SOCIETIES
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
The American Society of Landscape Architects held its annual meeting and dinner, January 8, in the rooms of the Transportation Club, Hotel Manhattan. William C. Barry, the Rochester horticulturist, was the guest of honor, and addressed the society on the growth and care of shrubbery and plants in public parks and gardens.
An attempt to give an impetus to the art of landscape gardening will be made soon by the publication of several foreign books dealing with the art as it existed in Europe a century ago. The first to be published are Humphrey Repton’s “Art of Landscape Gardening;” Thomas Whately’s Theory -£md Practice of Landscape Gardening,” edited by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., and the work of Fiirst Piickler von Muskau, on his own park in Germany, edited and translated by Samuel Parsons, Jr., landscape architect of the Department of Public Parks of New York.
These are all old works and for many years out of print. They will probably appear in May.
The present officers of the society were re-elected.
PERSONAL MENTION
Columbus, 0.—Mr. J. E. McCarty, of the firm of Richards, McCarty & Bulford, architects, sailed for Europe on Sunday, January 6.
A new architectural firm will begin business January I. O. D. Howard, C. L. Inscho and P. J. Merriam will be located in new offices now being fitted up in the Capital Trust Building. Mr. Howard is a graduate of the school of architecture at the Ohio State University, class of ’91, since which time he has been engaged in the office of W. T. Mills, architect. Mr. Inscho also has been connected with Mr. Mills. He is instructor in architectural draughting now for the Y. M. C. A. class. Mr. Merriam has been engaged for himself at Saginaw, Mich., for four years.
The preparation of plans for beautifying Columbus is to be in charge of four architects—Austin W. Lord, New York; Chas. Mulford Robinson, Rochester; Albert Kelsey, Philadelphia, and Charles N. Lowrie, New York. H. A. MacNeil, sculptor, of New York, is to work with them. The choice of these men has been made by the Park and Boulevard Commission, George W. Lattimer, president, and the Board of
cial appointments will be made as soon as Service has ratified the selection. The offithe law department passes upon the contract to be drawn up. The board has $5,000 for expenses in connection with the preparation of the park and boulevard plans.
Paterson, N. J.—Mr. William S. Ackerman, architect, has started suit against the Citizen’s Trust Company to recover $3,- 448.06 which he claims is due him for drawing the plans and specifications and superintending the work of erecting the bank building at the corner of Union and Market Streets. The plaintiff in his declaration sets forth that his commission amounted to $8,598.06, and he was paid on account $5,- 550, but has never received the balance.
Pekin, China.—The first foreign public government building in China is to be erected in Pekin and is made from plans by Prof. Charles Davis Jameson. The palace will be 220 feet long and 120 feet deep. The two stories will contain 32 offices and a banquet hall that will seat about 150 people. There will be detached quarters for 60 servants and writers, and stables for 30 horses. The building will cost $350,000 and will be of brick, stone and cement. It
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
The American Society of Landscape Architects held its annual meeting and dinner, January 8, in the rooms of the Transportation Club, Hotel Manhattan. William C. Barry, the Rochester horticulturist, was the guest of honor, and addressed the society on the growth and care of shrubbery and plants in public parks and gardens.
An attempt to give an impetus to the art of landscape gardening will be made soon by the publication of several foreign books dealing with the art as it existed in Europe a century ago. The first to be published are Humphrey Repton’s “Art of Landscape Gardening;” Thomas Whately’s Theory -£md Practice of Landscape Gardening,” edited by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., and the work of Fiirst Piickler von Muskau, on his own park in Germany, edited and translated by Samuel Parsons, Jr., landscape architect of the Department of Public Parks of New York.
These are all old works and for many years out of print. They will probably appear in May.
The present officers of the society were re-elected.
PERSONAL MENTION
Columbus, 0.—Mr. J. E. McCarty, of the firm of Richards, McCarty & Bulford, architects, sailed for Europe on Sunday, January 6.
A new architectural firm will begin business January I. O. D. Howard, C. L. Inscho and P. J. Merriam will be located in new offices now being fitted up in the Capital Trust Building. Mr. Howard is a graduate of the school of architecture at the Ohio State University, class of ’91, since which time he has been engaged in the office of W. T. Mills, architect. Mr. Inscho also has been connected with Mr. Mills. He is instructor in architectural draughting now for the Y. M. C. A. class. Mr. Merriam has been engaged for himself at Saginaw, Mich., for four years.
The preparation of plans for beautifying Columbus is to be in charge of four architects—Austin W. Lord, New York; Chas. Mulford Robinson, Rochester; Albert Kelsey, Philadelphia, and Charles N. Lowrie, New York. H. A. MacNeil, sculptor, of New York, is to work with them. The choice of these men has been made by the Park and Boulevard Commission, George W. Lattimer, president, and the Board of
cial appointments will be made as soon as Service has ratified the selection. The offithe law department passes upon the contract to be drawn up. The board has $5,000 for expenses in connection with the preparation of the park and boulevard plans.
Paterson, N. J.—Mr. William S. Ackerman, architect, has started suit against the Citizen’s Trust Company to recover $3,- 448.06 which he claims is due him for drawing the plans and specifications and superintending the work of erecting the bank building at the corner of Union and Market Streets. The plaintiff in his declaration sets forth that his commission amounted to $8,598.06, and he was paid on account $5,- 550, but has never received the balance.
Pekin, China.—The first foreign public government building in China is to be erected in Pekin and is made from plans by Prof. Charles Davis Jameson. The palace will be 220 feet long and 120 feet deep. The two stories will contain 32 offices and a banquet hall that will seat about 150 people. There will be detached quarters for 60 servants and writers, and stables for 30 horses. The building will cost $350,000 and will be of brick, stone and cement. It
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IS AT YOUR DISPOSAL. 227-220 Fulton St., NewYorR
“Norman Monuments of Palermo”
BY ARNE DBHLI.
Illustrated with 50 Plates, I3 xi7£ .
Price, bound, $10.00. Unbound, $9.00.
The American Architect, Publishers.