A number of interesting Canadian architectural books will appear this fall: this month. "The Barn; a Vanishing Landmark in North America" by Eric Arthur (and Dudley Whitney) ; later. James Acland on Gothic vaults. Union Station by Anthony Adamson and others and a city guidebook by the Toronto Chapter of Architects.

NEWSMAGAZINE Published every two weeks by RAIC /IRAC September 25. 1972

Three Canadian projects win concrete awards Several structures still under construction showed such "exceptionally high promise" that the jury of this year's (the tenth annual) Prestressed Concrete Institute awards recommended they be re-entered in 1973. Judges included Jean-Louis Lalonde. RAIC past president. A total of eight structures and two bridges were awarded for "aesthetic expression. function and economy". Erickson /Massey (who have now parted ways to become Arthur Erickson and Associates and Geoffrey Massey and Associates) won for the University of Lethbridge ; Ronald E. Murphy and John Andrews Architects for the D. B. Weldon Library at the University of Western Ontario. London; and Gordon S. Adamson and Associates- Searle. Wilbee. Rowland - Shore. Tilbe. Henschel. Irwin for the Ross Humanities and Social Sciences Building. York University. Downsview. Ont. Jury re ma rks are below : Ross Building. York University. " The main . or front. elevation is stunning as both architecture and sculpture . . . areas within are spatial and noble in feeling with few concessions to University of Lethbridge. current fashion." Project 1. "This building (dramatically sited between hills) is a very strong statement. but somehow is not over­ powering. It seems a building with wonderful outward views and a place where students would enjoy 'just being there' ...

D. B. Weldon Library, University of Western Ontario. "This library carries its monumentality with great style and assurance. It is a very forceful structure that uses concrete beautifully." EDUCATION ernment is prepared to spend mil­ return a higher profit over a longer du College est Ia suivante : I d. lions on this type of resea rch. The period of time. The economics of Tout membre de l'lnstitut royal RAI C pres. 1scusses Hydro power distributing Commis­ the marketplace will force these age de plus de 35 ans qui a atteint I future trends and the sions are following these develop­ tec hniques upon those who are un haut degre de distinction pro­ profe ss ion ments with interest and in some 1 building either for sale or rent. fessionnelle ou rendu des services ca ses doing their own research in Greater safety for those who use signales Ia profession ou Ia I Last month I wrote a letter to the a a this field. Floors, walls and roof will population en general peut etre Canadian Architect commenting such buildings will become im­ become like the polar bears' fur, upon the remarkable response of our portant as soon as the general public propose comme membre du College. "environmental separations". Grave members to their June question­ becomes sufficiently astute to Selon les reglements de 1'1RAC concern has been expressed about differe ntiate between obsolescent revises en juin 1972 tout groupe de naire. Close to a thousand architects the safety of our buildings and in cinq membres de l' lnstitut, dont answered the questions and also structures and those designed on particular high-rise structures. took the trouble to express their the ba sis of new techniques au moins un doit etre un fellow, Current thinking recommends that personal opinions about the profes­ described above. peut proposer Ia candidature d'un each building will have its fire pro­ sion. Many comments were made I suggest that the profession membre de l' lnstitut comme fellow. tection systems designed as would about the RAIC and the subject of should collectively decide how it Chaque ca ndidature doit etre pro­ be the case for the structural will prepare itself to serve the public architectural education. posee sur le bulletin impri me regle­ mechanical and technical com­ under these pending circumstances. mentaire, accompagne d'une lettre My letter to the Canadian Archi­ ponents. To this end we can ex pect If w e all respond effectively a du proposant attestant les qualites tect dealt with the RAIC and the fire protective design training at the bright future is in prospect. If w e du candidat. vast subject of education in terms of undergraduate level in our uni­ choose to be indifferent to the latest Les bulletins de mise en candida­ the status quo. In this article I versities. Whether such courses will trends we too will face obsolescence. ture et les lettres doivent etre remis would like to d1aw the attention of be restricted to engineering students du president regional de Ia region our members to significant factors C. F. T. Rounthwaite or taught in our architectural ou reside normalement le candidat, which influence the profession RAIC President schools remains to be seen . M ea n­ avant le 15 octobre 1972. and its education. while the profession can ponder RAIC Les noms et adresses des presi ­ Recently the western world has what additional proportion of the dents regionaux sont : Colombie discovered that there is a limit to the field of building technology it is Nomination of new Fel lows Britanniq ue - Ray L. Toby, 1650 rapidly growing demand for the prepared to vacate or retain. The following is the procedure for Alberni Street, Vancouver 5 ; Alberta energy