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COVER PHOTO:

A single material is used to em­phasize the simple yet forceful form of Larsen Hall, housing the Har­vard Graduate School of Edu.ca­tion. The dramatic building, re,. fleeting the similar fonns of sur­rounding neighbors, is a 'i'exas Architecture 1967" award winner.

JfXAS ,AJKH/ffCf

Official Publication of

TH£ TEXAS SOCIITT Of ARCHIT[(TS

Tlle Teae1 Regional Or9a11iration of Th• Ametiean l111titute of Architect.

J•me, D. Pfluger, AIA Editor

Don Edwud Le99e, AIA Ma11a9in9 Editor

327 Pen-y-Broob Building, Au,ti11, leHs

Publi,hed mo11thly by the T •••s Societ-v of Architects in Austin. Subscription price, SOe per year, in adv•nce. Copyrighted 1951 by the T.S.A., nd title regi1tretio11 applied for w,th the U.S. Patent Office.

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TE:AAS ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION

327 Perry-lrooks luilding, Austift, T •••s

TSA OFFICERS FOR 1968

Daniel Bool'le, Abilene _ Pest P,e,idel'lt Mue Tu119ete, Jr., Ho,utol'I Presidel'lt Howard R. larr, Au,tin President Elect Hol.n E. Barrick, Lubbock ···-· Vice Pre,idel'lt Gul'lter Koetter, Houston Vice President Douglas SteinM•n, J,.. IHumont ·-· Vice

Pre,,dent George F. H,1trell, 0•llu Regional Director Regi11ald Robert., S.n Antonio Pre,ide,.,t T AF Don Edw•rd Legge, AIA, Austin E,ecutive

0iredor

TSA DIRECTORS FOR 1968

George Loving Phil Bible Earl Merrell, Jr. Harris. A. Kemp Clinto!I McComb,

Abilene Chapter Austin Ch•pter

--·----······ llrezos Ch•pter Dallas Chapter

El PHo Chapter Fort Worth Ch•pter

Hou,ton Ch•pter Lo .. ar Rio Grande

T. E. H•rden, Jr. Presto11 Bolton I. McIntosh Summen

Valley -Chapter How•rd W. Schmidt . lubbock Chapter B. W. Crain, Jr. Horth .. st Te••s Cheptar Vernon L. Helmke San At1!011io Ch•pter Glynn L. H•n-i, Southeast Te.as Chepter J.d Rice Tur11e.r THas Coestal Bend

Chapter R1mell A. Megert Teus P•nh•ndle Chapter Da.,.ld R. C•m•h.,, Waco Chapter John Willie"' GffY Welt Tea.s Chapt•r Robert Leo" Wlngler Wichite fell, Chapter

MA.CH, 196'

VOLUME 18/MARCH,1968 / NUMBER 3

TI-IE I) 0 MIN ION OF MAN

Cities need planning for their growth and expansion, eradica­tion of decay wherever it appears, and an appropriate mixture of aesthetics with function. Liberal use of plantings and recrea­tional areas in systematic order are the salvation for urbaniza­tion. Prevention of land, air, and water poJlution is vital. The motivation of our people to accept this responsibility and then participation by engineers. architects, city planners and public offi<:ials in a coordinated effort in this direction is absolutely essential

In this regard, it can be S<'<'n that this is the choice for and the division among men. To my mind the basic cleavage in the ideologies of mankind is not between Protestants and Catho­lics, not between white man and black man. nor Republicans and Democrats, nor between conservatives and liberals, but the fundamental cleavage in mankind is the division between the people who want to bllild and improve tht!ir environment and those who are content to allow it to become destroyed, corrupt, or defilc-d, betwe('n the dedication and determination to con­front problem,; and seek solutions and the complacency which permits one to sit idly by. capable only of destrudive criticism.

The dominion is God-given, hut it is for mankind to deter­mine the way in which that dominion is exercised. And when­ever I read the passage from the Book of Genesis and then ex­pand it to its logical boundaries. I cannot help hut think of the exdting course yet to be charted through a constnictive utiliza­tion of that dominion. no matter the momentary disappointment and discouragement that may come from an awareness of the way in which mankind has exercised that dominion heretofore.

Where man has been creative we must note it, exalt it, and acc-e1erate it: where man has hc.-en either destmctive or com­placent we must take action to eliminate it.

In conclusion, it is truly as Adlai Stevenson once said, "Our objectives are not for the timid. They are not for those who look backward, who are satisfied with things as they are, who think that this great nation can ever sleep or ,stand still."

