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Title: The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Architect and Engineer Co
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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a, bearing on lighting, ventilation, luiit cost and many other points. Thiswas a very necessary process ancl the re^idts are of the grealot value and inconstant use. ( )ften, however, there is an attempt to standardize constnictii»nand design to the iK)int of inflexibility. The formula which was useful as aservant becomes tyrannical as a master and a bar to ;)rogress. The advocatesof excessive standardization >hould reflect that we do not now possess all theknowledge that is ever to be. and that the limitation of exi)eriment is the surestway to obstruct progres-. Im.igine tlie calamity which would have resulte<lfrom a ukase in 1S7() endowing the dreadfid stuff of that ;)crio<l with im-mortality I Too much standardization has also had an effect not foreseen byits advocates—namely—enabling mediocre or incompetent architects to attaini\ certain facility in mechanical rule o thumb methods of design and to passunchallenged as school experts. 50 THE ARCHITLiCT .l.\D liXCIMiliR
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OPEX-AIK AUDITQRIUM, HIGH SCHOOL, MONROVIA.ENCLOSURE SHOWN IN PLACE Allison & . PROSCENIUMi.wn, Archiiecis OlKX-AIR KO ).MS The climate in many parts of the state permits if, indeed, it does notrequire open air class rooms, auditoriums and the like. Many veryefFecti\e substitutes have been devised in the way of movable partitionsand other methods of cross ventilation and in some schools outdoorseating in courts has given a sort of auditorium, but as yet there havebeen few genuine open air class rooms s))ecially designed as such noris there an example of a true garden theatre or auditorium pertainingto any school in California known to the writer. It seems that herewe have a field which offers very great possibilities. I NIICKIOR DKSKl.V Ilir some reason theexterior design of school1) n i 1 d i n g s has made amuch greater a d v a n c ethan that of the interit)r.Lack of funds is frequent-1\ given as the cause forthis. but. if this is thecse, it would seem to bethe duty of the archi

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