With this issue, THE ARCHI­TECTURAL FORUM appears in a reduced format. An order of the WPB, curtailing the amount of paper available to magazines, presented a choice between reducing the total number of pages or their size. The latter option was taken. Readers of THE FoRUM in its wartime size will find the same amount of editoria! material, the same completeness of egi­torial treatment.

ln Military Service :

Robert W. Chasteney, Jr. Willlam J . Conway Robert Hanford Joseph C. Hazen, Jr. George B. Hot.chkiss, Jr. S. Cha pin Lawson Amnon Rubenstein A. Banks Wanamaker

NEWS

WILLIAM WILSON WURSTER PORTFOLIO Eight new j o bs by a master of th e C ali fornia style : a ranch house, a univers ity dormitory, a Sa n Fra n cisco town house, experimenta/ -~·cir housing, a suburban re s i. dence, an office b u ild ing i·rr ·_yiood a n d a beach hou se.

FHA SURVEY ·~"'~N,.,_ t, Leade r s of the. Building l ndu'st~~- te l l w h a' t is wrong w i th FHA •• • Suggest reforms in postwa r per iod.

PREFABRICATION Modular Shelter: a new system oi prefa brica ted construc­tion designed by Bernd Wagner which pe_rmits an unusual variety of expansible plans from standardized stru ctu ra l parts built . with ordinary lumber.

A CITY RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM BY WALTER GROPIUS AND MARTIN WAGNER -A prop9sal f~>r u r.ban rehabjlitatiqn thro_ugh th~ creation of ne'w; · s~all~ self-contained communities.

CORNING GLASS WORKS One of the last war factories to be constructed of struc­tural steel is a plant for the manufacture of optical glass.

FORUM OF EVENTS The U. S. Army produces the best guidebooks to date for global war •.. Demountable furniture brought into low­cost price range .. . Anno u ncements · ... Awards ... Obituaries.

PRODUCTS AND PRACTICE Sound systems-more widely used than ever before-wi ll require serious consideration in des igning a nd planning modern buildings .•. Technical news ... New products ... Technical li terature.

BOOKS New Frontiers in American Painting ... The first investi­gation of pre-Columbian art in North and South America.

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VOLUME 79-NUMBER ONE

SPECIFICATION AND BUYING IN DEX

The advertising pages of THE ARCHITECTURAL FoRUM are the recognized market piace /or archit.ecls aud al! others engaged in building.

A house or uny building could be built completely of products ad uertised in THE FoRU M. While it is not possible to certify building

products, it is possible to open these pages only to those manu/acturers whose reputation merits confidence. This THF. FoRUM does.

Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation ... ......... ... ...... ... ..... ......... ..... . 121 (The Barrett Division)

Aluminum Company of America ... ... ...................... ......... ..... .. ... . 20 American Brass Company, The .......... ......... ......... ...... .......... Opp. 17 American Rolling Mill Company, The ..... .......... ..... .. ........ .. .. .... . 33 Ander~en Corporation ..... ..... ....... .... .... ... .............. .. .......... ... .. . 104, 105 Arco Company, r"he .......... ......... .. .... .... .. .. ............ ........ ...... ..... ... ... .. 106 Armstrong Cork Company ...... .. ..... ...... .. .... .. ... .... ..... ... .... ,.. ......... .. 94 Automatic Alarms, Inc. . ............. .. .......... ............. ... ............. ...... ..... 128

Barrett Di~ision, Tlie .. ...... .. ........................... ..... ... .... : .... ... .... ......... 121 (Alli ed ·chemical & Dye Corporation)

Bathe-Rite· Division . ..... ............ .... .. ...... .. .... ... .. ... ...... .. ....... ....... ...... 120 (Mì)waukee Stamping Company)

Bruce Co., E. L. ...................... ... ......................... ... ... ............... .. .... .. 122 B & T Metals Company, The ........................ ...................... ............ 128

Cabot, Samuel, Inc. . .................. .. ......... ... .. ..................................... 124 Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation, Plastics

Division ............. ............................ ............... ............. ....... ............ 10, 11 Carnegie-Ilìinois Steel Corporation ............................................ 125

(United States Steel Corporation Subsidiary) _Carrier Corp. ... .... ............. ............. ....... ...... ... .................. ................. 93 Case, W. A. & Son Mfg. Co ........................ ........... .. ......... : .......... 108 Ceco Steel Products Corporation .... ....... .. .... .......... ......................... 123 Celanese Celluloid Corporation .. ... .. .. .............. .. ..... .......... Cover III Celotex Corporation, The ........................................................ Cover II Columbia Steel Company ......... .. ................................................. .. 125

(United States Steel Corporation Subsidiary) Coyne and Delany Co .......... .. ........ ................................... .............. 131

Detroit Steel Products Co ..................... ........................... .. ..... 114, 115 Douglas Fir Plywood Association ....... ............ .. .............. .. ........... 108 Dow Chemical Company, The ............ .... ..... ..... ........... .. ..... .......... 13

Eclipse Plastic Industries ............ ......................... .......... .. .......... . 128 Edwards & Company .......... .... ............ ·... ........... .. .... ...... .. .. .............. 113 Eljer Co. .. ................................... ... ... ... ... ... ......................... .. .......... ... 100

Fiat Metal Manufacturing Company .......... ............. .. ............... 17 Fitzgibbons Boiler Company, Inc. ...... .......... ....... ........ .. ............. 27 Formica Insulation Company, The ........... .. .. ......... ... ................. 5

Generai Electric Company ... ......................................................... 111 Grand Rapids Har·dware Co. . ...... :... ... ............. .... ... .... ................ 129 Great Lakes Steel Corporation .... .. .... .. ............. ........... ................ 107

(Stran-Steel Division)

Hendrickson, A. Ward and Co. Houston Ready-Cut House Co.