The Honorable FRANK B. MOllRISON Governor of Nebraska

( excerpt from Proceedin~ of Texas Confer­ence on Our Environmental Crisl'5 available rrom School of Architecture, Univenity of Texas)

ROY E. LARSEN HALL 11 A RV AR I) GR A DU ATE SCHOOL () F EI) UC AT ION

CAMBRI OGE, MASSACHUSETTS

CAUDILL-ROWLETT-SCOTT, ARCHITECTS

1 M,l""IHR~ W AU> & Zl(,A~ (O"l,ilRA( IOR:

\\ I XU R (.ON~IJlllf:HON COMPANY

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HOUSTON, TEXAS

LANDSCAPE .ARCHITECT: SASKI, DAWSON, DeMA Y ASSOCIATES

Pl IOTOGR.API IER; ROBERT DAMORA

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LARSEN HALL

Tht> architects were asked to de­sign a building that would be memorable visually, an eye-catch­ing symbol of th<- importance of education within a great univcr~ sity. To design a fluid, flf'x.iblc space appropriate to the constant­ly changing needs of the Educa­tion profession. Finally, the Archi­tects were oskcd to make C('rtain that the building would he a con­genial and fitting neighbor for the historic buildings in the vicinity.

Traditional Harvard hrick wa!I chosen to communkatc this con­cem for harmony and give a sense of dignity and permanence to Lar­sen Hall. The wann texture and solid mass provide an unohtmsive back drop for historically signific­ant neighbors !.uch as noarhy Christ Church. The sculptural qualit~ is ext'C'uted through thl' massive piers of thl' huildings which rise to a brokf'n roof line complementing the skyline fonn,..d by oldrr buildings.

Faced with a limited buildin~ site, th<' designers bf Larsen Hall achicvf'-d mu:imum use of the available spacf> by creating a mm­pact stmcturf' which rist>~ seven stories ~hove ground to avoid crowding the boundaries of the location.

OR.OBS BEOTION

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111e solid mass of Larsen Hall is interrupted at ground level where a sunken court has been carved out to receive the structure.

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Although the interior follows an approximately square floor plan, the building itself is not sym­metrical. The rhythm of voids and solids achieved on the first two levels is ampJified in the unusual treatment of the windows, which are deeply recessed or protruding and hooded. They provide a gra­dual transition from interior to ex­t<'rior and from li,ght to dark. •

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EXHIBIT OF OUT ST ANDIN G SCHOOLS

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SELECTED FOR EXHfBIT AT 1967

TASB-TASA STATE CONVENTION BY

Texas Society of Architects

Texas Association Of School .Boards

Texas Association Of School Administrators

RECOGNIZED J<OR EXCELLENCE IN

PLANNING. DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

Education in our schools must provide a suitable environment for the well balanced, many sided development of the children-physically, mentaUy, emotionally, culturaUy, socially, mora11y, and $J>irit­ually. Therefore, in addition to providing for the academic and administrative function of the school, consideration must be given to creating an atmos­phere conducive to the growth of the child into a healthy, well adjusted individual The school plant should ~timulate in the- child the feeling of helonging and the desire to attend school. It should be hand­some in an informal and friendly way that the child can understand and enjoy. The school then should be a place for many lcinds of learning which wiJI pre­pare children to be responsible human beings and citizens.

F.·u't'rpia from an •ddre,1 b_y Dr. Jan," f. Rmmond. 'iupc,rinr~nd~nc Otltans Peri,h Schools, Nj!w Orltans. I.a. ar SCHOOLHOllSf.. a coo· fc-tence on ptoblemt teltted to 1chool plant r>lanoing, Ausun, 1960.

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YEAGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORPUS CHRJSTJ ISO

BROCK AND MABREY ARCHJTECTS

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I h.- or1•nl'r•t1on for inttructioo of the C. P Yua.-, School coftl1s1a of th'" fluible. maruralion moduln, ratbter than the •lz 1nd.- 1.-velt u,,u,11, ...ac:latN with th• eJe. men,.,,. Khool.

Th- modules arc:

Pri-,.-Pupll compoeldoo ud rurriculum maccrial traditionallr found lo the fine and accond 1rllda.

,,.,,,..,.,J;,,,e Pupil compoeiuon and curri­culum material tr•dlllonally found In chc, thud and fourth audn. Thlt 1roupln1 •f• fordJ new dl'ptb •nd mHn1n1 10 the thltd arade, whllh bu lon1 bttn ~atc.d whh ,h.- tmmary level In clcmencary school ln­•n•Htl~n

A-'• ..,.,~Con1istin1 of pupil co.mpc,-ido.Q In cutt1rulum materials usually found in the f1fch and sixth 1Ndea.

Throe thrtt lneb will bt ln•uurc..I lo •o au condltlonod <'nvlronmccu rmployin1 the co OP<'f&tovc, 1eacbon1 ffl<:Chod in wb,dl dua .. ,., nrln accordlna to the n.acure of the lurn1n1 uuvuy and the appropriate, tn11ruc• 110n r,roce•• or procfliure.

Accordina 10 the n •bjcct maucr comeo1 of • 1cach1n1 uolt, the 1uchln1 ceam d«ida 1hc tire and ,,,~ of ln1m.1nlon, a.nd the come 1ch..Jule for i:-ach rypc. Jncludtd amon1 1hr 1ypn •re Iara" 1roup, so••II aroup, and lnde.P<'ndent Hudy.

