of McCann-Erickson in 1930 and was awarded with numerous prizes and awards for printmaking. Schiwetz explains his use of mixed techniques in watercolor painting which included casein, colored inks, and oil. He relates the use of transparent watercolor to emphasize dramatic effect in composition.
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- 1961
27. Australia's Own Taj Mahal.
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Hughes, Robert
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ARCHITECTURAL design ,OPERA ,ARCHITECTS ,STRUCTURAL shells ,CULTURAL history - Abstract
The article evaluates the design of a new Opera House in Australia by architect Jorn Utzon. Utzon's idea was wholly sculptural and poetic. The Opera House resembles a grand metaphor, its unfolding shells echoing the wallow of headsails on the water below, and its mat beige and glossy white tiles responding to every shade of light in the sky. In Utzon's sketch lies a direct relationship between the eminent exterior shells and the interior acoustic properties of the opera theater hall. Architect Peter Hall, an admirer of Utzon, finished the unsolved details of Utzon's glass walls and ceilings. Hall and his partners settled into a less than complete control over the building. Today, the Opera House marks a watershed in the country's cultural history and was even named as Sydney's Taj Mahal.
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- 1973
28. The Fuhrer's Master Builder.
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ARCHITECTS ,MEMOIRS - Abstract
The article offers information on Albert Speer, the personal architect of Adolf Hitler. It states that after Hitler died in the ruins of old Berlin, Germany, Speer was promoted to Minister committed to all German war industry, survived to stand trial at Nurnberg, and was imprisoned in Spandau for slave labor. Furthermore, British historian H. R. Trevor-Roper says that Speer's memoirs would be worth reading because he was the brightest among the authors and is the only man who felt guilt.
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- 1969
29. Fun on the Steeple.
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SPIRES ,CHURCH buildings ,ARCHITECTS ,SCULPTORS - Abstract
The article focuses on the reconstruction of the steeple of Eusebius Church in Arnhem, Netherlands by architect Theo Verlaan. Sculptor Hendrik Vreeling suggests that they imitate the medieval builders and carve unconventional gargoyles to surround the steeple. Verlaan agrees with Vreeling suggestion to carve cartoon characters. In response, the Netherlands Christian Women's Association of Arnhem demands town officials to defend the dignity of the steeple.
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- 1962
30. Cheops' Architect.
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ARCHITECTS ,ARCHITECTURAL design - Abstract
The article features architect Wallace K. Harrison, who is claimed to have led the construction of modern buildings valued at 700 million dollars in the past 30 years. Harrison's latest project as of September 1952 is the United Nations (UN) group of buildings including the 39-story Secretariat building and the 5-story Conference Building. A brief career history of Harrison is presented, including his profession as a junior draftsman at the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White when he was 20 years old.
- Published
- 1952
31. The New Conquest.
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PRESIDENTS ,ARCHITECTS ,PERUVIAN politics & government, 1919-1968 - Abstract
The article profiles Peruvian President Fernando Belaunde Terry. It states that studied architecture at a school in Paris, France and acquired a master's degree at the University of Texas in 1935. It mentions that Belaunde was interested in politics and decided to ran for the Chamber of Deputies in 1945. It highlights the social reforms and self-help development programs implemented by Beluande who aims to reestablish the Inca civilization which once flourished in Peru.
- Published
- 1965
32. THE MASTERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
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Richman, Robert
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ARTISTS ,SMALL art works ,ARCHITECTS ,ARCHITECTURE ,POTTERY - Abstract
Presents the leading artists of the twentieth century. Emphasis on the excellence of the execution of a work of art; Utilization of native materials among architects; Expression of respect for organic forms in architecture and pottery.
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- 1954
33. Long Night's Journey Into Day.
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Julien, Claude
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RESEARCH ,CONSUMER goods ,EDUCATIONAL technology ,ARCHITECTS ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations - Abstract
Americans faith and innovative zeal swept away all obstacles and surmounted all difficulties. The American achievement shines out for all to see, an affluent society, an unparalleled military and economic strength, a school population of 59 million in a country of 204 million, scientific research that leads the world, a technology which has succeeded in putting man on the moon, and an abundance of consumer goods, as well as of writers, poets, artists, architects. In short, U.S. is a civilization, a culture, a way of life, and a way of looking at the world and the future.