Insulite Company, The ....... ............... ... ............ .......... ... ................. .

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Johns-Manville ..................... ................. .. .. :········ ·· .......... .. ........... Opp. 16 J ohnson, ] ohn A. Contracting Corp. .......... .............. ..... .. ... .. ........ 126

Kawneer Company, The ... ................ .. ......... .. .... .. ....................... .. . 9 Kimberly-Clark Corporation ....... ... .......... .. ... ........... .... ..... , ... ....... 132 Kinnear Mfg. Co., The ........ ........... .. ............ ...... ........ ... ................. . 96

La Del Conveyor & Mfg. Co. .................. ..... ......... ............. ..... ...... 15 Laucks, I. F.; Company .............. .... .... ...... ...... ... ..... ... ......... .... ...... 130 LCN Door Closers ..................... .............. ... .............. .......... .. .... ...... 23

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Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co. Liquidometer Corp., The

Marsh Wall Products, Inc . ..... .. Masonite Corporation ...... ..... .. . Mesker Eros. . ................ .......................... ... ..... ..... ......... ............. ... . ..

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14 Michaels Art Bronze Co., Inc., The .............. .... ... ..... .. ................ 31 Milwaukee Stamping Company ....................... ......... ........ .... .... ... 120

(Bathe-Rite Division) Monsanto Chemical Company, Plastics Division ........................ 26.

National Door Manufacturers' Association .......... ... .......... .. ....... 124 National Gypsum Company ................................... ............. .......... 36 Nelson, Herman Co. ..... .. ................. ... ........ ..... ......... ............ ..... ...... 25

Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co., The ...... ............. .. ........... .. ................ 133 Overhead Door Corporation ... ...... .. ..... ............... .. : ........ Cover IV

Parsons Company, The .......... .. ................. .. ...................... . 133 (Affiliateci with Traverse Bay Mfg. Co.)

Peelle Door Mfg. Co ....... ................... ~ ........ ... ...... .... ................. ,.. .. ... 3 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company .......... .. ............. .. .. ........ .. ............. 95 Pluswood Incorporated ...... ........ ... .... .. ............ .............. .. .............. 98 Propellair, lnc. ........... ... ....... ...... . .. .. ...... .... ...... .... ........ .. ..... .. .......... 21

Revere Copper and Brass, Incorporated ............... ... .............. 28, 29 Ric-W il Co., The ... ................ .... ............ .................. ... .... ..... ........ .. . 24 Roper, Geo. D. Corporation ............. ....... .... ... .... ... ... ......... ...... .. Rowe Manufacturing Co. .. .. .. ..

Sall Mountain Company ......

Sedgwick Machine Works

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Sherwin-Williams Company; The ............. .. ... .. ...... ... ......... .. ...... 127 Sloan Valve Company ................................. .... ........ ... .......... .. ..... .. 101

Stran-Steel Division ... ............. . 107 ( Great Lakes Steel Corpora ti o n)

Superior Steel Corporation ................ ....... .. ... ..................... .. ... ..... .19 Swarthwout Co., The ........ ..... ............ .... ........ .. ............ .... ............. 106 Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. ........................................ .... ... ... 135

Tennessee Coal, lron & Railroad Company ........... ... ... .. . .......... 125 (United States Steel Corporation Subsidiary)

Timber Engineering Company .... ... ... .. .... ... ........ ................ ......... 12 Time, Inc. ... .......... ....................................... .... ............. .......... ........... 30 Traverse Bay Mfg. Co. ...... ...... .... ....... ........ .. ........... .... .............. ...... 133

(Affiliateci wùh the Parsons Co.) Truscon Steel Company ..................... ..... .... ......... .... .................... 99

United States Steel Corporation .............. ... .......... ................. 118, 125

Universal Atlas Cement Co. .. ...................................................... 118 (United States Steel Corporation Sub;oidiary)

Upson Company, The .................. ........................................ ... ......... 35

Victor Electric Products, Inc ................ .. .... ......... ............ ....... ... .... 132 Vonnegut Hardware Co ............ ........... .............. .. .......... ... ............. 110

Webster, Warren & Co . ................... ................. .. ..................... ..... 136 Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co . ... : ............ 16, 22, 117 White-Rodgers Electric Co ........................................ .. .. .. ............... 102 Wiley, John & Sons, Inc ................................................... .... ...... 124, 128 Williams Oil-0-Matic Heating Corporation ..... .... .......... ......... 103

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