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MAIICH, lf61 "

SMrfH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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CORPl 1S C HR ISTJ ISO

ORB'\' G. R<X)TS & JAMES .M. BURNETT

AS"OCIATED ARCHITECTS

l>l-:SIGN FEATURl-:S of Wt'ldon A. Snuth El<'mt•ntan School.

A nmp/e, fundlOndl. f'COnomicol ru• mmtary U ,,,.,., lur111,hm~ an f'n\ 1mn• m(•nt of mcum1um f le,c1btl1ty for the lt·,u l11u~ pro(.'t•,w, tu kt-t•p p,1ee with tlu- prvgr•''"H' n,,,.,1, anti dl'rnand.s of r,1p1dh t h,111\!Jfl~ 1•1h1, .1h,:,n,1l <'On<'•·pts

F.,lt,n,tumul and SPf>Caol frt>f•dom tlimuJ,!h du,t,·nni: h•.n hm~ \Ylion!> and "p,11,lllll!: I l.l\\m()llh With thf' folding partition, dwt ullow for r11piJ ~h1(hn~ .wil t h.an~ml! -of group ~i%t'S ancl p.irht llMnh.

~tof,i/1ty throui::h d115tt'nng cla5sroom ,pan- .1r.m11,I n·utr,11 pl,1nnm~. re-10ur<.-'l', aml multip11rpo1e ~ntl'r,

Ent-ironmt'llt eondudcf' to ,,.aching and lf'amlng throu~h climate control.

INSTAVCT/0:"-i.'4.L l'ROGRAAI Mr>dula, o,ganuatwn few •fllfTUct6oft

1111 pmnuy. intermediate, and adva~d le-, t>l5 i11\h•ad of traditional si" grades.

Flnibl,. c1.1mcu/um that allowa pu­pil~ to wurk 1n t•.,ch suhjN:t art-a ac-1'<11tlin~ to t ht•1r p-irtk11l1tr a bilitit'S.

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Tsm Teaching

MA.CH, 1961

FOERSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOl HOUSTON ISO

JOHN B. VAN NESS & L. KENDALL MOWER

ARCHITECTS

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Th• C•cil• Foc,nrc,r Ell"mentary School r~p­rtsenno che finr buildio1 in the HouHon fode­pcndent School Do>tucu sr,11,m ro emplor modular t}'st•m ron111"\10Jon at ovail•ble now on thc lnJoscry and bucd on chi: California S,C.S.D, Study. n,I' c-1111:rla dl'•clopcd for C..liforn1a were modified 10 fit H .l ,S.D. sundard,.

~ plan ii compeer, one sro,y and raiseod on an canh berm. All clattrooms face north or 10uth; all interior •P•<'fl face on leod­.a,ped coura.

The colonnodNI ov~rhona all around servN •• prottttion from r11in a.nd the Tent tun.

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BONHAM ISD

HARPER, MARTIN AND ASSOCIATES

ARCHITECTS

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PROBI.EM:

Remodel an eight year old "finger" plan Junior mgh School Building into a climate controlled, flexible I. W. Evans Elt•mcntary school building for 4th, 5U1 an<l 6th grades. Tho siz.e is to bl' dm1h)('d with a, many provisions for team teaching as possible. Add a cafe­tnia and ('<Wen·d entrance walk!>.

SOl,llTION:

The sixty feet hetwt>Cn the existing d.~:,r<J<m1 fin~('r:, worked out ideally to bt• rilled in with da"room,. Thi' t'xist­ing windowi. to this area were removed .tnd fold111g p.irtihom wt•re inst.11lcd. The otlwr (•Atcrior window~ had brick p.111cl~ inqtallPd to lwlp with the cool-111~ lo.td ,111<1 to clirnin,1lt' an cxpo,e<I ,tr11ct11ral column that would have void­c·d thl' n•cp1irt•d fir<' proofing re.quire­rnt>nts. A four foot grade separation at th~ t>a~t 1o1il(• of th<> building madt' it po!>biblc- to ~et a lowt·r floor in the caktt·ri.1 .area and in essence making a r;1i,t•tl ",t.,~e" out of the common ,trca. Tlw c-P1l111~ lll'i~l1t in that caff'li-ri11 and cla~roo111 is the same. llaod washin~ far1hhe~ .in· provided in the common ilTt',t.

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Phorc• br Harper .ulpcr Srudiot