necessary to supply the I These topical issues are v_ery much the nominat ion of new Fellows of - Edwin Raines, 11 06 - 4th Street household appliances, air condi­ on the minds of the Execut1ve and the RAIC : "A M ember of the Royal SW, Calgary ; Saskatchewan tioners, automobiles, factories, and Council of the RAIC. In the hope of Institute who is over 35 years of age Joseph Pettick, 2500 Garnet Street, aircraft associated with our post being able to pull our collective and who has achieved professional Regina ; Manitoba - Isadore Coop, World War II style of life. The Presi­ professional head out of the sand eminence or has rendered distinc­ 1 0 Donald Street, Winnipeg 1 ; dent of the United States has we have formed several important tive service to the profession or to Ontario - H. Derek Buck, 2 St. Clair ordered that this extravagant waste committees : the Community at large shall be Avenue West, Toronto 7 ; Qu ebec ­ of power be curtailed. In addition, (1) The Forward Planning eligible for nomination to Fellow­ Gilles Marchand, 506 est Ste­ research programmes are being Committee ship. Catherine, Montreal 24; Nouveau launched to produce low energy This committee under vice­ "Under the revised RAIC By-laws Brunswick et Nouvelle Ecosse - consuming buildings. Housing is president Allan Duffus is charged of June 1972, any five Members of John R. Myles, 13 Germain Street, also included and better insulation with the responsibility of looking up I the Institute, of whom at least one Saint-John, Nouveau Brunswick ; has been advocated for all U.S. and ahead. It will seek to identify must be a Fellow, may nominate a Terreneuve - Frank Noseworthy, federally assisted residential important priorities and report on Member of the Institute for Fellow­ 5 Church Hill, St-John's. projects. such findings. This Committee must ship. Nominations must be made on Les bulletins de mise en candida­ Even when the results of this give continuity to the on ~C': ng the prescribed printed forms and ture peuvent etre obtenus des undertaking are evident the need to objectives of the I nst . accompanied by a letter from each presidents regionaux, des secre­ conserve energy will continue. (2) Interprovincial relationships, Nominator attesting to the qualifica­ taires des associations constituantes So significant are the operating under Marvin Cohen of Montreal. tions of the Nominee. ou du secretariat de I'IRAC. costs of today's buildings, the A sincere effort will be made to "Nomination forms and letters are Americans have begun to empha­ identify the resources, programs and to be submitted by October 15th to Nouvelles size the fact that higher quality and services rendered by each of the the Regional Chairman for the • 45 architectes canadiens pren­ performance is more important than Provincial Associations in the hope Region in which the Nominee dront part a un tour organise par the old idea that low initial capital that those of common value can normally resides. " Professional Seminar Consultants costs are the end all and be all be jointly shared and supported. It " The names and addresses of the objectives. stands to reason that these associ a­ Regional Chairmen are as follows : What has this to do with our tions who provide ongoing educa­ British Columbia - Ray L. Toby, profession and education ? Low tional programs for their members 1650 Alberni Street, Vancouver 5, energy consuming buildings depend are as a result increasing their B.C.; Alberta - Edwin Raines, upon many things to achieve provincial standards. Until all asso ­ 11 06 - 4th Street SW, Calgary, optimum results; orientation, con ­ ciations do likewise the discrepan­ Alberta; Saskatchewan - Joseph sideration of solar gain, minimum cies between provincial standards Pettick, 2500 Garnet Street, Regina, skin with respect to floor area, will only become more evident. Saskatchewan ; Manitoba - Isadore restraint with respect to glass areas, There is much to be said for shared Coop, 1 0 Donald Street, Winnipeg Architecture Canada is published proper insulation, efficient mechani­ resources and especially those every two weeks by the 5th Company 1, Manitoba; Ontario - H. Derek (Greey de Pencier Publications Ltd.) for the cal systems and heat reclaiming which are expensive. Buck, 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Roya l Architectu ral Institute of Canada I devices, lower lighting intensities, (3) John Disher of New Bruns­ Toronto 7, Ontario; Quebec - l'lnstitut Ro ya l d'Architec ture du Can ad a. energy restoring features, etc., etc. wick heads a special committee The Company also publishes Arc hitecture Gilles Marchand, 506 Ste Catherine Canada Direc tory. All these will pose new obligations studying the possibility of regional est, Montreal 24, Quebec ; New upon our designers and require a components within the Institute. If Architecture Canada editorial, circulation Brunswick and Nova Scotia - John and advertising offices are at much higher standard of techno­ nothing else argues for such think­ R. Myles, 13 Germain Street, Saint 56 Esplanade St. E., Toronto 1 logical training if one intends to ing our varied geography and John, New Brunswick ; Newfound­ 416-364-3333. practise architecture. The old climate present arguments for region land - Frank Noseworthy, 5 Church 5th Company editorial committee: "formula approach" will not be design criteria and standards. Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland. Annabel Slaight, Patrick Hailstone. sufficient and "custom" design This is intended to be anything Ron Butler, Janeva Van Buren, "Nomination forms are available Michael de Pencier. work will increase on every project. but a "Gloom and Doom" message. from the Regional Chairmen, Secre ­ Subscriptions are $10 a year. The next generation of buildings It is not absolutely certain that if taries of Component Associations RAIC I IRAC office 151 Slater Street, will be designed on the basis of buildings are to become more and from RAIC Headquarters." Ottawa 4. dynamic principles in order to sophisticated technically speaking Opinions published in Architecture Canada compensate for the energy flow they will require more professional Mise en ca ndidature des do not necessarily represent the views through the outer skin. A few of our input. The owner, and the developer nouveaux membr€s du of the RAIC, nor of the publishers . members who have studied this builder, will come to recognize the Co ll ege des Fell ows 579 volume 51 form of technology for some time fact that buildings which are less CCAB audited circulation 5,635 are well on their way toward dyna­ expensive to operate and maintain La formule a suivre pour Ia mise en Postage paid at Toronto at third (or fourth) mic system design. The U.S. Gov- can be rented for less money or candidature des nouveaux membres class rate - Permit No. C52. 2 Architecture Can ada Ltd." qui les amenera a Leningrad Affairs earlier this month in a special program. RAIC said it proposes to Ia loi soient considerablement ac ­ et a Moscou ou des visites et des task force document on Bill C-123 direct studies under this program. crus. seminaires ont ete prevus a leur - amendments to the National In the meantime regulations gov­ • Nous felicitons le Gouvernement intention, conjointement avec les Housing Act. erning National Housing Act proj­ d'avoir prevu des fonds plus impor­ architectes russes. Leur visite les The introduction to the 16 pages ects were changed this month to : tants pour Ia recherche et d'avoir conduira egalement a Varna ou ils of conclusions and recommenda­ • Raise the maximum loan from inclus de developpement experi­ participeront au congres interna­ tions, assembled by F. J. H. Nicol, $2 5,000 to S30,000 on new single­ mental dans le programme de Ia tional de I'Union lnternationale des Task Force Chairman with Blanche family houses ; from $18,000 to partie V de Ia Loi. L'lnstitut Royal Architectes, du 25 au 30 septembre Lemco van Ginkel, Jean-Louis $23,000 on resales, co-ops and d'Architecture du Canada propose 1972. Lalonde and Wilson Salter, says that condominiums ; from $18,000 to de prendre Ia direction d'etudes • Mm-J. L. Lalonde, T. Howarth et " all provincial associations have had $20,000 per suite for apartments ; speciales a ce titre. J . Langford representeront l'lnstitut the opportunity to participate in the from $7,000 to $10,000 per bed for • Nous recommandons une revision et le Canada a l'assemblee generale views expressed .. . and [although] senior citizens' hostels; from $7,000 des reglements et des procedures de I'UIA, a Sofia, Bulgarie, durant they may not all agree in detail, to $8,000 per bed for student administratives pour que !'esprit de Ia semaine precedant le congres the submission is made in the belief housing. Ia loi et de ses amendements, tel de Varna. that it will properly reflect the • Ba se loan amounts on a flat 95% qu'exprime par le Ministre, soit • Monsieur Lalonde, president sor­ principal concerns of Canadian of appraised value. effectivement applique. tant de I'IRAC et responsable des architects." The RAIC brief resulted • Raise gross debt ratio from 27% • Nous recommandons que les ser­ Relations I nternationales de l' lnsti- from a speech delivered on behalf to 30% (and allow 100% of a work­ vices architecturaux complets soient

1 tut, representera egalement l'lnstitut of the Minister of Urban Affairs, ing wife's income, instead of the obligatoires pour tous les projets lors de Ia Deuxieme Conference Ron Basford, by Dr. Peter Ober­ present 50%) . d'habitation de dix logements ou lnternationale sur Ia Reciprocite en lander to the RAIC Assembly in Builders with loan approvals from plus et soient recommandes pour 1 Architecture, qui aura lieu en Victoria (A!C 7/10/72) . CMHC dated back to August 24, tous les autres projets. octobre prochain a Dubrovnik, In general, the RAIC indicated it '72 can apply for the loans to be • Nous recommandons que le Gou­ 1 Yougoslavie. strongly supports proposed amend- 1 renegotiated under the new rules. vernement fournisse une aide finan ­ • L'Association des Architectes du ments to the Act but that it has some ciers aux programmes de services Commonwealth a accepte !'invita­ reservations about the ultimate La loi Nationale sur architecturaux gratuits entrepris so us 1 tion de I' I RAC de se reunir au effectiveness of some parts and I' Habitation Ia direction des associations consti­ Canada en 1973. La Conference de impact on housing needs and the tuantes de l'lnstitut. Ia CAA au ra lieu a Montreal. con­ urban situation generally. L'IRAC, ce mois-ci, vient de sou ­ jointement a I'Assemblee Annuelle In embellishing its recommenda­ mettre au ministere des Affaires CONTINUING de l'lnstitut, et reunira des delegues tion about the increased role of the Urbaines un rapport sur les amende­ EDUCATION de tousles pays du Commonwealth. architect, the task force suggested ments proposes a Ia Loi Nationale • Lors de Ia derniere reunion du architects save considerable costs sur !'Habitation. Computer course Conseil de I'IRAC, le Dr. W. E. in housing during the design stage Le comite special de I'IRAC etait To bring members up to date in the Haviland s'est adresse aux mem ­ with " well-planned and well-co­ preside par Frank Nicol, assiste de practical use of the latest develop­ bres du Conseil, principalement sur ordinated programs, through maxi­ Blanche Van Ginkel, Jean- Louis ments in computer technology in

