Achetez cet articleProgressive architecture, feb. 1967 (contents: editorial p/ a's editor discusses the problem of self-promotion with respect to publication in the architectural press. commentary and analysislocus for gown, focus for town: the kline science center yale...)

Progressive architecture, feb. 1967 (contents: editorial p/ a's editor discusses the problem of self-promotion with respect to publication in the architectural press. commentary and analysislocus for gown, focus for town: the kline science center yale...) par Collectif

Reinhold Pub. Corp.. 1967. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 218 pages. Illustré de très nombreuses photos en noir et blanc et en couleur, et de nombreux plans en noir et blanc.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

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Contents: EDITORIAL P/ A's Editor discusses the problem of self-promotion with respect to publication in the architectural press. COMMENTARY AND ANALYSISLOCUS FOR GOWN, FOCUS FOR TOWN: The Kline Science Center at Yale has become a focal point of the New Haven cityscape. Presentation includes a description of the structural and mechanical systems of the Biology Tower, plus reactions of several local architects and critics. PHILIP JOHNSON AND RICHARD FOSTER, ARCHITECTS.WHAT MAKES "THE BEST MUSEUM IN THE WORLD"? Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology provides an object lesson in the design and planning of this building type. PEDRO RAMIREZ VAZQUEZ, RAFAEL MIJARES A., AND JORGE CAMPUZANO F., ARCHITECTS. IT MAY NOT BE MUCH, BUT TO MANY IT'S HOME: New headquarters for World-Wide Volkswagen is an unassuming but economical and functional design. KATZ, WAISMAN, WEBER, STRAUSS, ARCHITECTS.COLGATE: CREATIVE ARTS CENTER: New arts center, with unpredictable and surprising interior spaces, gets enthusiastic response from faculty and students. PAUL RUDOLPH, ARCHITECT. INTERIOR DESIGNHOW MANY DETAILS DO YOU NEED FOR AN OFFICE DESIGN? Manhattan offices of a firm devoted to wood products is designed to express potentials of its products. ON THE JOB DON'T GET BURNED BY FIREPROOF-WOOD DETAILING: The nature and requirements of fireproof wood construction, including some do's and don'ts of construction procedures. MATERIALS AND METHODS AN OLD SCHOOL TRIES A NEW TECHNIQUE: A look at the Structures Workshop of the Harvard Graduate School of Design - what makes it successful and respected in educational circles. INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING: QUALITY DEMANDS PARTICIPATION: A plea to architects to adapt their practice to industrialized building or else face the prospect of monotonous prefab buildings. BRICK TURBINE HOUSE BLENDS WITH BOISE SKY : Description and detailed construction drawings of a bric k, circular turbine house in the Midwest. P/A NEWS REPORT Gold medal for Harrison... Noise: The Environmental Insult . . . Lyndon takes chairmanship at MIT... Albuquerque renewal faces political hurdle... FLIW-designed building for Marin County... Washington/Financial... Products... Data.P/A OBSERVER BREAKTHROUGH ON THE RIVER: "Waterside" a laudable proposal to make creative use of the New York waterfront, will consist of apartment towers and townhouses of mixed economic tenancy, to be constructed on concrete platforms extending over the East River. JEWEL OF A SETTING: A colorful and imaginative small-scale interior for a jewelers' center in Los Angeles. CAMDEN CORRIDOR CONCEPT: Urban renewal project for Camden, N.J., proposes relocation of railroad facilities to create mile-long corridor of land between Delaware Riverfront and a proposed elevated North-South Freeway. GOOD AS GOLD: An exhibition of Colombia's Pre-Hispanic gold art in New York City is housed in an extremely sympathetic and flexible exhibition system. MIXED MEDIA (PLUS CARS) ON LAKE ST. CLAIR: Proposed for the Gold Coastline of Lake St. Clair is a peninsular development on filled land that features residential structures of mixed varieties.» POOLING HIS TALENTS: Yukihisa Isobe, a Japanese artist interested in the use of "ready-made" materials, has emphasized color and sculptural form to give a sense of playfulness to the Yokahama Pool Center. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CRITIQUE William J. McGuinness describes pumps that can maintain water pressure in tall buildings without rooftop water tanks. SPECIFICATIONS CLINIC Procedures and documents standardized by the AIA, CSI, and AGC are subject of Harold Rosen's column. IT'S THE LAW Bernard Tomson and Norman Coplan discuss a case in which a plumbing contractor sued the owner, the City of New York, for extras. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon