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Acoustics is an interesting subject that has received much attention in recent years, particularly in connection with the design of auditoriums. This journal has consistently published all worth while literature on the subject that has come to the attention of its editors. In the current issue there will be found another paper on the subject that treats the problem from a somewhat different angle than heretofore. It is entitled “The Effect of the Acoustics of an Auditorium on the Interpretation of Speech. ” The author, Mr. E. C. Wente, is a member of the technical staff of the Bell Telephone Laboratories. The Bell Telephone Company through its laboratory conducts progressive research in the field of speech transmission that has been productive of many improvements in what has become a highly important development throughout the world. Mr. Wente’s article is published by permission of Mr. John Mills, Director of Publication of this Laboratory.
Among other developments in architectural education in America, one that portends much for the future, is The Foundation for Architecture and Landscape Architecture at Lake Forest, Ill. Whether this will become an institution similar to the American Academy in Rome, or one of several units that may be established in centers throughout the United States in the future is now unknown. The idea is sound and has been fostered in all earnestness. In recognition of the efforts of Mr. Walter S. Brewster, President of the Foundation, the American Institute of Architects at its sixty-first annual convention held in St. Louis, Mo., elected him an
honorary member. This issue of The AMERICAN ARCHITECT contains among other features a description of the work and aims of the Foundation for Architecture and Landscape Architecture. The illustrations are taken from the sketch book of Franklin Scott, the first holder of the European Fellowship awarded by the Foundation, and from the work of other students.
Color promises to play an important part in the design of our buildings in the future. The use of color in this way is not new and we believe that
we state the case correctly by terming this era the American Renaissance. The article by Harold Field Kellogg descriptive of the Public Service Building in Boston will, for this reason, be found of more than passing interest. Mr. Kellogg describes in an intimate manner the methods presented in the design of the Public Service Building and the practical handling of the problem during construction. The building is now under construction and will be fully illustrated after its completion.
This is the season when interest in country clubs is at its peak. In this issue, under the Department of Interior Architecture, is an article on the design of country clubs, illustrated with plans and photographs of both the exterior and interior of the Elizabeth Town and Country Club, at Elizabeth, N. J., designed by C. C. Wendehack. Mr. Wendehack has an international reputation as a designer of country clubs. He is responsible for many of the finest clubs in this section of the country. The Elizabeth Town and Country Club presents its greatest appeal, perhaps, in its simple treatment. The design shows influence of the Colonial style, and yet old-time ideas have been adapted to meet modern requirements in such a way that the result is original and characteristic of today.
In the days of the craftsman, the designer, who often was the craftsman himself, was sure that his ideas would be accurately realized in the finished work. In these days, when we deal with workmen rather than with craftsmen, it is often necessary that the architect actually show the mechanic how a thing is done in order to attain a certain result. Thus, it stands to reason that the architect should be a student in craftsmanship. To this end, there will appear in THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT from time to time articles intended to enlighten the reader on certain phases of craftsmanship. One article to appear in an early issue will be devoted to the application of plastic paint to attain textured walls; another will treat of the development of stained glass windows, illustrating in detail the various progressive steps by which a problem in stained glass is brought to a successful conclusion.
Acoustics is an interesting subject that has received much attention in recent years, particularly in connection with the design of auditoriums. This journal has consistently published all worth while literature on the subject that has come to the attention of its editors. In the current issue there will be found another paper on the subject that treats the problem from a somewhat different angle than heretofore. It is entitled “The Effect of the Acoustics of an Auditorium on the Interpretation of Speech. ” The author, Mr. E. C. Wente, is a member of the technical staff of the Bell Telephone Laboratories. The Bell Telephone Company through its laboratory conducts progressive research in the field of speech transmission that has been productive of many improvements in what has become a highly important development throughout the world. Mr. Wente’s article is published by permission of Mr. John Mills, Director of Publication of this Laboratory.
Among other developments in architectural education in America, one that portends much for the future, is The Foundation for Architecture and Landscape Architecture at Lake Forest, Ill. Whether this will become an institution similar to the American Academy in Rome, or one of several units that may be established in centers throughout the United States in the future is now unknown. The idea is sound and has been fostered in all earnestness. In recognition of the efforts of Mr. Walter S. Brewster, President of the Foundation, the American Institute of Architects at its sixty-first annual convention held in St. Louis, Mo., elected him an
honorary member. This issue of The AMERICAN ARCHITECT contains among other features a description of the work and aims of the Foundation for Architecture and Landscape Architecture. The illustrations are taken from the sketch book of Franklin Scott, the first holder of the European Fellowship awarded by the Foundation, and from the work of other students.
Color promises to play an important part in the design of our buildings in the future. The use of color in this way is not new and we believe that
we state the case correctly by terming this era the American Renaissance. The article by Harold Field Kellogg descriptive of the Public Service Building in Boston will, for this reason, be found of more than passing interest. Mr. Kellogg describes in an intimate manner the methods presented in the design of the Public Service Building and the practical handling of the problem during construction. The building is now under construction and will be fully illustrated after its completion.
This is the season when interest in country clubs is at its peak. In this issue, under the Department of Interior Architecture, is an article on the design of country clubs, illustrated with plans and photographs of both the exterior and interior of the Elizabeth Town and Country Club, at Elizabeth, N. J., designed by C. C. Wendehack. Mr. Wendehack has an international reputation as a designer of country clubs. He is responsible for many of the finest clubs in this section of the country. The Elizabeth Town and Country Club presents its greatest appeal, perhaps, in its simple treatment. The design shows influence of the Colonial style, and yet old-time ideas have been adapted to meet modern requirements in such a way that the result is original and characteristic of today.
In the days of the craftsman, the designer, who often was the craftsman himself, was sure that his ideas would be accurately realized in the finished work. In these days, when we deal with workmen rather than with craftsmen, it is often necessary that the architect actually show the mechanic how a thing is done in order to attain a certain result. Thus, it stands to reason that the architect should be a student in craftsmanship. To this end, there will appear in THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT from time to time articles intended to enlighten the reader on certain phases of craftsmanship. One article to appear in an early issue will be devoted to the application of plastic paint to attain textured walls; another will treat of the development of stained glass windows, illustrating in detail the various progressive steps by which a problem in stained glass is brought to a successful conclusion.