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- 1971
34. Will Success Spoil Aspen?
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rnst, P. G.
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CULTURE ,ARCHITECTS ,TREES ,WATER ,SOCIAL history - Abstract
The article presents information on social conditions at Aspen, Colorado. Strangely enough, the people of Aspen are indifferent to the beautification of the city. Not long ago, some Aspen architects decided that the planting of more trees would be a good idea. But when they approached the store and restaurant owners, only a few agreed to spend $12.50 for a tree. This seems all the more shocking because retail sales amount to $9 million a year. Despite Aspen's riches and cultural aspirations, the county library has sufficient funds to keep open only a few hours a day. And even more important there is still no adequate water-purification plant.
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- 1966
35. Windsor Restored: THE WORK OF SIR JEFFRY WYATVILLE 1824-40.
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Stroud, Dorothy
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CASTLES ,ARCHITECTS ,GOTHIC architecture ,CONSERVATION & restoration - Abstract
The article discusses the work of architect Sir Jeffry Wyatville to restore England's Windsor Castle between 1824 and 1840. It notes that he was commissioned following a competition held by British King George IV and continued work under monarchs King William IV and Queen Victoria. The author comments on the construction and renovation of various towers and considers Gothic elements of Wyatville's designs. Other topics explored include Wyatville's knighthood and financial aspects of the renovations.
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- 1953
36. Why Name of "Starrett" Stands for Big Construction.
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Foster, O. D.
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EXECUTIVES ,CAREER development ,CONSTRUCTION industry ,SOCIAL background ,ARCHITECTS ,BUSINESS success ,BUSINESS partnerships - Abstract
The article features construction industry executive William Aiken Starrett. Topics discussed include a background on his career and achievements in the construction industry as of November 25, 1922, his family background and how he started as an apprentice architect. Also mentioned are his comments about his early life and his recollection of the people who helped him succeed in the construction industry and his partnership with his brother Theodore.
- Published
- 1922
37. Planning for a hundred tomorrows.
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ARCHITECTS ,URBAN planning ,NATIONAL parks & reserves - Abstract
The article features William L. Pereira, prize-winning architect from Southern California who specializes in master planning. The biggest projects he has underway in the state are Irvine Ranch, Santa Catalina Island and Mountain Park. Pereira looks into the past to aid in his planning. He studied universities and university towns developed in the past before designing the University of California at Irvine. He has also visited cities and island communities before starting to master-plan Santa Catalina Island.
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- 1964
38. Architecture.
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McQuade, Walter
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ARCHITECTURE ,ARCHITECTS ,URBAN planners ,ARTISTS - Abstract
Chicago, Illinois has long been a more vivid city architecturally than New York. There is even a heritage of architectural heroes there. One was Uncle Thin Burnham, who said, "make no little plans," and who, himself, made some grand ones. Another was Louis Sullivan, probably still America's greatest artist in architecture, whose Chicago business buildings, among them the Carson Pine Scott department store in the Loop, Chicago, are in their way as deep and unknowable as Greek temple ruins. There are a number of other Chicago architects, who became great characters in their community, and whose buildings did so as well.
- Published
- 1962
39. The Shelton.
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Chappel, George S.
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ARCHITECTURAL design ,HOTEL design & construction ,ARCHITECTS ,DWELLINGS ,ARTISTS & architects - Abstract
Describes the design and construction of the Shelton, a hotel, by architect Arthur Loomis Harmon in New York City. Architectural skill of Harmon; View that organizers of Shelton have taken a step forward in this new residence for men; Comments on the architectural developments in the City; Argument pertaining to the plan problems of the New York architect; Opinion that Harmon has skillfully adapted himself to the modern mandates, disposing the masses of his building with a fine sense of symmetry and simplicity.
- Published
- 1924
40. Pan Am's Glass House.
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Von Eckardt, Wolf
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ARCHITECTURAL design ,BUILDINGS ,ARCHITECTS ,CONSULTING firms ,REAL property ,ARCHITECTURAL designs - Abstract
Focuses on the architectural design of the building of Pan Am Corp. in New York City. Information about the actual working population at the building; Reasons for the criticism of the building by several planners and architects; Description of structure of the building; Information about surrounding areas of the building; Information about consultants and architects of the building; Comment on the people who make investments in real estate.
