. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . e Mansfield; the prize of £20for the best perspective drawing to Mr. Charles Gas-coyne; the prize for the best model submitted hasbeen awarded to Mr. Lionel F. Crane. (The condi-tions provided that this prize would amount to £20if more than twelve models were sent in. As onlyseven were received, theamount of the prize is £10,and the fourth prize mentionedabove has therefore beenawarded.) A high level of merit isshown, not only by the de-signs to which prizes havebeen awarded, but also bymany othe
. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . e Mansfield; the prize of £20for the best perspective drawing to Mr. Charles Gas-coyne; the prize for the best model submitted hasbeen awarded to Mr. Lionel F. Crane. (The condi-tions provided that this prize would amount to £20if more than twelve models were sent in. As onlyseven were received, theamount of the prize is £10,and the fourth prize mentionedabove has therefore beenawarded.) A high level of merit isshown, not only by the de-signs to which prizes havebeen awarded, but also bymany others, which we haverecommended for reproduc-tion in the pages of CountryLife.—E. L. Lutyens, Horder, LawrenceWeaver. June 2nd, Weaver, in comment-ing on the competition, saidthat the problem in the presentcompetition was to give prac-tical and dignified shape to acountry house of moderate sizewith the following accommo-dation: Hall, dining-room,drawing-room, study, six bed-rooms and one or two dress-ing-rooms for the family, twoser\ants bedrooms, the usual 390 CONSTRUCTION. Sl-XOXl] IHlzr. \N^ kitchen offices, a garage and accommodation for anelectric light plant. Limits of cubical content andcost were included in the competition, and allowedreasonable latitude in the employment of good, butnot extravagant, materials. The competitors were also required to design the garden. The designsnow illustrated will be understood the better if thenature of the site is understood. Covering rathermore than two acres of Ryst Wood and oblong inshape, with sides almost parallel, it measures a littlemore than one hundred and fifty yards over its long-est dimension, and averages about seventy yards inwidth. Its main axis runs from northwest to south-east, and, as is seen by the garden plans reproduced,it runs to a point at its southeast end. Tliere is agentle slope upwards to that end from the approachroad. From the southern end of the site there arebroad views over the
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