In this issue: Using Up Mother Earth Armstrong on Land-Use Texas Big Thicket Letdown New Directions for Architects Land for Fun Architect Plus regular columns. See Contents. NUMBER 3 VOL. 25 MAY/JUNE 1975 Contents Editorials . .. .. ............ 3 Offldal Publkatlon of' Thoughts on land-use by Lt. Governor TM Tt'U.S Sodt>I) or Atthllttt<, ~ William H obby and US. Congressman Morris Udall. TSA "the (>ffic1al ursan>1at1on ol the Tna. Rc11on or the Arocn,11n ln,t1tute ol Ar,h1tc.:h Using Up Mother Earth . 6 De, Taylor • • • • • • • • • • • &h1or-1n-C'l11d A noted researcher sums up the challenge Larry Paul fuller • • • • • • • • • • • • •••. Manag,na !:.!,tor and promise ofland resource management Ra) Reece • . • • . • • . • • • • • • • • . • ••• A•'<>c1a1c &!nor in Tews John La.,h • • • • . • . • • • • • • • •••• Ad,cnl\1ng D1rc..1or J•mc, D Pfluger. AIA • • , • F.dotonal Con,ullilnl Armstrong on Land-Use ......... 12 ,\lurt-5/reH•s mtrr111'1\• 1wth the t dltorial Polk> C-omnulltt C ommlssun,rr oftlrr <,,.,,,•ml /_..11ul <>Jfi, 1• Jim M )Cf. Cha,n,,nan llohl>t I n11 Big Thicket Letdown ........... 16 '-" on lloland lad. M11d1dl I '" 1ro,imr11wlu1 l'rtr <J1mter ,lescr1bes Jad I rP),WII llmry Onrga ,y_11111nurd dr. truc1w11 l11 tire 11r11 J rdeml 1\-dl>rn n l1m 1,1u r H. r. ,~n't', 11 Ith ti hlturg fHX>t script h>•formrr .'irntltur Ra/pl, )'11rhor11ogh 1,.., Ar, h,,.-.., 1 J1Ubh l~I II\ 111100) arl) h) lht' I cu, Sucirt) ol Ar,hllnti. liOJ Ptt,) 1irtK1h llu11J1ng. 121 And Now a Little Thicket ...... 18 I.au 8th Strccl Au,ton, Tc,u, 711701 Suti.cnpuon ruu," Report on a project for a wilderness park ~ 00 r,er year t,1r udJrn.,~,. ,lh,n lhc ,·or111ncnl•I lJnolcJ within eyes/wt ofthe state Capitol. Slat"-', C\(q>l1ni; fb,.au •nJ 1\l;a,h EJ11unal ,ontnl>ulKin,. ,ume,p,a,kn,"t". anJ :iJ,cnmng Voices of the People ......... ... 20 rnatcnal 1n\llcJ b) tilt' cJ11ur U•u•ll>, no p;I) mcni ,.,II l>c made for an,dc, Pubh,l,cr '""-' rcmn,, ..,n h,r ~rniJu,• uon ul all or p;,n ,,r cJnonal ma1cnal hcmn, anJ R'.quc-1, New Directions for Architects .. .. 21 ruhh,.1110<1 ,rcJ,1 l>c l]J\Cn Trw, Arcl11trc ,. anJ Ille autht>f Impetus toward "regional planning" creates ol rna1cnal ,.hen 1nJ1,a1cJ Puhh,•11em, "h1<h nurmall) new pro/ess1onal opportunities for Texas J\l) l,,r cJ,tunaJ malcn•I 1orc rnjUhlcJ h> JJ\C ,on,,Jcra- architects. 11011 10 the •uthor ,,1 rq,n>Ju,cJ b) hnc lc•IU~ mJlcnJI Al'r('".ua11<c, ,,1 iumc, anJ pi,1urc, ul pn1"uch anJ ,er­ Using the Land for Fun ....... 25 ' 1<:c, ,n c111kr cJ,11,r1;al ,,r aJ,cn,.,ng Jon noc u>n,111u1c an Rising demand for outdoor recreation space cnJur-c111cn1 ul -.an>c b) either lhc lc,a, ',,,,ct) ul is seen as a factor in land-use planning. Ar,hn,.._h ,,. lhc Anw:n,·•n ln,111u1e ol ,\r,hllc..1' The New Carver Park .... ...... 30 1975 T', \ Offktr<. l>•\IJ Br...J.:n, I /\IA, Dall.a, P,i,.,Jc-n1 Forney .................... .. .. 32 l'llnlJ.,re \1Jllut. Jr , Palhl1nc Pr,-..,Jcn1 l-lc,1 R<>l>cn W Chamhcr,, h>rt w,,.th . Vo."t"· l'rc'IJcn1 llarry Golcn11,a. I Alt\, lt,,u,1<,n V,-c Pronl<nt Eight Texas Fellows (FAIA) . .... 35 l.&IT) Hohlau,, San An1011111 V1<c•l'rc'IJcnt /.:ihn Gm:r. C,,llcgc S1.t11n11 Sc.rct"') Endangered Species . ......... 37 I.arr) llohn11. 11,i \rnng T~;,_wrcr Centur)~old log robin nrur llomton gets a lum llull<,-1., I \I:\. sec-ond life. Plus hrie}I. 1100,11,n llo,.anl ll•rt, I Al\, Au,1111 \IA Regional l)1m;1<,r Hen llre-..cr, 11,>u\lOII ln11ncdw1c 1'.i,1 Prc>1Jen1 lb h,lor \u,un 197!i f',\ lkurd Of l>lrtttOr<. b11,c, lutlc Aholenc ( "haplrr \\ 1lham J ,1.non Au,11n Chapter R1,h.irJ \ l'\K>111a1n, h\lA Br.,,,. C1mr1rr On the Cover a cutaway from Austin \\ 1ll1•m II 11,~l.nJ C',"l'u, Chn,11 Clup1rc )J ~ ('rJ)<h>II l>•II•, Cn.iptrr artist Michael Frary·s painting, "Slug­ \\ 1lh.im n.. >IJ"-•• Jr 11 l'J"' C'luirtrr gish Brown Water in Pine Island Bayou." l.c,e Ru) lbhnldJ I 1lr1 \\ orlh ChaJll<r originally pubhshed in Impressions of '\l•n lun1ru,h1, I \I\ I h>u,ton <h1pttr the Big Thicket, by Frary and William A (,enc llohan l.t,,.cr Rto Cir•ntlc Owens Reproduced with permission of Vull<'y <"h•r•er I ubb<1< ~ ( luptcr tho Un1vers1ty of