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- 1962
41. Indicative Portraits.
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Young, Stark
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CHARACTER ,PERSONALITY ,ARCHITECTS ,INDUSTRIALIZATION ,ECONOMIC development ,RICH people - Abstract
Describes the persons met by the author in Italy. Characteristics of the Boston architect; Disapproval of the architect about the trends in the country; Objection of the architect to industrialization; Personality of the rich person met by the author on the boat; Letters of introduction in Italian society received by the rich person; Description of the lady waiting for the car; Flourishes in the country.
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- 1931
42. Architecture.
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Haskell, Douglas
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HOUSING ,DOMESTIC architecture ,INVESTORS ,ARCHITECTS - Abstract
The article discusses about housing projects in Germany. Architectural methods used were the most comprehensive and direct. For five years one man of immense vigor, Ernst May, was virtually the dictator. In those five years "New Mayland" came to encompass some 15,000 houses, meant to represent the best that the twentieth century can do for the average man. The person who knows what sort of house is most practical for living in is not the speculator or the financier but the architect. The visitor to most recent developments finds houses not in squares but in long straight continuous rows, facing not one another but all same way, with wide garden spaces between, the rows at right angles instead of parallel to all but a very few streets.
- Published
- 1932
43. Punk in the Avenue Gabriel.
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Young, Stark
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ARCHITECTS ,ARCHITECTURE ,ROMANTICISM in art ,EMBASSIES ,OFFICE buildings - Abstract
Presents information about an architect who does not have any sound idea about architectural designs. Criticism of the U.S. embassy's architecture in Paris, France by the architect; Exploitation of art critics by the journalistic system under which they work; Criticism of the American Government Office Building located in Avenue Gabriel; Glimpses of romantic architecture that can be found on the third floor of the building.
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- 1933
44. "Tomorrow's Small House".
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Haskell, Douglas
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ARCHITECTURE ,MUSEUMS ,PERIODICAL circulation ,ARCHITECTS ,MODERN art - Abstract
Modern architecture has acquired some powerful new friends, the mass-circulation magazines. They realize that they have hold of something good and are outdoing themselves to put it over in their own lavish way. From among the countless plans, models, and color reproductions through which this purpose is being accomplished, the most convenient to study are those produced through the collaboration of the "Ladies' Home Journal," with the Museum of Modern Art and with an imposing list of modern architects. Here the artwork at least, leaves nothing to be desired in its vivid and charming faithfulness.
- Published
- 1945
45. CHAPTER VII: THE EVENTS OF EIGHTEEN DAYS.
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Hardy, Thomas
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JOB advertising ,NEWSPAPER advertising ,ARCHITECTS - Abstract
Chapter 7 of the book "Desperate Remedies," by Thomas Hardy is presented. It explores the conversation of Cytherea and Miss Aldclyffe on Owen regarding his profession as an architect and a Surveyors's draughtsman; and Strooden, the mechanic was asked on the costs and conversion of an Old House to a residence. It highlights the hiring advertisement of a Land Steward in the newspapers, Field and Builder.
- Published
- 1889
46. Materialised Utopia Lef, Vol I.
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Arvatov, Boris
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ARCHITECTS ,ENGINEERING ,CONSTRUCTIVISM (Art) ,RUSSIAN art - Abstract
This article considers Russian architect Anton Lavinsky's project as conservatism. It maintains that the project, using engineering in its future dynamics, engineering as a universal method, engineering released from beneath the moulds of art and subordinated only to the law of socio-technical expediency, strikes at both the artist and the engineer. It defines constructivism as a situation wherein an artist set using his material and regarded it only as a means of creating an impression. It explores the category of utopia that Lavinsky's project belongs to.