l'historique de l'etude sur l'insta- 1 mum utilization of indoor-outdoor Lalonde et Wilson Salter. the field of architecture, the Ontario bilite de l'industrie de Ia construction, space, new housing types, recog ­ Voici, en resume, leurs recom­ Association of Architecture is spon­ entreprise par le Conseil Econo­ nizing infill and rehabilitation charac­ mandations : soring a sem inar November 17, 18. mique du Canada. II a egalement teristics, land -use planning and • Nous esperons que le Ministere Included will be an opportunity 1 reitere son invitation a soumettre citizen des ign input. charge des Affaires urbaines jouera for exchange of experience among un rapport sur Ia situation telle que Other highlights of the RAIC un role determinant en dirigeant members, a review of various com­ vue par les architectes. II a souligne document include recommenda­ !'orientation des politiques en tout puter options for practising archi­ que les divergences regionales de­ tions : domaine affectant l'environnement tects, and a look into the future. vraient etre indiquees. Bernard • that the Government introduce urbain. For more information contact Wood (Alberta) a ete mandate par supportive measures outside the • Nous proposons que le Gou­ T. M . 0 . Grodnik, Chairman of the l' lnstitut pour compiler I' information National Housing Act, which will vernement adopte, independam­ Committee on Computer Tech­ soumise par les diverses provinces improve the quality of housing for ment de Ia Loi nationale sur !'habi­ nology, OAA, 50 Park Rd ., Toronto. sur ce sujet, et pour rediger le rap ­ low income groups; tation, un programme de mesures de port a etre presente au Conseil • that there be strong incentives in soutien qui auront pour effet PEOPLE Economique au nom de l'lnstitut the Act for rational land banking by d'ameliorer Ia qualite de !'habitation Royal. II est assiste dans cette tache a public agency. A sound program des groupes a faible revenu. Montreal architect David Bourke par Douglas M enzies ( Representant for land assembly, it suggests, • Nous proposons que Ia Loi has left his partnership Dobush, de !'Alberta au Conseil de I'IRAC). sh ould be required of a municipality stimule par des mes ures appro­ Stewart, Bourke, Longpre, Mar­ • Se basant sur !'experience de and land so acquired be lease d on priees Ia formation de banques de chand, Goudreau, and the active I'OAA. le president de I'IRAC, long term instea d of being resold; terrains par une agence publique. practice of architecture in order to C. F. T. Rounthwaite a prepare un • that there be greater flexibil ity in Un solide programme d'acquisition assume a senior administrative questionnaire a etre soumis a tous the cost-sharing formulas of the Act et de regroupement de terrains position at McGill University. les partis politiques federaux en in recognition of regional disparities. devrait etre exige des municipalites Peter Blake, editor of Architectural vu e des prochaines elections na ­ Most regions, it pointed out, which et le sol ainsi acquis devrait etre Forum, has resigned to join Inform at tionales. Les Associations Provin ­ have most difficulty in matching loue avec bail long terme plut6t 1 a Publishing Company, in the devel­ ciales ont ete invitees collaborer grants, are usually those where the que revendu. a a opment of the first international, Ia redaction de ce questionnaire en most housing support is needed ; • Nous recommandons que les English-language architectural pub­ presentant leurs commentaires, sug­ • that all projects assisted by the formules de partage des coGts lication due to be issued in January gestions et questions avant Ia fin du National Housing Act be presented prevues dans Ia loi soient plus of 1973. Blake is also a partner in mois d'aoGt. Les membres de I'IRAC to the public within the framework flexibles pour tenir compte des the architectural firm of Baker & seront informes des resultats par les of a total city or metropolitan plan. disparites regionales. Blake (NYC) and President of the bulletins de nouvelles des Associa­ Objectives should be clearly stated • Nous recommandons que tout Architectural League of New York. tions Provinciales et par Architec­ publicly and implications be fully projet entrepris sous l'egide de Ia ture Canada. discussed with residents ; partie 111-1 de Ia Loi soit presente au Architecture student Michael A. • that there be greater emphasis on public dans le cadre d'un plan d'en­ Harvey, studying at Nova Scotia the maintenance of potentially sound semble pour Ia zone urbaine ou Technical College, has been awarded HOUSING housing stock and that 'rehab' funds metropolitaine et que l'objectif de a $1,000 research scholarship by RAIC urges greater role be greatly increased, and finally; tout projet propose soit clairement the Bricklayers, Masons and Pl as­ • that Government provide financial