Title: Progressive Architecture – Wall Assemblies
Vol. XL No. 9, September 1959
Publication Information: Published monthly by Reinhold Publishing Corp.
Additional Information: 312 pages. Illustrated. Ads. Original covers are on issue.
Summary: Contents Include:
Cover: Study: National Headquarters for the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
Practice Of Architecture
It’s the Law by Bernard Tomson and Norman Coplan
Specifications Clinic by Harold J. Rosen
The Owner—His Goals and Objectives I By Irving D. Shapiro
Mechanical Engineering Critique by William J. McGuinness
Views
P/A News Report
Powerful Construction Details Mark Milan Skyscraper
Baltimore Civic Center to Have Unique Roof System
Architectural Bulletins
Financial Column by William Hurd Hillyer
Washington Column by Frederick Gutheim
Curtain-Wall Spandrel Design Simplifies Construction
Manufacturers’ Data
The New Sensualism by Thomas H. Creighton
Maximum Efficiency/Minimum Cost by Ada Louis Huxtoble. National Headquarters for the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. William T. Meyer, Architect
Wall Assemblies
Introduction
Electrical Workers Building. Francis Joseph McCarthy, Architect
IBM Regional Headquarters. Pereira & Luckman, Architects
Sun-Times Building. Naess & Murphy, Architect-Engineers
Texas Instruments Laboratory and Plant. Ford Colley and Tamminga, Associated Architects
Frederick U. Conard High School. Nichols & Butterfield, Architects
Eleven Wall-Assembly Details
Brick Masonry; Aluminum Sash/Enameled-Glass; Ceramic Mosaic/Cement-Plaster Grout; Aluminum/Concrete-Block; Marble-Faced, Precast Concrete; Stainless Steel; Thin, Glass-Block; Glass-Block Masonry; Plastic/Aluminum; Plastic/Paper-Core; Ceramic Veneer/Precast Concrete
Curtain-Wall Specification by Ross W. Pursifull
Curtain-Wall Sealants
Interior Design Data
Restaurant by Barbara J. Melnick
The Golden Door Restaurant
Knoll Planning Unit, Designer
Reviews: The Curtain Wall Demands New Reference Data
Jobs and Men
Advertisers’ Directory
P.S.: Are We Going to be Sorry Later On?
Condition: Hard cover, Ex-Lib – usual stamps/marks, remains of checkout sheet on back fly, page edges are stamped; covers show slight wear and light soiling; text is sound with hint of age discoloring, also has slight musty smell (might fade out after being out in the open–these were in storage); otherwise a nice good plus copy.
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