JUNE 1941...JUNE 1941 HOUSES IN BELMONT, MASS. 382 Five owners ask Architect Cari K och for five modern h ouses on a hill site near Boston. LONGFELLOW BUILDING Architect Lescaze's

JUNE 1941 HOUSES IN BELMONT, MASS. 382 Five owners as k Architect C a ri K oc h fo r fiv e modern h ou ses on a h ill s i te near Boston.

LONGFELLOW BUILDING Arch itect Lesca ze ' s office bu ilçJ.ing m a kes the first b i g den t i n Washington eclecticism .

MINNESOTA HEAL Tlf C ENTER A flexible, and distinctly contemporary building for a Un i vers ity campus.

PRODUCTS & PRACTICE Fluorescent Lamps: a discussion of the merits and de­merits of inca ndescent ' s new and highly successful com­petitor ... operating principle ... color quality (white) . . . colored lamps . . . stroboscopic effect ... a ux iliar ies.

HOUSES More case histories in the small house series . . . lnterior­exterior photographs .. . floor plans .. . crit ica'! comment .. . cost data ... construction outlines.

BUILDING FOR DEFENSE Hea dway and headaches : briefs of newsworthy develop­ments of the month . .. The Dym a xion Deployment Unit: lnventor Buckminster Fuller turns a grain bin into a $1,000 demountable house for Defense purposes ... In ­dustr iai Tape Corp. factory goes Modern at New Bruns­wick, N. J.-another defense industriai building case history ... Radford , Va., powder :>lant: unusual buildings for unusual pu r poses on a 4,400-acre site.

TIFFANY & CO. New York City ' s oldest and most conservative jeweler gets a new Fifth Avenue home. Critique by Dean Joseph H udnut of Harvard.

BUILDING MO·NEY The Camden Pian: i t combines the a dva ntages of renting and buying for Federa i defensè housing projects , may mean a revolution in priva te home financing fields .. • Ten modern houses in th a t hot - bed of tradition, Cape Cod-a ll are occupied . . . Urban R edevelopment Corp. Law: New York State opens the slum clearance door to private enterprise .. . Walshcrete: a new form of con­crete with m a ny advantageous qualities is developed from a waste product . .. Building trends and statistics.

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BOOKS 34 Selected writings of Fra nk Lloyd Wright .. . School an­nu a ! .. . Bern a rd Collect i on ... ln ce ndiaries.

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V OLUME 74-NUM BER SIX

The advertising pages of THE ARCHITECTURAL FORUM have become the recognized market piace for architects and ali others engaged in building. Each month these pages offer the most complete guide to materials, equipment and services to be found in any magazine. A house or a ny other building could be built completely of products advertised in THE FORUM. While it is not possible for a magazine to certify buildipg products, it is possible to open its pages only to those manufacturers whose reputation merits confidence. This THK FORUM does.

Alberene Stone Corporation of Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Aluminum Company of America ......... ..... . .. . 28, 29 American Air Filter Co., lnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 American Brass Company, The . .. ... . .... .. ...... .. . 107 American Lumber & Treating Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 American Rolling Mill Company, The .... .. ...... . . .. 73 Anaconda Wire & Cable Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Anchor Post Fence Company ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Arco Company, The .... ~ .. ... ..... .. .. .... ....... 82 Armstrong Cork Company .... . .... .. .. .. ... .. opp. P• 57 Artek-Pascoe lnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Auditorium Conditioning Corporation .... . . .. ..... 46, 4 7 Auer Register Company, The ........................ 108

Barrett Company, The ........................... . 85 Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., lnc:; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Borg-Warner Corporation ... :: . . .. . ... . . .......... . 23

(lngersoll Steel & Disc Division) Bruce Co., E. L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Burnham Boiler Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Byers, A. M. Company ....... ; ... . .. ..... ...... .. .. 13

California Redwood Association . .... .. ... ..... ... .. 64 Carey, Philip Company, The .................. . ..... 109 Carnegie-lllinois Steel Corporation .. . ............... 100

(United States Steel Corporation Subsidiary) Carrier Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Case & Son, W. A. Manufacturing Co .... .. .......... . 108 Ceco Steel Products Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Celotex Corporation, The .. .. . .. ..... ....... ... Cover II Church, C. F., Mfg. Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Columbia Steel Company . ............... .. ....... . 100

(United States Steel Corporation Subsidiary) Congoleum-Nairn, lnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Covert Co., H. W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Curtis Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Detroit Steel Products Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Donley Bros. Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Douglas Fir Plywood Associatimi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Du Pont, E. I. De Nemours & Co., lnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