enonce publiquement et que ses terers Union in the Maritimes. Th e for architects support to free architectural se rvice implications soient discutees a fond award is part of a research fund to Complete architectural services programs undertaken by the com­ avec les residents. which union members contribute should be mandatory for all National ponent associations of the Institute. • Nous proposons qu'une attention 15 cents per hour. Harvey says he is Housing Act housing projects of ten The report then commends the particuliere soit accordee a Ia using the money to research the dwelling units or more, and recom ­ Government for increasing funds preservation des logements en bon usage and effects of exterior lighting mended for all others, the RAIC available for research and for includ­ etat et que les montants engages of public spaces and buildings told the federal Ministry of Urban ing ex perimental deve lopment in the immediatement pour cette partie de throughout the Maritimes.

September 25. 1972 3 New blocks of flats under construction in M oscow from precast parts. Typical house numbering device and flagholder. Number lig hts up at night.

From Russia with love More than just hockey players are making the rounds in the USSR this month. Nearly 100 Cana dians are right now participating in an archi tectural tour of th at country on the way to the Intern ati ona l Union of A rchitects Congress in Varna . Bu lga ria. Victoria architect Peter Cotton. who preceded them by severa l months. says he found his trip so in teresting he would gladly tu rn around and go right back. On e of th e highlights . according to Co tton. was the ca reful attention to res toration. Another was the work of architectural students - about as bad . or as exciting. as here. With pictures. and an article below. Cotton describes further impressions.

Library under construction in Tashkent.

Model of "Russia" hotel for Moscow. It w ill accommodate 6,000 guests and on the site Carved brick o n old church bei ng res tored near Red Square in Moscow. are eight old churches. all bei ng restored.

OPINION are Russian, Kiev and Odessa are was a period of some fifteen exciting The new buildings are international in the Ukraine while Tashkent and years of experiment and new ideas in appearance and though they are US SR : fascinatin g fro m oni on Samarkand are in Uzbekistan. when many of the most avant­ big they have not got that sense of domes to new 'international' Before I went to the USSR I read garde structures w ere proposed and scale that to me is one of the grand buildings a lot of books and sorted out the some built. Unfortunately there attributes of architecture in the chronology of the czars and their were aesthetic conflicts and the USSR. Before I went I agreed to write an peculiars. current technology w as not ade­ I was fortunate enough to be article on Russian architecture. How I found the onion domes were the quate for the design demands. By ta ken to the Architectural Institute, rash and naive to make such a old style of church, that Pet er the the 1930's a reaction had set in and the professional school in Moscow, promise. The subject is so vast - Great about 1700 had opened the the next thirty years saw an enor­ and was shown the student work like the country - that all I can hope country to Western Baroque, that mous amount of building through­ on exhibition. Some of it was as bad to do is make some observations the 18th century with its succession out the country of a kind we called as any our own students might do about the corners which I saw. of empresses had sustained this reactionary. In isolation on the but there were some very interesting It is more accurate to use "Soviet trend, that the 19th century had pages of a magazine I would think and exciting projects. The rector Union" than " Russia" since the seen a revival in neo-classicism them strange but in place, on the of the Institute has agreed to pro­ country is a federation of fifteen followed by a period of eclecticism city street, they look more at home vide me with photos of some of the republics and the Russian one of and pseudo-historicism and then and related to the urban scene than thesis projects and when they those is itself a federation of thirty­ a period of Art Nouveau. many of the modern eggcrate arrive I would like to discuss them. one parts. Moscow and Leningrad After the 1917 revolution there structures they are now erecting. The rector, Mr. Sokolov, was, at 4 A rchitecture Canada Creek House - new old space in Vancouver On Granville Island in Vancouver's False Creek area is an old group of buildings that began in 1914 as a Brewery and has since served as machine shops and a chemical warehouse. This year they are getting a new lease on life as offices for professional and semi -professional people - architects. photographers and engineers - shops and an evening only restaurant. Renovations of the 40.000 sq. ft. (29.000 of which is rentable revenue space. the rest is public) is estimated to cost $220.000 over the original purchase price. All space for lease will be raw space- tenants will provide their own renovations and furnishings in line with the overall concept of the building. Rents start at $1 .50 per foot. Principals in the Creek House project are Bill Harvey and Mitch Taylor. Designer Brian Johnston has his office in the complex. Exterior of Creek House. Outside decks are planned.

