Architect and engineer . building. Each side of the main shaft of the building is lighted by a bankof twenty-eight 1,000 watt General Electricflood lights situated either on the extendedroofs of the Shell Building to the Northand West, or on the buildings across thestreets on the East and South. Additionalprojectors are located at the inset cornersof the building at the twenty-first floor andin the set-back entirely surrounding thebuilding at the twenty-third floor. Stillmore projectors are placed in the shellsand in the set-back on the twenty-eighthfloor. There are also four 1,000 watt pro-je
Architect and engineer . building. Each side of the main shaft of the building is lighted by a bankof twenty-eight 1,000 watt General Electricflood lights situated either on the extendedroofs of the Shell Building to the Northand West, or on the buildings across thestreets on the East and South. Additionalprojectors are located at the inset cornersof the building at the twenty-first floor andin the set-back entirely surrounding thebuilding at the twenty-third floor. Stillmore projectors are placed in the shellsand in the set-back on the twenty-eighthfloor. There are also four 1,000 watt pro-jectors on the tower roof for illuminatingthe flag. Each flood light, with the excep-tion of the ones for lighting the flag, isequipped with a light golden amber colorscreen set inside of the lens of the resulting illumination is a pleasinggolden color from nearby vantage pointsand a lighted shaft which commands atten-tion from such points as Twin Peaks, Saus-alito, and the Oakland side of San Fran-cisco FL.\G SHELL BUILDING, FRANCISCOApril 16, 1930 .CA N presenting architects views on thisquestion, it must first be made clear thatthis is not an individual opinion, but a com-piling of quotations—a sort of architecturalLiterary Digest. The profession is by nomeans unanimous. Many architects, andamong them men of wide experience incity building, believe that heights and bulksshould be subject to regulations devised toprotect both public welfare and privateproperty interests. There are some few enthusiasts who ob-ject to any control beyond fire protectionand structural safety. Probably the major-ity believe that heights should be rigidlyrestricted, as in London and Paris; in LosAngeles, by a majority vote last January inthe American Institute Chapter, architectsapproved the present city limit of one hun-dred and fifty feet; but it may be pointedout that most of us do not have occasion tobuild skyscrapers, and are therefore notreally familiar with
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