iVIILLER INTERMEDI ATE PASADENA ISO

SCHOOL

DOUGHTIE & PORTERFIELD ARCHITECTS

The Viattat W. Milh,r 1ntermediare Khool wu dNianed far l,240 ttud..-na, ando ,is ,hrou9b ei1ht on • flat l.5 acre site fronro n1 on ooe maior scrttt, The companuivrly larsr Khool di,crfrr for whom chlJ buildina was desJ11ned recently chanpd to • t)'1tem of fivr 1radrt in elemrntary, chrff 9radrt ,n inrermrd,ate, and four 1rada in high ochool. Thit wu donr to screo.,.hea the bu,c COll.nft at the intermed,au, le,,el and pro• ,de a suon1er IH<>Jram in prepara­tion for bigh ochool. Tbe rauhs being char el<t,awrricular acuvuic,, athlerin, rlective coursH, •cience laboratories, bomema.ldn1 and thop facilities were cunalled to • considtrabll! einenr ar the inrermediare level. Thi, incermrd,are school has been d~ignro 10 m,1ke the transnion from tht el~entary le,,el to the interroedlare level 10 the high school lc-vd as irenrle as pomblr The fint )'br at the intermediate level ncaina most of the ,.-lf,conu,incJ ch$1acu·tittics of 1hr elementary school. Thl' tee0nd and thi.td year irradually introduces ,hr Jq1d('JU 10 changiog dau­rooms and tnchu nch period of hmrunion. The physical education prolf.l'affl in che ,ncermt.-.liatt tchool placts more eD)phuit on phn1a1l f11ness and 1ntermural com~nion and 1..-.i, emphasis on C<>DlJWfi1hr a1hlelic team tpora with ocher ,chools. Thi, rrtuln j.Q a more "self-container.I" r)'Pf!

of a1hle1ic field, •1td ,rmnuium .

.l!•en thou1h rhe buildio1 ii air conditioned ( whh the uceprioo of the -,,mnasium end dresslo1 roo1111) nch ct .. room aod the auditeria eajor a Yi- ro t.be e:1:tetior throu.sh eurrior DM of four amall interior 18.Qcllnped couru •nd perimeter pieced dusroom,.

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TRINITY HIGH HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD

\~' ILSON PATTERSON SOWDEN DUNLAP AND EPPERLY

ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS

Locate(l on 56 acres of rolling cowitry in this rapidly ~wing metropo1itan suburb adjacent to the New Regional Airport serving the Fort Worth-Dallas area, it is ex­pected that this campus will serve as the cultural cenkr of the community. Civic co­Opl'ration began with the planning of the swimming pool, built as' a part of the P.E. Building and financed in part with city funds, so ananged that it will serve equally well for school purposes and for evening and summer recreational programs. All other facilitie~ were W)O planned to em."Ourage ~-ommunity use.

The general philosophy of educdtion in this Di~trict is to provide the best, most progressive. wdl rounded cumcuJwn possible for all, within an environment conducive

to the encouragement of excellenct' in both pupil and teacher.

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Given a beautifully contoured site, with a high area at the cenkr resplen­tlent with natural foliage, weathered rock outcroppings and gently sloping fields to the east and west, the archi­tect has strhen for the same excellence in design. functional arrangement and flexibility in the several buildings com­prising this campus. When comp­leted in September 1968, it will pn-r sent one of the most attractive sec­ondary i.chool campuses in the country.

Photos by W. D. Smirh Commercial Phoro1r•phy

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WESTCHESTER IDGH SCHOOL SPRJNG BRANCH ISO

KOETTER, THARP & COWELL, ARCHITECTS

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I brouahout lht !,prong Branch School ()1,. trice. tchoob bne •hared rhe rMpon,obiloO' of bc-on11 che locill po,nu of communur life, l'or cl111 rc;uon. cuucftS and uudenu coo-11nu~ ro d.-"r" rduc.11tional faohtte, o( whocb thc,y uo b" rroud

1 h<' "'"""'• layouc of cbi, 1chool i• bulc­•llr ..-h•c t• rdtrr~d co as ··comp•« J>lil.O• nin1°.. f~w ~x,~rtor wint!()wt W«'re pl•nned for thl" dasuooms 1·0 avoid ao atfl)()lphne Of tt,Ct1Ct10n. 1111)1 b utrd Ul4'nlively on tht inttitlOt ,,.tuUoos. rbus « fvins rcUtf 10 mo-­no1ont and • f"°lon~ of endo,ure. Corrodor, arc wiJ,. and colorful, occ.a11onally rrliend by 1pa(1ous l<1<k"r akovn. Th- alrovN hav, largo; lltt'a, of ,1.,,, 11 one end. dt• ••1nt-J co 1i•r uudenu a view of chr 1ur• rouodin11 .. QOJ..t land,cape.

OM of the hiahli11h1:1 of th" tchool is u "oucdoot room·•. Th11 •• ch" la11dacaswd mall conct,nd a • ,111d.,n1 forum ift which es• hlbnion, and duplm can be 1hown. This nut· door •P•<e it also •"•ilable for imprompcu rc,utah, dnma11C" P<"rlormancn. and other JIU •

J~n, 1p0n1ored activuu·t

The school", •arltod activitin ar• •ffe-nivcol, ronN accordln• co me, traffic acc ... abillry, cunolauon and noiN le•el. c,.,.,oomt. library and other areu of quiet academic ae1iv11y are 11ro<1~d in che n•o story "'Ina. ~fore acti\'e arus ,,.,, ., the auditorium, mu1lc a.nd tafe· 1u1a are ,epar,ued ft-om rhe cl•uroonu by the ··oucdoor room". Th~ gymnu,um. audltoraum atnd olecrn• arC' plann.,J 10 provod" easy acc.,ft from 1hr park,na uea,. C,,mmuniry u1e of chn• he, loroc-s 1, cherelore enh•nced b«auu of th,. immed1ue aunt.