Texas Press. >nhcint I cu, Choptcr San Antonio tnarc<r S,,ulhc1n1 lc,a, Cn.1p1cr I c,a, l'anhanJle CnJp1,-r \\a.;o Clt"f'lcr w c,,1 1"'"' Cn3r1,·1 \\ 1<1111.a 1-.,11, (l,3p1c1 Texas Architect Land, Liberty and Local Control The 94th Congress has before it an unprecedented number of urgent pieces of legislation designed to address the nation's serious energy and economic problems. It is my own firm belief that land-use legislation also before this Con­ gress is a vital part of any energy program and ought to be adopted as a part of the comprehensive energy plan that will surely be enacted before the end of this year. The President's energy package includes a proposal for legislation per­ taining to the siting of energy facilities. We are told that the next several years are critical in terms of lead time if we are to plan and begin to con­ struct the nev. powerplants. the coal-fired generating plants, oil refineries and associated terminal. storage, transportation facilities, and other ma­ Jor projects associated with the administration's ambitious energy pro­ posals. We do need those new facilittes, but there are going to be significant land-use problems that accompany them. The social, economic, and en­ vironmental implications of what we do in the next several decades in terms of energy development will have a significant innuence on the quality of life in this country for a long time to come. It is for this reason that I believe we must not continue with the same emphasis on single-focus. mission-oriented federal programs, but instead make a serious commitment to some sensible land-use planning on the state and local levels with federal legislation and federal funds to provide the broad policy and financial incentives required by this effort. It is for this same reason that I regret the Administration's recently-an­ nounced opposition to H. R. 351 O. the Land Use and Resource Conserva­ tion Act which I introduced with Texas Congressman Alan Steelman and other co-sponsors. What needs to be done. and my bill will provide for it. 1s a system of procedures to assure that all interested parties, including the public. can participate in the process. while providing relief for developers who now must go through a maze of requirements and duplicative proceedings before a decision is finally made. Planning 1s one answer. but more importantly. state and local govern­ ments must develop a process in \\.hich land-use dec1s1ons can be made in reference to established policies and regulations - and with some finality. In summary. H.R 35 IO contains two main objectives One, to provide the financial incentives and policy directions for the states who wish to develop state land-use programs. Second, the bill would provide more coordination between federal agencies and the states concerning federal activities that significantly affect land-use Land-use is still the most fundamental and unaddressed environmental problem in this nation. We must do something about the costs of sprawl, the continuing loss of our prime farmland and the waste of energy which results from inadequate land-use planning. Morris K. Udall U.S. House of Representatives I Compared to tinted glass. glass. So your air condrtIoning I Profess,onal Office Bu,ld,ng. Panama City. Flonda Solarcool reflectNe glass can add system 1s more economical Architect James Graham Chapman as little as 100/o to the cost of the In cold climates rt can save on Contractor Jean Morde!let total wall system. your heating costs. too. Because 2 Roanoke Office Bu,ld,ng. Phoenix. Arizona Architect E. Logan Campbell Yet rt brings virtually any type rt becomes an excellent insulator Contractor Shuart Corporat,on of hght--commercial bu1ld1ng to lrfe when used In double-pane 3 Rusty Scupper Restaurant, Oakland. with the unique and prestigious construct,on. 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Pittsburgh. ,,~ th un' glare ancl reduces hoot Pa.15222. ~ 1 11n mor ff ic1 ntly than tinted PPG a Concern for tho Future INDUSTRIES Managing Texas' Lands The following remarks from the Lieutenant Governor were released in February of this year.