Office space in Creek House. The The Toronto architectural firm of Lloyd Sankey Architects has contrasting application of the cedar established its Vancouver office in Creek House. Ship's pa nell ing, in diagonal and horizontal ladder leads to loft above. patterns, above, extends the dimensions of the space and creates an interesting linear effect. Sloping sides of reception counter add to the visual interest. Round porthole High-spirited sign denotes the youthful window , below, reflects the proximity atmosphere of the development. to False Creek.

one point in his career, at the Uni­ travellers' reports but the vertical I began to be aware that perhaps Canadian Interiors) . versity of Washington in Seattle so surfaces get much less attention and I was applying my Western stand­ In both Leningrad and Ki ev which he was familiar with the Pa cific I was constantly aware of dirty ards (or hang-up?) to an attitude suffered terrible war damage whole Coast. The last year at the Institute glass in large window walls - com­ that made this fact less relevant than streets are being restored and re­ the students specialize in one of pounded by the fact that many of the social values the buildings paired. If the building is beyond three fields, planning, housing or the large sheets have heavy pro ­ were satisfying, and I began to be repair the facade is ke pt andre­ industrial buildings. I was shown nounced ripples in them. For me this thankful they were not quizzing me stored and new apartments are built the work of this last group by the often had the effect of making the on how our buildings reflected behind the facade. By now enough head of that division who had good exterior scene take on a mosaic our social needs. work has been done that one must English (as did the other staff quality when viewed from inside The bulk of the new buildings I really look for evidence of damage. members I met). but this was obviously not the intent saw under construction was hous­ It is possible, if you do not choose One of the things that bothered of the design. I tried to discuss the ing but there were also hotels, to live in an apartment, to rent or me about the buildings I saw every­ design implications of these two schools, libraries, restaurants, sport own a house or even to build a where was the apparent lack of factors at the Institute and was facilities and offices. A vast amount house but expense and convenience good maintenance. All the horizon ­ assured that they were aware that of time and money were being spent and location must all be weighed. tal surfaces were kept spotlessly maintenance was not a strong point on restoration work to palaces, There is a long tradition of apart­ clean. The street sweepers and but that they were working on it churches and old buildings and this ment dwelling in the cities unlike water trucks which hose the streets yet the provision of space and work is being done superbly (I've our own past experience so the new daily are become legendary in all facilities was much more important. written on this in an article for buildings with their open spaces September 25, 1972 5 must look attractive to them with schools, shops, nurseries and other services all built-in. It takes a Nova Scotia communications tremendous wrench of imagination Once every six weeks the Nova Scotia Association of I to consider working under condi- Architects is placing ads similar to t his one in two 1 tions where your building budget Halifax papers (A / C 1 / 17 /72). Although, it says. is spent on designing good durable it's hard to meas ure their success. the Association structures to give X number of feels the approach is right. The ads not only bring th e I people Y number of square meters na me of the Association to public attention but each with the supporting facilities show that Nova Scotia Architects are doing they need and not to think in terms good buildings. No reference is made to firm names ; of what must we add to make them projects are selected by the "luck of the draw". pay more rent or what commercial Further in the "communications arena ". Nova facilities will be added that can pay Scotia architects say they hope to begin soon a their way or earn extra income. The consumer advisory program similar to the one in Soviet approach tends to be British Columbia. Maritime provinces at the NSAA paternalistic, I suspect, but probably Fall Session earlier this month have also set t he there is a greater eq uity and cer­ wheels in motion towards establishing uniform tai nly less evidence of discontent registration standards for the region- a step than some of our cities suffer from. towards a Maritime Union of Architects. On second thought of course our own developers and mortgage companies are paternalistic in a different w ay. They ass ume the authority as to what t he country needs but in terms of what will sell. The remarkable thing about Soviet housing is t he rent structure. They pay no rent for the kitchen, bathroom or entry but pay only for the living spaces and the rent plus the utilities come to 3 or 4 per cent of income. This factor alone makes an enormous difference in com­ paring income levels. Some eleven million people moved into new apartments each year of the last five