So cl,ac ttudentt can have • conve11ieot and cno,• s,<"rtonal conun whh coun,elon and orher adminiHraciv• penonnel. offim of the pttnc_,pal. aStittanl r,tandpals •nd co'lntelon .,., separatf:d and loco~d throughout the ac•drmlc areas of che 1chool.

Phocot br P. 'll'1lbur Srider1

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MARCH, 1961 ,,

GLEN JUNIOR HIGI-I SCHOOL SAN ANGEW ISD

DONALD R. GOSS ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS

Thr N11Cational r,qulrrmc-ntt for Thr John H. Glrn , .. ,uor h11h Khool arr Jc-tr&nr for • noo aud..i pro1ram ot trachln1·lr•rn1n1 to artoa,modatc- the- dti"' hith"t and low"t socao•irconom1c 1r<>up,

1 hr purpO\r ol thla Khoo! i, to "'rnviJe for e•rry youth, ,raardlc-ta of hit ,b,hty, hit <'nvoronmc,n1. or hh ra«, 1h«- muimum OP• f<lnunu1' ,o Jr.,lop tO hit mu,,n,om <"a1>ac.J1y, 11uellrc1ua1Jy, ph)akolly, ,oc,ally, ttonomkally, morall>, and 1p1r11ually CC) the, rnd chat he may ~ .. .,11 ad1uit.-d 10 out ""•Y of hf«-, capable •.od dc-tlroUJ of m.akin1 a poiiti•e ,on1rih<111on 10 • ,0<0tl)' oJ frre enterpr,,., conuollnl by fr« J~l!Pl<',

ll1t" cuuu.-ulum ,., ill pla.c,e t-n1ph.1Jit \.lfKlR 1hr nrrJ, of 1hr <h1IJ •• he 11cow1 and d•· ~rln,., into adulthood h 1ho11ld hr rrahlrd th4t too < ann<>t .. ,o,cr fttd,. td,1t"ataon ind thac fhOcivauoR 11 nt h11dr imr-ottanC"c- h th()uld ~ undrr,tood that ch1ldru dlffc-r in mrnral and ph)•1ol al11hty •nd all .11••dtt thouSt.1 ptt'1~nr an &(f.'"t'lc,it~<I proa,~n, for thr ,~ry fa,t, • thallen111n,i: l)tot,r•m for the normal, 11nJ • r,,ogr11m of u••·fu) sl.111, for <he ""'Y llow,

I h• n,uhod< of ,n1uuc11on w,11 r,l~C'<' <'In• i,h~"' on ,nd" i,l,,19l diff,:ren~" rarh<'t O,an on IH'HJI' f.('nf11,nury ,.,uJ w,11 hf' drmo,ratic m p,octdur<. Jn,nuu,on will ,re up dtf1niu ,co~I< th•1 lh<' ,1ud,n1 '""" undrr.ianJ ond 11~1: If will ctaln him to think for hlmtc-lf and thould ft1mularr hi• amhllu~n 10 drnlop 1,,. nari..- ab1lu1~. h <houltl pro~1dc, lh<' 41udrnc wuh koo.,.·lrdf!<' of how •nJ ,,..here- I<> obt•1n ,nfornt.ifltJQn , 1 hr 11udent ,hould kno,iv h,)w 10 r•.ah.1•<• and proptrl, ut<! 1h11 in• lorm•uon fot 1'(11111¥~ , h1 nlun,11 ond dnirable -.tinn h ,ho,ild hrlp 1hr .rudrnt en under uand htt hr,n•,c<' as II chit~n 1n thtt arc-•r n•uon.,. tO ,npe('t authoth)' ~ u> tC'Jpt',. t hit frllo.. man, 10 ,.,.,...<I ch• flaa and tht ua• rnlnol ancl-.-m.

'fhe uhool will aho ,oopcr•it with the home •nJ <onlmun11y a_n r,Ju,,u fttll fot lc-1J\Jtf' and r«tt••ion 1f ,.., are 101n,i to make • fonJ•· mrn1•J c-orlr """ rnw•td th<' 1'1C"Yotn1ion of juvenil~ drJloqurnc-y a0<I dl»acltfled nt'urotic aduh llf~.

1 h.- ,, hoot .,,,111 p1n•1dr " 11•11 of .,.ell ua,nrd. dfit-,rnc 1n1tr1Jeton and cou•u~lor, who 1•kc prod,r ,n ,1,.,,. Ptofrtt1on and obff"'r IO eC,11et; who •toun~hly tuppotc the fonJamenial prlnc1pln of drmooacyl who po&Rtt both in1ic­anty of choractrr and p0oili.,, rr1i,1ou1 con",c, ,inn,, and ... ho han • 1fmpath<1ic- undrruand 1n,1 of you1h aod ht problrm• Sraff mrmbrn ..,,11 po,.,,.., r,rnonal,on 1har wilt ~nablr thrm ro mc-r1 th.it o•n prohlrms whh in1elllpnce, rn<'OIY, thtrrfulnttt, •nd rn1hu1t1Hm, 1hr uhool •houl,1 1>r1.1v1d<' thr hrnhy ... 11h Ol"~>OlnJl)(t) ancl .-ncou,aatment for rondn IIVUI "'"'"'"Ot1•I ,,owch

