. Journal of electricity. tyand the necessity ofp r a c tical require-ments of modernliving conditionswe may attributethe e 1 e c t r i callyequipped home asone of its most ar-tistic and beautifulcontributions. Elec-trical throughout,because as IrvingI. Gill, the architectexpressed it, it was the only means of adhering to theessential ideas of cleanliness and sanitation of hismodel construction, the West Adams Villa Apart-ments of Pasadena. The influences and expressions of different agesare seen in the styles of architecture men have has been the Greek and the Roman; the archi-t
. Journal of electricity. tyand the necessity ofp r a c tical require-ments of modernliving conditionswe may attributethe e 1 e c t r i callyequipped home asone of its most ar-tistic and beautifulcontributions. Elec-trical throughout,because as IrvingI. Gill, the architectexpressed it, it was the only means of adhering to theessential ideas of cleanliness and sanitation of hismodel construction, the West Adams Villa Apart-ments of Pasadena. The influences and expressions of different agesare seen in the styles of architecture men have has been the Greek and the Roman; the archi-tecture of the period of the Renaissance and others,each with its distinctive construction, but these stylesof architecture have largely been expressions of art,as the result of the influences of certain schools. Nowwe are in an age of science; of economy and practicalart. Modern science, plus the modern idea of sim-plicity and the fact that after all, shelter and comfortare the principal purposes of the home, has given us. The refrigerator that operates auto-matically by electricity is wholesomelysanitary and there are many good fea-tures that become available by its in-troduction into the home. this new style of architecture—the electrically equip-ped home. So it follows that a Modernist in architec-ture has departed from the conventional house plan-ning and building and includes the installation of elec-trical appliances the same as he plans on the installa-tion of plumbing and necessary lighting fixtures. Mr. Gill, in giving many years to the study of thefeatures of the ideal home, has planned and built sevenhomes of irresistible charm under one roof and madeeach one perfect in effect of convenience, cleanliness
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