Architect and engineer . restoring the Great Pyramid atTikal, which is now in an advanced stateof ruin, and then made his studies to con-form. The design of the resulting edificeis indeed creditable. For Greater Simplicity Disrobed of their ornament, YucatecanMaya buildings are quite simple and hence THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER ^ 26 ? SEPTEMBER, NINETEEN THIRTY-FIVE easily should be adaptable to the tempera-ment prevailing at the present, which istowards simplicity. In the accompanyingillustrations an attempt has been made toshow the possibilities of accepting Yuca-tecan Maya in its simplest fo
Architect and engineer . restoring the Great Pyramid atTikal, which is now in an advanced stateof ruin, and then made his studies to con-form. The design of the resulting edificeis indeed creditable. For Greater Simplicity Disrobed of their ornament, YucatecanMaya buildings are quite simple and hence THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER ^ 26 ? SEPTEMBER, NINETEEN THIRTY-FIVE easily should be adaptable to the tempera-ment prevailing at the present, which istowards simplicity. In the accompanyingillustrations an attempt has been made toshow the possibilities of accepting Yuca-tecan Maya in its simplest form and usingit distinctively in a modern building whilestill retaining the modernism in the massing ing in which is placed two large the court on three sides extends awide vestibule which is both in keepingwith Maya planning and fulfills the re-quirements of present-day tropical plan-ning. This arcade is spanned by the typicalcorbelled arch. Framing this arcade arethe separate office suites for the foreign. One eifhlh sciilc plasUr model hy Heiihle. RECONSTRUCTION OF NUNNERY AT UXMAL. YUCATAN. BY TULANEUNIVERSITY FOR CHICAGO WORLDS FAIR The facades of the horizontal buildings were divided in two by a medial moulding. The entirearea above this moulding was filled with ornaments, both symbolic and geometric. The lowerregion remains plain except for color. and proportions of the building. Let uslook at a purely hypothetical problem, astudy for a Pan-American Peace Palaceto be built on the outskirts of GuatemalaCity, which is practically in the heart of thearea of the southern Maya cities. The plan is placed on the uppermost ofa series of terraces and is approached bywide stairways. Entrance to the court isgained by a wide interval in the front build- representatives. At the far end of thecourt, opposite the entrance, is the greatCouncil Chamber which is carried out inthe pyramid type, except that the Chamberis located in the core of the pyramid the rear of t
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