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GEORGE H. ZAPALAC ARCHITECT

To a,,.'«lmplish the expansion program without creating a hodgepodg<> of addi­tions. the Ar<'hitect spread out the school plant. The h'Ymnnsium was the key building since the existing gyn1 w~ restricting a logical campus build­ing plan. The old JO'l1I was well locatecl for a cafct<'ria-auditorium and its de­~i~n pt•rmitted ao economical conver­sion to serv<' a new purpoSt". A new gyrnnasitun was built doubling the ,p,K<' vacated. The school ·required two prndke courlll with a large seating capacity; this W1I.I .to double a~ a large g.1tlwring platt for the l'Ommunity. W,ndow walls afford a light non-boxy (l,.-.lini,: and creatf• <·rQss-vcntilatlon at th<> actiVity level. Portable folding bl,·.1<'hcrs are t>mployed to romplctely dt'ar court area. Boys' and girls' show­er, toilet and locker rooms occupy rear portion and over these a second story hou~<'~ P.E. offices, storage room,, space for gymnastic~ and health classrooms.

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ENERGY REPORT

There must be a reason so many Cat Engines are working in Texas!

WRONG ! There are MANY reasons! • ThP population of Cat-built Engin<'S in Texas is (' Xploding. Mor<' and more applications a~ demand­ing the dependability and f'conomy that Caterpillar­dcsign<.'d power units dPlivn

Th<· reasons are many: Mor<' power in a trim-sizPd 1>:IC'kage: low power-to-weight ratio: four-cycle design; high torqut• riS<': efficiPnt and complete foel combus­tion: minimum attention :md maintPnance>: exceptional quality standards for all romponf'nts; immediate lWrv1ce availability.

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Let our engine specialists pr<'sent reasons why you should power up or repow(•r with Caterpillar ... and prove th<> results.

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THE EST ATE OF JOHN MARKWARD

TEXAS 1-IISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE

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Th.is house and eervants quarters wm, built uound 1875, by John Mark­watd, but record, show that he did not buy the land until ten years latt'r A c.-opy of that trtnsacbon u lnclud~. and it ,tato that he pe.id seven hundred and fifty dollars to Martin White for an r1~bty acre tract of land, known u the P C'.ox survey and locatt"d • mile and a h.tlf northeast from the town of Lampasu. Lampuaa hu grown and the dty limits are ~ adjacent to the ongmal Met of land.

The bollse sets on the highest ground of the eighty acres. from which the clty of L&mpuu can he ,een. To the welt of the hcmae, along the buin of a creek b the quarry from which the

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The main house is symmetrical, except for the bay window in bedroom No. 1. The house originally consi~ted of lour bedrooms, a living room and a dining room. In 1901 a room was a,dded on the northwest corner and at some later date a small addition was added to the northeast comer of the hou,e, The hall area runs around tluee sides of the living room, aod is six feet wide on the two long sides of the liviog room and eight feet wide at the back of the living room. Thi! width plus a c,eiling height of twelve feet-eight inches, makes for a

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The house has two fire places, but four chimneys, two of which a.re simply flues. These flu~ are located between bed­rooms, so that the room heaten in two bedrooms can be tapped into one flue for ventilntion. Th~re are circulo.r open• ings about eight feet high in the c.-ommon walls between bed­rooms, where the stacks of the room heaters could be con­nected into the flue. MetAI pots are placed around on the roof to ventilate certain portions of the attic.

The house is very deceiving In scale. All doors ere seven feet tall and ao average height person standing on the ground bearly ooroes above the window sills. The present owner of the hou~e is Mr. Donald Howard of Lampasas. He hns started some worlc on repairing the bou.~e and lntenw. to restore it completely, so that he can live In it. •

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A BIGGER

FOR SAN ANTONIO A NEW MOSHER PLA'NT

A reputation and ability to meet the demands of exacting specifica­tions and deadlines with quality steel products ••• has made Mosher one of the world's largest steel fabricators.

There is no better evidence of ,ts progress and growth than in San Antonio where a new plant has been completed.

With a new capacity to more than do1,1ble last year's old plant pro­duction of 17.000 tons of steel ••• it spans some 220.000 feet of roof area ••. over 16 acres of land .•. employing 250 persons •.• with a payroll of $2,000.000 annually.

From a modest beginning in Dallas in 1885 ..• employing 4 men .•• the Mosher name has grown with Texas to a size encompassing 5 other plants and a family of thousands of employees.

Now A New Progressive Step ••• A Bigger M For San Antonio.

