. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . FIRST FLOOR PLAN. PRESENT BUILDING. ROSEMONT SCHOOL Tlu- Archilccl and Iin:^n\ccr S9. Okitcx ru« or ACon7LiTt CnOTciT Jvamci SCHEME FOR COMPLETE nElELOIMEST OF KOSEMOXT SCHOOL Fussiness in Architecture A great vice that is creeping intu American arcliitcctnre nf interiorstoday is an exaggeration of tiny details. Moldings are nuiltiplied until the}become liney and disturbing. Every little plain surface is paneled in mosttiresome fashion. It is as if draftsmen had come to hate a white spot on apiece of paper or a blank space on a w


. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . FIRST FLOOR PLAN. PRESENT BUILDING. ROSEMONT SCHOOL Tlu- Archilccl and Iin:^n\ccr S9. Okitcx ru« or ACon7LiTt CnOTciT Jvamci SCHEME FOR COMPLETE nElELOIMEST OF KOSEMOXT SCHOOL Fussiness in Architecture A great vice that is creeping intu American arcliitcctnre nf interiorstoday is an exaggeration of tiny details. Moldings are nuiltiplied until the}become liney and disturbing. Every little plain surface is paneled in mosttiresome fashion. It is as if draftsmen had come to hate a white spot on apiece of paper or a blank space on a wall and to feel obliged to cover everybit of their with something, preferably mere lines. As a resultthe architecture as executed is endlessly tricked out, fussy and finicky—mere virtuositv.—Architectural Record. 90 Tlic Architect and Engineer


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