. Architect and engineer. ion or control of low costhousing and slum clearance projects, he added,is of particular significance to the architects inmany cities. Mr. Russell commended the service of RobertD. Kohn of New York, past president of the In-stitute, in helping to draft the Recovery Act. is Chairman of the Institutes Committeeon Housing and General Chairman of the Con-struction League of the United States. Close co-operation between architects and theFederal Government comes as a climax to a longstruggle by the Institute to bring about wider em-ployment of practicing architects
. Architect and engineer. ion or control of low costhousing and slum clearance projects, he added,is of particular significance to the architects inmany cities. Mr. Russell commended the service of RobertD. Kohn of New York, past president of the In-stitute, in helping to draft the Recovery Act. is Chairman of the Institutes Committeeon Housing and General Chairman of the Con-struction League of the United States. Close co-operation between architects and theFederal Government comes as a climax to a longstruggle by the Institute to bring about wider em-ployment of practicing architects in the designof public buildings. Adoption of this policy, thearchitects have contended, will avoid stereotypedand mediocre design, and improve the standardsof public architecture. PRIVATE ARCHITECTS AND FEDERAL?WORK[From The Octagon]There have been a number of conferences be-tween officers of the American Institute of Arch-itects. American Engineering Council, and L. , the new Assistant Secretary of the Treas-. H ere comes a CLIENT! XIkre conies a client. What brings him here? Dissatis-faction ! Home builders today are extremely critical. Other-wise, they would be satisfied with one of the thousandsof houses to be had for a song. We urge you to bear this in mind as you discuss planswith present day clients. Give full attention to modern details. The featuresthat your client has been unable to find in already builthouses. For example: Be sure to provide for the most modernmethod of cooking—by electric range. By doing so, you please your client. Save him rewir-ing expense later on. Give him a home that is more mod-em, more salable — worth more. And you promote thetype of house that makes present structures inadequate. You benefit your client, yourself, and the entirebuilding industry. Electrical specifications, recommendations, and in-spections are available withoutcharge to architects and builders. Call or write for complete de-tails. This Bureau has nothing tosell
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