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VOLUME 1 1 5, NU MBER 1
ART OF ARCllI TECTURE
The Chase-portrai t of a gian t 66 J1 comprel, enswe 30-page report on Sl<idmore, O1vmg., 9- Mcrrill's Cha.•e kfonhattan Buildimg, N ew York City's biggest office stnwt11re in t5 yea1·s-incl11dvng its key role in downtown renewal; i ls pace-setting plaza and public spaces; ils tower planning; its oflìces; i ts art and design details; its economie.i: ils technology; and its signijicance on the A mei·ican scene.
Miesian headquarters for Krupp 107 A preview of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's first Ewropean building in SO years.
Parklike living for college students 110 On a wooded hillside near San Francisco, cheery apartmi;nts f or married s tudents at the University of Californ-ia by Clarlc cf Beutiler and George T. Eoclorise.
Showcase-office of an architect-client 112 Th e i1npresswe new headq1tarters of Welton B eclcet ,f Associates in Los Angeles.
A polished bank 114 Sacramento's Bank of America in granite by Wursler, Bernardi 4- Emmons.
Steel-pipe pavilion 115 A graceful observation tower for Primcet,011 tennis by B allarcl, Todd cf Snibbe.
G,J.LLERI"
Maybeck's mood 103 T he Christian Scient·ist Church iin Berkeley, Calif.-one o[ the most famous testimonilils lo the architectui-al wiaardry of the late ,J.rchilect Bernard Maybeck.
B USI NESS OF BUILDING
The threat to r eal estate investment 96 A discussion of the zn·oposed changes in the federai tax law 110w .,mder considerat·ion and theiir impact on developers of apartmen/ a11d commerciai properties.
Rospi tals in the round 98 An economie analysis of the 11-end to circular 1111,rsing ffoor-an aduance or a faà!
REBUILDJr; c;
Will rebuilding save this landmark ? 116 ,I proposal by .drohiteol Joscph D. ]i[urphy [or prnserviug St. Louis' old post offì.-e.
Rebirth of a boom-town opera house 119 l n Aspo11, Col,, <1 oolor/ 11/ t/1('(1/1'1' 1·cstoral io 11 by .-lrt1hilccl 11 , 1·/,a t Bn.11•'1",
Schoolrooms from f a rm buildings 120 Ji'or t,lio nvw gil'ls' Cll'III JW .~ nf H:.cnt So1.ao/ in rural Co1111eu•ti<,·ut. ì11wf1i11otiut1 convcrsio11 o/ cxisti'llg b11il<ii11gs by ,lrohitaots illoorc1 ,\'· Sa/ ,sb11ry.
Roundup 121 U.S. Capitol oos/.'l . .. hotvl olaucitor <1cldition . . . iuclustriul n1bu.H<lin51 truucls.
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