International studio . an Dormi-tories at Princeton by Day Brothers and Klauder,who are, to judge from this drawing, making aconsistant addition to the already excellent col-lection of appropriate buildings at that college. Simon and Basset exhibited an interestingsketch of a new building for the ManufacturersClub in Philadelphia and Brown and Whiteside,of Wilmington, in a photograph of their treat-ment of a flower shop,showed an ingenious anddecorative scheme for acommercial fajade. Practically no competi-tion drawings were shownexcepting a group of pro-jects for the Perry Mem-orial. In spite
International studio . an Dormi-tories at Princeton by Day Brothers and Klauder,who are, to judge from this drawing, making aconsistant addition to the already excellent col-lection of appropriate buildings at that college. Simon and Basset exhibited an interestingsketch of a new building for the ManufacturersClub in Philadelphia and Brown and Whiteside,of Wilmington, in a photograph of their treat-ment of a flower shop,showed an ingenious anddecorative scheme for acommercial fajade. Practically no competi-tion drawings were shownexcepting a group of pro-jects for the Perry Mem-orial. In spite of a vastlyimpressive and exception-ally rendered sketch forthis by Nelson and VanWagenen, the competitionwas won by J. H. Freed-lander, of New York. name alsoappeared on a well-studieddesign for the PortlandPublic Auditorium—a de-sign showing a nice bal-ance of strength, interestand conservatism. Before turning to theuwuMooR, PA. country-house design, Annual Architectuyal ExJiibition in Philadelphia. Messrs. Brown and Whiteside, Architects FLOWER SHOP, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE which was so largely in evidence this year, it ispossibly interesting to note some of the studentwork from the strong architectural department ofthe University of Pennsylvania. The problems, or profits, were for a ]Mari-time Station, an Ambassadorial Residence andseveral other ambitious buildings, and the draw-ings were all presented with that amazing bril-liancy and dexterity which bespeaks the bettersort of Beaux Arts instruction. In drawings of a scheme for a group of school buildings it wasa little suqirising to note that, while the plans wereexcellent, no inspiration in the elevations wasdrawn from the criteria by Cope and Stewardson,that is to say, from the truly admirable schooll)uildings in the very midst of which the studentswork. It is, however, a recognized student fail-ing to stand the classic orders upside down to seeif they will look better in that position, and a realappreci
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