Architect and engineer . is simple inthe modern interior, the material plays animportant role. The texture of a plasterwall is worthy of study; the veining ofmarble may in itself be a rich decorationof an unobtrusive kind; polished or waxedsurfaces and the choice of stuffs and textilesassume importance. The commercial pene-tration into hitherto little known parts ofAsia, Africa, and the islands of the sea, hasbrought into the market a number of newwoods with interesting burls and figures,available in veneer for wall coverings andfor furniture. The rich ligurings of zebra-wood, tuyha wood, and
Architect and engineer . is simple inthe modern interior, the material plays animportant role. The texture of a plasterwall is worthy of study; the veining ofmarble may in itself be a rich decorationof an unobtrusive kind; polished or waxedsurfaces and the choice of stuffs and textilesassume importance. The commercial pene-tration into hitherto little known parts ofAsia, Africa, and the islands of the sea, hasbrought into the market a number of newwoods with interesting burls and figures,available in veneer for wall coverings andfor furniture. The rich ligurings of zebra-wood, tuyha wood, and macassar-ebony, tomention but a few, give to the plain sur-faces of modern design a new interest, with-out any attempt at ornamentation, as weusually term it. ENGINEERING and CONSTRUCTION 1 ^~Ia P ^ PARDEE DAM, 35S FEET HIGH AND 1347 FEET WIDE (Note Power House at Foot equivalentto Five Story Building) The Pardee Dam, East Bay Municipal Utility District Highest Gravity Type Concrete Structure of its kind in the world 89.
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