(Grasselli Chcmicals Department)

Eagle-Picher Lead Company, The ... . . .... ...... . .. 86 Edison Generai Electric Appliance Co., lnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Electro Metallurgica! Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Eljer Co •..... . .. . .. .. ........... ... ........ .. ... 54

F ederal-American Cement Tile Co. . ... . . . ..... -. . . . . . 9 Fleur-0-Lier Manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Flintkote Company, The ..... .. ....... .. ........... 41 Fo_rJ?Ìc:' lns?-l~~ion Company, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Frigidaire Divtswn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

(Generai Motors Sales Corp.)

Generai Electric Company . ...... . . . .... ...... . 49, 101 Generai Motors Sales Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

(Frigidaire Division) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, The . .. .. ........ . 35 Grasselli Chemicals Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

(E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., lnc.) Grinnell Company, lnc ....... .... ......... ........ . 114

H allenscheid & McDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Haskelite Manufacturing Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Hendrick Manufacturing Co ....... . ........... . .... 106 Henry Furpace & Foundry Company, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Hope's Windows, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

J ngersoll Steel & Disc Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 (Borg-Warner Corporation)

lnsulite Company, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

J enkins Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Johns-Manville ... ... ........ . ............. 7, 104, 105 Johnson, S. T. Co ... . . . . .. . ............. ... . ...... 106

Keasbey & Mattison Company ................ opp. p. 56 Kennedy, David E., lnc • ......... . ... .. . .. ... ..... . 25 Kewanee Boiler Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Kimberly-Clark Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Kinetic Chemicals, lnc .. .. ...... .. .. . ... : .......... 102

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Kohler Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Koppen Company .... . . . ~ · ............. . ..... . ... 24

Louisville Cement Co •..................... . .. . ... 18

M artin-Parry Corporation . .. . . ................... 113 Masonite Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Medusa Portland Cement Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Mengel Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . 89 M~sk-:r Br?s· . . : ... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31· Miamt Cabinet Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

(The Philip Carey Company) Miller Company, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Modine Manufacturing Company ... . ............. . .. 103 Mullins Mfg. Corp • ..•............ ........ ........ 110

(Youngstown Pressed Steel Division)

National Door Manufacturers' Association ............ 86 National Gypsum Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 National Lead Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association, The . . . . . . . . . 72 Norton Lasier Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

O verhead Door Corporation .... ... ... . ....... Cover IV Owens-lllinois Glass Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Pacific Steel Boilers ............................. 44 (Division of United States Radiator Corporation)

Paine Lumber Company, Ltd .... · ................. 16, 17 Parker Rust-Proof Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Pecora Paint Company, lnc •...... .. ... . ... .. ........ 88 Penberthy lnjector Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Philco Radio & Television Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company .......... .. .... .. 71, III Ponderosa Pine Woodwork . ...... ... ..... .... . .. .. . 75 Portland Cement Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

RCA Manufacturing Co., lnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Red Cedar Shingle Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Republic Steel Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Richmond Screw Anchor Company, lnc ...... . .... . . . . 84 Ric-Wil Co., The ........ . .. ... . .................. 106 Rowe Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Ruberoid Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

S amson Cordage Works ...... .... . ... ............ 106 Shellac lnformation Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Sisalkraft Company, The .......................... l 08 Sonneborn Sons lnc., L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Stanley Works, The .................... . ......... 74 Stewart lron W orks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Surface Combustion Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

T ennessee Coal, lron & Railroad Company .. .. ....... 100 (United States Steel Corporation Subsidiary)

Tile Manufacturers Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Tile-Tex Company, The .... . ........... .. ... .' .. . ... 68 · Timber Engineering Company . .. .. .. ............ .. . 110 Trinity Portland Cement Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Truscon Steel Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cover III

U nion Carbide and Carbon Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 United States Plywood Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 United States Radiator Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

(Pacific Steel Boilers Division) United States Rubber Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 United States Steel Corporation . ... . .. .. .... . .. . . ... 100

V an Range, John, Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Victor Electric Products, lnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

W eis, Henry Mfg. Co., lnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co •... .. ... 83, 93 W eyerhaeuser Sal es Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Wheeling Corrugating Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Wood Conversion Company ....................... . 91

Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Y ork Ice Machinery Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Young Radiator Company ..... ........ .. ....... . .. . 64 Y oungstown Pressed Steel Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Il O

(Mullins Mfg. Corp.)

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