THE
AMERICAN ARCHITECT
FOUNDED 1876
FITTING A HOUSE TO ITS SITE
By Henry E. Wichers, Department of Architecture, Kansas State Agricultural College
It is seldom difficult to distinguish between an elm tree and an oak even at a distance. The distinction is so marked that it can be easily seen by a careless observer. It is also easy for the trained observer to distinguish between the various species of elm trees and oak trees. Further, the trained observer
knows there are no two trees of the same species that will be exactly alike. He knows that surrounding conditions have shaped the tree, even to the size of the leaves and the shape of the trunk, to fit it to the environment. Each tree, then, is individual and its individuality is brought about by surrounding
A HOUSE IN KANSAS CITY, MO. — E. W. TANNER, ARCHITECT
ROOFS THAT RECALL THE LINES OF THE SLOPE, AND MASSIVE, TALL CHIMNEYS DO WELL AT THE TOP OF A HILL
Copyright, 1928, The Architectural & Building Press, Inc.
AMERICAN ARCHITECT
FOUNDED 1876
FITTING A HOUSE TO ITS SITE
By Henry E. Wichers, Department of Architecture, Kansas State Agricultural College
It is seldom difficult to distinguish between an elm tree and an oak even at a distance. The distinction is so marked that it can be easily seen by a careless observer. It is also easy for the trained observer to distinguish between the various species of elm trees and oak trees. Further, the trained observer
knows there are no two trees of the same species that will be exactly alike. He knows that surrounding conditions have shaped the tree, even to the size of the leaves and the shape of the trunk, to fit it to the environment. Each tree, then, is individual and its individuality is brought about by surrounding
A HOUSE IN KANSAS CITY, MO. — E. W. TANNER, ARCHITECT
ROOFS THAT RECALL THE LINES OF THE SLOPE, AND MASSIVE, TALL CHIMNEYS DO WELL AT THE TOP OF A HILL
Copyright, 1928, The Architectural & Building Press, Inc.