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Description: Identifier: architectenginee8827sanf (find matches) Title: Architect and engineer Year: 1905 (1900s) Authors: Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building Publisher: San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: • z ►3 < Cs •So £§ < 5 44 THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER :;^ Text Appearing After Image: HOTEL CONSTANCE, PASADENAMcNEAL SWASEY. ARCHITECT FEBRUARY, 1927 45 ^e NLW HOTEL CONSTANCEPASADENA, CALIF. M NIeaU SWaSEY , AcCHlTECT IN designing the Hotel Constance at Pasadena, Architect McNealSwasey of Los Angeles felt that the influence of the Mediterraneanshould be exerted, because of the climatic conditions and environ-ment. How well he has handled the problem is evidenced in the accom-panying pictures. The hotel is a monolithic reinforced concrete building,entirely fireproof, and designed to withstand seismic shocks. The planning of this building and of any modern hotel of this typeon a city street is naturally subject to many restrictions and limitationsin design, said Mr. Swasey. Recent building construction in Southern California has been de-veloping a style that is almost distinctive and that has resulted fromdrawing freely from all of the several more or less similar styles ofarchitecture in the different countries about the Mediterranean Sea. The detail and the general c Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Architect and engineer (1927) (14803947663)
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