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i Architectural Forum / the magazine of building / December 1958
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5 News
47 Projects
55 People
63 Forum
77 Editoria!
133 Close-ups
139 Products
148 Books
151 Excerpts
179 Abroad
Cover: Photo of UNESCO headc1ua rters in Pn ri s by Archi tect Mnrcel B r euer (stoi·y, page 80).
66 Ed ito ri a !, sub!:lcr iplion, 11nd adverliKing da LH.
18'1 Advcrti!:1 in g index.
VOT, UME 100. NUMBER 6
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CURRENT ARCHITECTURE
UNESCO's cheerful new home 80 A. $9-1nillion ventwre in the integrat-ion of archi'tecture, technology, and art,
Yale's Viking vessel 106
A. critical cvalua'lion of Eero Saarinen's exotic enc/o.sure for a skating rink.
BUSINESS OF BUILDING
Building a 49th sta te 112
Const?-uction, already A.laslca's premier industry, faces a challenge of s-ub conti11ental proportions.
How do archi tects sell? 104
À new businessUke look is showing up in tl1e tactics of some of the country's larger architectnral of!ices.
ART OF ARCllITECTURE
The church in a modern world 89
According to Critic Joseph H1tdn11t. contemporary b11ildings for worship should refiect a blend of ethics, 11,ysticis'1n, and romance.
CITY BUILDING
Philadelphia's design sweepstakes 94
Every big city can profit front the 11n11s1ial competition Philadelpl1ia held to obtain the best arohitecture for a 7,istoric redet'elopment area.
A lesson for river cities 116
A. Spolcane i,,tilily company's new ll eadq11arters b11i/di11g sets a bold example for river-front renewal for ol11er cities to st11cly.
GA.LLERY
Fun with architecture 100
Cartoonisl Tomi Ungerer has" good time u•i/11 scissors . pa.stc, and some o/d covies of FoRrM.
TECHNOLOGY
New ligh t on the eye 124 LI bottcr nnder.,ta11rli11_q of thc s,·,•inn pn11·,•ss prc>mis.-,, profo1111d f1/",·,·ts 011
arch itcct11rat fon11, SJ""'', 1·0/or, ""r/ li[!hli11.r1.
Coming: the automatic salesroom 1:22
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