years. This works out at about 10 square meters per person accord ­ ing to Soviet statistics. Each re public seems to have its own policy for housing. One of the new se ri es of apartment blocks which I saw being erected in Tashkent was of interest because the end walls w ere glazed w ith the tra ditional blue tile of the area in large patterns of geometric desi gn Yet another old building and the panels of screening to the balconies were perforated in the gets a new life shallow pointed arch motif of the One of the latest Toronto buildings mosques. These arches varied in size to undergo a facelift is th e old and arrangement but the total Masonic Hall built on Yonge Street effect of the development was that in 1888. Gordon S. Adamson and it belonged in the city and was not Assocta tes. the design consultants. a foreign object. The sense of are turntng the old hall into an strangeness is more apparent in offtce /retail complex with a dome­ another section of the city where a covered courtyard. Incorporated number of large apartments were tn to the scheme will be two the gifts of other Soviet cities and century-old houses. one occupted area s as disaster relief after the 1966 briefly by Ttmothy Eaton (founder earthquake which levelled a t hird of the Ea ton merchandising emptre) of Tashkent. It is now a city of and his wife. one and a third million an d the An exterior glass shafted elevator whole area is a building site with with brightly painted workings cranes wherever you look. will be exposed to passersby. The blocks of flats which were given by other area s reflect the design and methods of the donors Efficient t ri angle and the area where they are located The tnangular floor plan of this is in some ways an exhibition of S12-million building in Sydney. the vari ety of approaches. Australia takes advantag e of setba ck When I got home I found an allowances and hence permtts invitation to the International Union ftve more rental floors than possible of Architects conference in Varna, wtth a more conventional building Bulgaria , in September and the (notice th e new rec tangular pre-confere nce tour of Moscow bulldtng next door to th e right}. and Leningrad. If I had the money I Destgned by J ohn Andrews Archi ­ would have gone right ba ck again. tects for Hooker Pty., 1t provides to see more of w hat I got a glimpse 390.000 sq. ft. of retail -commercial 1 of on this first trip. space at a net to gross efftciency I recommend the experience an d of 86.3 per cent.

hope that t hose of you who read offered in each - one for best design this will catch some of my en­ and one for best engineering. Free colour catalogue thusiasm and if you can, go! Entries must be received by Peter Cotton, Victoria January 26, 1973. Submissions are helps you select water coolers limited to structures completed after AWARDS January 1, 1970, or components Scarborough awards for initially offered for sale after January good design 1, 1970. Judging will take pl ace in New The Metro Toronto Borough of York, in February. Three designers, Scarborough has jumped aboard three engineers, three architects and the awards bandwagon saying it three ex perts in contemporary art w ants to make itself known as one will make up the jury. of the most attractive urban areas in Entry forms and information are Canada. It will give awards to resi ­ available from : Design In Steel dents, industries, and to business es Award Program, 201 East 42 Street, and institutions for ta king up the New York, New York 10017. challenge. The program of awards the Sc ar­ Canadi an architects jury borough Planning Board has estab­ U.S. aw ards prog ram lished is for outstanding examples In something of a departure, the of housing - both single-family and Detroit Chapter of the American multi-family - of commercial and Institute of Architects this month industrial buildings, and of public packed all the entries for its 'chapter bu ildings like schools, hospitals, awards program' up to Toronto for homes for the aged and govern­ judging. ment buildings. New 12-page catalogue shows Aquarius water coolers The jury, comprised of C. F. T. Says John Wimbs, member of the in full colour. Contains quick-reference selector guide Rounthwaite, RAIC president. Dr. Board and Cha irman of its Design to 45 models. Valuable information includes number of Thomas Howarth, Dean of the Uni­ Awards Committee, "We are looking people served and rated capacities for each model. Send versity of Toronto Department of for people who have a particular fo r this free Aquarius catalogue today. Architecture, and practising archi­ regard for their homes or their tect A. J . Diamond, seemed to com­ businesses, or for the institutions mend the idea of going out of a that they build and manage. AQUARIUS® region for judging. According to "We are repeatedly told that Rounthwaite, the jury didn't recog­ WATER COOLERS Metropolitan Toronto is one of the nize any of the projects. Yet, it was finest urban areas in North America. unanimously agreed on the top EBCO' Trading Corp., Ltd. We who choose to live in Scar­ four entries. Dept. AC-05 265, N. Hamilton Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43213 (U.S.A.) borough feel that no part of the Metropolitan complex has more to offer than