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HON[ 0HIC[ AHO PU.HT l910 Wull,•clon A,. , Ho~,ton

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BANK Jad, T. Conn, presidt"nt of thf'

Amcrsc·an Bankt>rs Association ha~ sug­g~ted that banb c.an en.courage 1ocaJ hu~tfil·~~men to contribute to «-ntral btmm-;s Jistrict redevelopmt>nt pn>­gr.im\ b, starting their own projectl. The st.,temrnt c:unc> following ground• hm.llung for Fidt-lity N:itional Ba.nit & Truit Co. Oklahoma City; ll<'W down­town facility, • lands<'apcd drivt' In/­walk in opt>ration to ht> lmowo as an apreu-gardt>n hank.

Manv Aincrican citic.>s have been aeek­ing t.h,: mr,lll\ to orf\t"t th(• probl,•ms of a dl'C.-a)lng c,•ntral b11,inc.-"c ,lt,tril·t. E"t'IV concl11vt> arrivt~ at the \.UIIC M>lu­tion:' Community fund~~I buiMiog pro­r-c:ts an.- hmitni h) funds an<i ml"thod­ical d,•wlupnwnt Th,• rejm·t>nation of any city must dcpt>nd on businessmt>n who wt· tht' WI\Jom of m.ikin,I( an ln­Vt·~tmcnt in tht> futurl' of tlu•ir IOC'III l'C.vnomy. Banks ha,t- a tt'~pomib1Ht, to demon,tmlr ~-ont>mic 11.'Mler,lup.

Thf> n11utanding ft-ahart- of F11l<-11ty l\,1hm1111'c dt"\t•lopnlt'nl plan is it l.md •.ip•·d i,::mlen <>r park art>a with the bmldm~ wt wt•II hack {In the 200-foot d<'t'p propt'rty Four gradt' levels will be <li'H:l111>l'<l so the.- h111ltlin~ and l.1nd­sc.1p111g (':Ill ma.)k much of lht• dnv<" and oH-,t,cct p,1rlong ,uc.a. Thirty m.iturc trt-. ,omt• as l..irg<> as fivt" tons, will hf. tr.1m[1l,,nt"d .,ftr>r tht> fir~t k1lliu1: f",st. All utthtu.~ will ht- und<'rh'Tound. A 1110tml1ght ,,ffod ,..,11 bt• arh1l•vetl with all lights hi,ld,•1\ or mounted flu,b wit.h the ground. Tht· main garden will fN­ture fountains and a two-levc.-1 pool of nannin.11: watt>r. Bt-ncht-s will he placed lo prm ide loghl 1'1!1ting place1 with •t· tracti\c• vi(·ws. A nurn~r of points havf bttn selttte(l for works of art and aculpturc. Th" coppt>rtOnt' brick, of the gartlt"n wiJI I~ b.tlam.c·d againsl 1•vt·r·

~n-«·n pl,mb for a variety of lt>,_hm". Bt-<l<lan~ plants will ht• nt'w nch sea­ton and providt" changin.11: acx·ent colon.

All of the oornul opt•rationi, h,m<llNI at a bank teller"s window will he dup­li<.'att"d at Fid<"lity Nahonal's opn~, bank. Fom 1V drivC'-in tt>llen' hl.111<h w,11 be IOC'8ted undf'r a canopy p,tr,1lll'I to tht• sidt- slrttt. Two mort' 1,lo.1nili Cdfl be alldr·d when the need is c:i.tah­lishN:I Tdlcn will al"-' ht- locat~,I in a 2200 ,quare foot building to provide K'I"\ 1~ tu c;w.tomt-n who cnt(•r throu~h th,• gardffl. a

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Proving that demolition is not the only way to rehabilitate a city's central core, construction is underway on a downtown Hous­ton restoration project which will maintain the distinctive exterior character of a historic building while modernizing its interior for profitable commercial use.

The three-story building. on the southeast comer of Main Street and Congress A venue, was erected in approximately 1887 and features a magnificent circular cupo)a topped by a metal conical tower.

AltJ1ough the street floor has been occupied by a drug store. a barber and a real estate office, its upper floors have been vacant for the past 20 years, since its use as a maritime hall with sleeping ac­commodations for sailors.

During recent years, the 301 Main Street building has been in a state of decay, with its sculp­tured pla~ter facade falling off, its huge windows broken, and large signs covering its distinctive fea­tures.

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HISTORIC BUILDING RESTORATION

Believing that tho one-time prime comer. located only two hlocks from Allen's Landing, and near the Harris County Courthouse, will regain its former stature, Houston businessman Olle J. Lorehn purchased the struc­ture and retained the architectural firm of Welton Becket and Associates to plan and design the restoration. ·

TI1e hpilding was found to be stmcturrtlly sound, with masonry load­bearing walls and timber joists. Its high cei1ings maEe it ideally suited to air conditioning, since the duckwork can be enclosed by lower, more con­temporary ceiHngs.

