Architect and engineer . z ^ < 5 o < z a KHDO s < 3 c Z w ?J CO THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 69 ^^^^^. rolic;h float tk\tui;e Color and Textural Effects in Stucco Opportunity for Ori(/iii<ility in Bcinitifyitig Hoiine ExteriorsBy EDWIN K. EORCHARD, in The House Beautiful E^^E]lY lover of beautiful houses has a vividmental image of each of the few houseswhich have superlatively pleased; or it maybe that he has visualized a dream house which isa composite ideal of the best and most perfectdetails of many houses. And yet, when we see orthink of a beautiful house, how often do we ana-lyz


Architect and engineer . z ^ < 5 o < z a KHDO s < 3 c Z w ?J CO THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 69 ^^^^^. rolic;h float tk\tui;e Color and Textural Effects in Stucco Opportunity for Ori(/iii<ility in Bcinitifyitig Hoiine ExteriorsBy EDWIN K. EORCHARD, in The House Beautiful E^^E]lY lover of beautiful houses has a vividmental image of each of the few houseswhich have superlatively pleased; or it maybe that he has visualized a dream house which isa composite ideal of the best and most perfectdetails of many houses. And yet, when we see orthink of a beautiful house, how often do we ana-lyze our impiessions to determine just what it isthat excites our admiration? Probably ve!yrarely—and indeed, often it is wiser not to looktoo closely lest we find some flaws in our perfectgem. It is safe to say that the architectural treat-ment of the house, the balancing of proportions,detail and ornamentation contrilnite a large partto the effect a house makes upon the observer, asdo also the sunoundings of landscaping and plant-ing. But closely allied to these, in adding to, ordetracting from, the app


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