Architect and engineer . THE MALL AND CASCADE, MIDWICK VIEW ESTATES, MONTEREY PARK, CALIFORNL\Cook, Hall and Cornell, Landscape Architects AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT .a I pi rnel M EVER was alandscape job accom-plished but some knowl-edge of engineering wasused in the solving of itsproblem, simple thoughit may have been. Thebasis of every landscapedesign, from that of thesimplest garden to thesubdivision of vast acresor the building of a town-site, is topography. Andno landscape architect iscompetent in his profes-sion unless he has at leasta conversant workingknowledge in matters oftopographical
Architect and engineer . THE MALL AND CASCADE, MIDWICK VIEW ESTATES, MONTEREY PARK, CALIFORNL\Cook, Hall and Cornell, Landscape Architects AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT .a I pi rnel M EVER was alandscape job accom-plished but some knowl-edge of engineering wasused in the solving of itsproblem, simple thoughit may have been. Thebasis of every landscapedesign, from that of thesimplest garden to thesubdivision of vast acresor the building of a town-site, is topography. Andno landscape architect iscompetent in his profes-sion unless he has at leasta conversant workingknowledge in matters oftopographical engineer-i n g, grading, drainage,road profiling and cross-sectioning. His profes-sion demands that he re-model the contours ofdifferent areas of land,establish drainagethroughout the areas in-. MONTEBELLO PARK COUNTRY CLUB Cook, Hall and Cornell, Landscape Architects C. G. Fitzgerald Company, Engineers volved, determine the lo-cation and gradients ofroads and walks, andknow sufficient of con-struction methods to in-sure the quality of workdone. In the normal pro-cedure of his work hecontacts problems in hy-draulics, lighting, stressand strain on walls,bridges and other struc-tures and the many otherthings attendant upon de-sign and construction ofvaried natures. Thus the landscape ar-chitect becomes depend-ent upon the must be conversant inthe lines relating to hiswork; yes, and he mustknow something of thesevarious phases of engi-neering in order to meethis problems intelligent-ly and discuss them with 69 70 ARCHITECTAND ENGINEER, April. 1030 one more highly specialized and conversantin each particular branch of he is never in competition with the en-gineer and does not encroach upon hisrightful field of activity nor take workaway from him. Engin
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