our own borough. ENVIRONMENT "We want to encourage people RA IC committee following up to enhance their environment, in Stockholm conference order to make their lives pleasant. SYDNEY We will give recognition to those The institute's environmental com­ AUSTRALIA who appreciate good design and mittee, originally set up on an 'ad attractive surroundings, who there­ hoc' basis to prepare a brief for the The New South Wales Institute of Technology by show that they know that there Stockholm UN conference this sum ­ is more to life than just getting up mer, has now been given more 1 ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL OF in the morning and going to work." permanent status. A major activity ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING Besides Wimbs, who is an archi­ will be to follow up some of the (Ret. 72/ 245 ) tect practising in Metro, the Awards recommendations of the Stockholm This newly establi hed second chair in the F acul ty of Archi­ committee includes architect Jerome meeting, which was attended by a tecture and Buildi ng is in the fie ld of Building or Quantity committee member Surveying. Markson, William Brown, Director The Faculty offers professional courses in Architecture, Build­ of Parks for Scarborough, and The RAIC committee is urging the ing and Quantity Surveying, and the appointee might come Edward A. Endersby, Scarborough International Union of Architects to from one or more of a variety of backgrounds, but he would be Horticultural Society. Frank Lemon establish a working relationship with expected to be appropriately distinguished in his own field. is the alternative representative of the permanent UN environmental SALARY $A14,679 P.A. the Society. secretariat which is expected to be Applications close on 5th December, 1972. Closing date for entries will be set up this fall as one of the out­ September 30. There is no entry fee . comes of Stockholm. It has also SENIOR LECTURER IN Full information, in cluding entry offered its services to help in the ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING forms, is available from The Scar­ planning of a proposed UN "confer­ (Ref. 72/ 246 ) borough Planning Board, 2001 ence /demonstration on human set­ To direct th e fi rst two years of th e courses in Archi tecture and Eglinton Avenue East. Telephone tlements" which Canada has offered Building. 759-4747. to host in 1975 as a follow-up to Stockholm (A / C. 7 /10 / 72) . SENIOR LECTURER IN Des ign in stee l Co -chairmen Peter Goering and ARCHITECTURE North American architects, engi­ Alex Leman are also seeking to (Ref. 72/ 247 ) neers and designers are invited to make the committee more national To direct the middle two years of the course in Architecture. compete for international recogni­ in scope by 1) soliciting additional members from eastern and western SALARY $A9,771 to $A11,234 P.A. tion in the 1972-1973 Design in Steel Award Program sponsored by Canada, and 2) circulating the Applications close 24th October, 1972. Stockholm brief to all provincial Further info rm ation, in the fi rst instance, may be had from the American Iron and Steel Institute. Dean of Architecture and Building, Mr. P. Middleton, at the The bi ennial program, in its associations for their comments and address given below. twelfth year, honors the creative use suggestions. Applications are to be addressed to of steel and is aimed at helping NS archi tects urge The Bursar, develop a better understanding of downtown pl anning co ntrol The New South Wales Institute of Technology, steel 's versatility. P.O. Box 123, Th ere are four categories : hous­ " Pl anning must be given top Broadway, 2007. ing, high-rise construction, low -rise priority if the downtown area [of N.S.W. Australia. construction and public works con ­ Halifax] is to be determined more struction. Two aw ards w ill be by design than by default," says 8 Architecture Canada the Nova Scotia Association of karelia Architects. newf NSAA is supporting a movement to halt the building of a highrise PlAN NOW TO ATTENDI Saturnus CC office building opposite the hostoric New line of chairs with a variety Province House. Too often such of uses. Durable construction issues," NSAA says, "cloud the with a fibreglass seat. Shell in real main issue : that is, the growth white, black, blue, red or beige of the downtown area has been and an aluminum base in proceeding without prior establish­ School colours to match shel l or natural. ment of guidelines which acknowl­ edge the sensitivity of man and his Options : chrome casters on environment." base, seat height adjustment, ·x· Quotations from the RAIC brief tilt mechanism. to the UN environment conference Architecture Variety of upholstery fabrics, in Stockholm (see preceding story) leather and vinyl. were used to back up the NSAA Designed by Yrjo Kukkapuro, argument. Finland. CLASSIFIED Seminars Ex perienced planner required Architects' office currently engaged in residential, commercial and indus­ trial work requires architectural graduate with AMTPIC membership, for the development of a planning 1 department. Applicant must have 1 initiative, practical experience, and be capable of dealing with clients and staff. 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