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- 1971
47. Artists, architects, and engineers--three contrasting modes of visual experience and their psychological correlates.
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Holtzman, Wayne H., Swartz, Jon D., Thorpe, Joseph S., Holtzman, W H, Swartz, J D, and Thorpe, J S
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PSYCHOLOGICAL tests ,HOLTZMAN inkblot technique ,ARCHITECTS ,ENGINEERING ,ARTISTS ,AUTOKINESIS - Abstract
The article focuses on the psychological correlates of Holtzman Inkblot Technique scores via use of various psychiatric groups. In the present study, over a period of five years, 31 architects, 28 artists, and 26 engineers, a total of 85 outstanding individuals in their respective fields, were studied intensively with a psychological test battery consisting of the Holtzman Inkblot Technique, Time Estimation measures, the Stroop Color-Word Test, the Embedded Figures Test, the Autokinetic Effect, Byrne's Repression-Sensitization Inventory, the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, and the Welsh Figure Preference Test. Each subject in the study was chosen by a panel of faculty members as the most outstanding advanced students in nonrepresentational abstract art, architecture, and engineering drawing. Highly significant differences were found between the three groups for a number of variables that had been predicted on the basis of previous research and theoretical considerations. These results served to validate the meaning of the perception variables while also giving additional insight into the differences between these three contrasting modes of visual experience as exemplified by the three occupational groups.
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- 1971
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48. ECOLOGY, FRAMEWORK FOR CITY PLANNING.
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Demerath, N. J.
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URBAN planning ,SOCIOLOGISTS ,URBAN planners ,ARCHITECTS ,URBAN growth - Abstract
The article discusses the role of social scientists along with the architects in city planning in the United States. The nature of modern city planning and, correspondingly, the problems, which may properly concern the sociologist, are suggested in the terms comprehensive planning and progressive planning. The sociologist cannot fail to be impressed with the range of empirical problems he shares with the planner which, recast in theoretical frame, relate themselves to various lines of scientific research. According to the planners the effectiveness of city planning will depend in large part on the social scientists' ability to devise principles of urban form and function, and to assist in drafting plans and action programs based on these principles. Unfortunately, urban ecology has not yet realized its sociological potentials. The requirements of the community as a real social system should be embodied in city plans, which, accordingly, become as a rule regional or metropolitan plans.
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- 1947
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49. Mass Housing and the Reformer's Myth.
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Dennis, Norman
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HOUSING laws ,GOVERNMENT securities ,SOCIAL planning ,SOCIAL policy ,COMMUNITY development ,PLANNING ,ARCHITECTS ,URBAN planners ,ECONOMIC security ,HOUSE buying ,HOUSE selling - Abstract
The article discusses several myths on planner's responsibility. A planner is a political animal and their task is to provide dwellings for families which depend on a weekly wage or minimum social security benefits. According to French sociologist Sorel, it is just a myth. The myths of the reformers have fulfilled an indispensable function and for immigrants and others in some of the great cities whose housing problems still loom large, their robust inspiration may continue to be required. The task of a planner is to ensure that the one he designs is capable of asserting its unchallengeable superiority over what it replaces. Planners perhaps more than others have been attracted by visions of future, and they have in the past embraced with enthusiasm the advice to make no small plans.
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- 1969
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50. The Office of Works and Building Contracts in Early Nineteenth-Century England.
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Port, M. H.
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CONSTRUCTION contracts ,CONSTRUCTION ,ARCHITECTS ,CONTRACTING out - Abstract
The article focuses on the system of contracting in gross for buildings in England. Between the years 1800 and 1830 there was much contention about the best mode of contracting for a building. The subject came under discussion in Parliament, and was a topic of inquiry by official committees. Limited competition among chosen tradesmen was a safeguard against this danger, and in the 1820's it was employed by the Office of Works for all new building. Fears that a contractor would lose by his contract, or hopes that he would enrich himself, largely derived from the architect's lack of care in drawing up his specification and supervising the work. It might seem that these difficulties could be overcome when drawing up the contract by the architect's specifying the mode of measuring to be followed. But it has been seen that contracts in gross might give rise to disputes if extras and alterations were undertaken. Thus by the 'sixties when the Royal Institute of British Architects set up a committee on professional practice, there was general agreement that the system of measurement and a schedule of prices only led to disputes, and in many cases to frauds, and the best and most economical course for the Government was by contract in the gross.
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- 1967
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