. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . ymmetrical treatment of the bay windows also appear to be incorrectlyshown in perspective, as they give the effect of rec-tangular projections which, in point of fact, wouldhave been much better than the sloping bays shownin plan. The mention drawing of Lester E. Varianshows a simple, straightforward plan, but common-place and lacking in originality of design. The pre-sentation is also unfortunately complicated. The Jury of Award was composed of FrankC. Brown, Boston; Abram Garfield


. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . ymmetrical treatment of the bay windows also appear to be incorrectlyshown in perspective, as they give the effect of rec-tangular projections which, in point of fact, wouldhave been much better than the sloping bays shownin plan. The mention drawing of Lester E. Varianshows a simple, straightforward plan, but common-place and lacking in originality of design. The pre-sentation is also unfortunately complicated. The Jury of Award was composed of FrankC. Brown, Boston; Abram Garfield, Cleveland;William H. Schuchardt Milwaukee; Hugh Tal-lant. New \ork; Waddy B. Wood, Washington. The problem called for two small semi-detachedcottages located in a town, or small city, and costingnot over $9,000. The cost of the cottages was to befigured at twenty cents per cubic foot. First consid-eration was given to the aesthetic fitness of the designto the material employed, second adaptability of thedesign to the constructive requirements of the ma-terial, and third, excellence of MKXTiiN iii:sio\ i:y I, r. nrxiiwi. MiNTidX i:v R. II. \Rr). CONSTRUCTION


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