Plans call for restoring the original exterior facade by replacing missing plaster. providing a new cast-concrete trim, installing new alumi­num sash windows, and bringing back the character of the main level which had been destroyed over the years by the sigru. Finished. plans call for exterior application of an ivory-colored weatherproof coating with dark highlights to bring out the graceful lines and architectural refinements of the original architecture. •

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ARMCO @ makff product• bellertoryou

••• lhe IDDICBI choice in bUlldlng

This is one of several White Stores scattered throughout the Houston area - many of them Armco Buildings. Why Armco? Well, a succP.ssful store chain like Whites knows the meaning of high quality, knows how to attract cus­tomers, knows the value of both selling and buying the most for each dollar. Under these circum­stances, the Armco Building Sys­tem is the logical choice.

It's the best choice, too, for

manufacturers who want a facility that's economical to operate and is designed for production effi­ciency. And for wholesalers who must have the maximum amount of usable interior space.

If you are faced with a building decision, we can help. Just con­tact Armco Steel Corporation, Metal Products Division, P. O. Box 1939, Houston, Texas 77001.. Offices also in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio.

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THE T.exas Architeclura/. Foundation of/tr!. schol11r­ships in architectur"l ed'Uc11tion tJnd sponsors research in lhe profession. Contributions 11u1y be made 11s me­morials: 11 remembrance with purpose md dignity.

TEXAS ARCITECTURAL FOUNDATION 327 PERRY-BROOKS BUlWING AUSTIN

Scholarships James Robert Foster is the recipient

of a Desco International Association Scholarship awarded by tM American I nstitutti of Architects.

Foster received the $400 grant for continued study at Ttw11 A & M Uru­"ersity School of Architecture.

Milton Carl Powell is the recipient of a Blumcraft of Pittsburgh Scholar­ship awarded by The American In­stitute of Architects for the 1967-68 acadt."IDic year.

Powell received the $JOO grant for continued study at the Univenity of Texas School of Architecture.

Robert Dennis Troy, instructor in the Department of Architecture & Allied Arts at Texas Technological College, is the recipient of a $1 ,500 Langley Fund Scholarship for study in Lima, Peru in the in"estigation of pla.nrting prob­lems.

Conference on Religious Architecture "The Reality of Tradition: Creativ­ity", is the theme for the 29th Na­tional Conference on Religious Architecture to be held April 30-May 3, 1968. at the Statler IUlton Plaza in Miami Beach, Florida. The program includes several major ad­dresses, seminars, exhibits, design competition and tours of religious architecture in the Greater Miami area. Registration information is availahl(• from the Conference Co­ordinator, Mrs. Esther F. Martin, P. 0. Box 488, Coral Gables, Fla. 33134.

Wright's Imperial Hotel Wrecked Early December was a sad time for architcet'i who had fought to save from the wrecker's hammer the fa. mous Jmpt>rial Hotel in Tokyo de­signed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Thev lost and the f irc;t blows on thc> 45-year-old structure were against its copper roofing as de- , struction of the red brick and stone building started. The hotel was one of the very few buildings to survive the disastrous 1923 Japanese area earthquake and was lcnown throughout the world.

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Whal are they? Who may buy them? Americans ha:ve put their savings to work for freedom through U. S. Savings Bonds for many years. New F tc.t!dom Shares do the same job·. . . plus. Read how. .

Freedom Shares are U. S. Savings Notes. They pay a higher return than Savings Bonds, 4.74% when held to maturity. And they mature in just four-and-a-half years.

For regular Bond buyen only These new Freedom Shares-which are not redeemable for the first year-are offered on a one-for-one basis with E Bonds, but only to people who beloog to the PayroJI Savings Plan where they work or the Bond-a-Month Plan where they bank.

There are four denominations of Freedom Shares, each of which may be pairc-d with a Series E Bond of the same or larger denomi­nation, as a "package,"

Sign up Tell your surervisor or the Payroll Depart· ment where you work ( or any officer where you bank) lhat you'd likMo join a Bond pur­chase plan Dende how much you'll save ... whether 1011 want Freedom Shares u well u Bonds . .. and just sign the authorization ca.rd.

TII• U.S. Go••"'"''"' d"• ""' PCIII lo" tll;. od1t•rt£,,mo,11t. It i. P"••t11t.d u o pvbtie Hn,i,:• ,,. -,-.rest,..,. 1'lilA '-'• Tr•CW1MF11 DepcsrtmtOlt cslld T ... lld11•rcia1tc, CovtlOit

TVA BULL RUN STE~ Pl.,\NT, OAK R•OGE, iENN. OESIG',1 AND CONSTRUCTION: TYA'S STAFF. PRECAST CONCRETE; SOUTHERN CAST STONE COMPANY. INC, KNOXY1ll[, TENN,

PROBLEM: Build a huge steam generating plant in a beautiful valley ... and keep the valley beautiful.

SOLUTION: Use materials that blend. Like precast white concrete panels with exposed river stone aggregate. You can't build the world's largest anything in a rural setting and make 1t look like a grove of oaks. But you can, with care and skill, make your structure a part of its site-not an imposition on it. Precast white concrete panels with natural river stone aggregates were chosen for much of the exterior and interior of the TVA Bull Run Steam Plant. From any point of view; economical, aesthetic, practical-it's a highly successful choice that recommends itself to buildings of all types.

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