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9BC0 11038  ieD TOPICS MAGAZINE treating subjects v.tal to lathing and plastering UNITED STATES GYPSUM publication a_4 ,, Dr.. Chicago. HI., 60606 rrORCE . HARPER. Editor GLEN HARRIS. Associate Ector Z. , PANAMA. Art Director NOTICE. The following trademarks are owned and/or registered n me United States Pjtent Office by United States Gypsum Comoanv and are used throughout tms magazine to designate products manu (act urea by tn,s company- AU0fC0T (acoustical piaster). hyoROCAL (gypsum cement); PYRO0AR (g,psum hie); TRUSSTEEL (Studs); ROCKLATH (plaster pase). STRuCTO-GAUGE tplaster); EIRE CODE ,V (plaster fire proolmg); RED TOP (plaster, plaster bond, concrete finish) Phofograpns <" this issue by Hedrich-Blessmg. Chicago; Cauhetd & Shook. Louisviffe. staff Copyright 1963. United States G/psum Company FUEL INFORMATION aDout the many products tor construction manufactured Dv United States Gypsum Company is available from the nearest ol the following district offices or trom your local Untied Swiss Gypsum sates representative. ALABAMA Birmingham. FA 3-7133 ARIZONA Phoenix. CR 4-5461 CALIFORNIA Los Angeles, NO 5-5721 Los Angeles (So. Calil.). DU 8-3231 Oakland. LO 9-3020 Sacramento. Gl 3-1989 San Diego. BE 3-6663 San Francisco. LO 4-8680 COLORADO Denver. 3S8-6301 CONNECTICUT Hamden. AT 8-1607 FLORIDA Jacksonville. 359-1628 Miami. PL 4-4553 GEORGIA Atlanta. 231-3180 ILLINOIS Chicago. 321-5795 Elmhurst. 833-9717 Peoria, 682-5478 INOIANA Indianapolis, U 6-4775 KENTUCKY Louisville, TW 5-9478 LOUISIANA New Orleans. 822-0482 MARYLAND Baltimore, OR 7-8001 MASSACHUSETTS Waltham, TW 4-2150 MICHIGAN Detroit, EL 7-2000 Grand Rapids. GL 6-8611 MINNESOTA Minneapolis, WA 7-9911 MISSOURI Kansas City. WE 1-1388 St. Louis. PA 1-1133 NEBRASKA Omaha. 551-6166 NEW JERSEY Clifton. GR 2-3900 Wayne. OX 4-2400 NEW MEXICO Albuquerque. AM 8-2457 NEW YORK Albany. IV 9-2559 BuMaio. TL 4-3427 De Witt. Gl 6-2291 Hempstead. IV 3-1024 New Yorx. PL 9-6580 NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte. 332-5023 Raleign, VA 8-5441 OHIO Cincinnati, 961-4300 Cleveland Heights, FA 1-4141 OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City, JA 5-6645 OREGON Portland. CA 7-2518 PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg, C 4-3251 Bryn Mawr, LA 5-7500 Pittsburgh, LO 3-4600 RHODE ISLAND Warwick. RE 7-1100 TEXAS Dallas. FL 1-5366 Houston. JA 4-7448 San Antonio, TA 4-4534 UTAH Sait Lake City. EL 9-3751 VIRGINIA Arlington, JA 5-3300 Richmond. 359-4008 a a o WASHINGTON Seattle. ME 3-0745 WISCONSIN Milwaukee. 9R 6-S672 o u a) vj v GOOD FOOD IS ENJOYED in quiet, attractive cafeteria. Dropped ceiling and light cove formed by difference in levels are Al'DicoTE acoustical piaster. U.S.G.`s new home office building is latest addition to Chicago's dramatic skyline THE STORY OF GYPSUM is told in Hydrocal gypsum cement by internationallv-renowned Sculptor Edgar Miller. Sculpture is decorative highlight in main lobby. ^ MARBLE, PLASTER, GLASS AND STEEL form geometric patterns at entrance to U.S.G. building. hrough the years, United States TGypsum Company has attempted to offer more than the building prod ucts it manufactures and sells. It has sought to be a service company, providing assistance in whatever way possible. In building a new home office building in Chicago, then, it was only natural that the structure should be more than just another building. It was planned to be a contribution--to the city of Chicago and to the building industry. In a city known for architectural leader ship, U.S.G. sought a break from the steeland-glass box design of the last decade. It wanted to introduce a new, softer concept in office building design. To help achieve this high aim, the noted architectural firm of Perkins & Will was engaged. The completed structure is a dramatic, exciting fulfillment of its creators' goal. Situated at 45 degrees to the usual 90 de gree grid of the city, the building provides maximum benefit of air and light to its occupants and its neighbors, and trans forms what could have been just another traffic intersection into a place pleasant to be in as well as to pass by. From the spacious sidewalk plaza, prominent marble columns soar 17 stories to a penthouse that encloses heating, air contin ued 3 B B O ll 0388 TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN, at 45 angle to the compass and the site, has a central core which houses stair wells. elevators and mechanical services. Unique design provides eight corner offices per floor. CENTRAL CORE, housing high-speed elevators and building services, was fireproofed with Pyrobar gypsum tile (above), plastered and covered with different colors of vinyl fabric on alternate floors (at right). Floors and beams were fireproofed with Firecode "V". more than a BuiLDiNQ continued conditioning and service facilities. Black slate spandrels cover the areas between glass-enclosed floors. A basement and sub basement house a meeting room, an em ployees' cafeteria, library, mail room, central files and printing department. All of the tastefully decorated offices are column free and designed for maximum use of space. The new U.S.G. building takes its place in the richly-endowed atmosphere of the nation's finest buildings. architect: perkins a will GENERAL CONTRACTOR: A. L. JACKSON DESICNER OF INTERIORS: MARIA BERGSON 4 TWO CONTRASTING TEXTURES OF PLASTER decorate executive recep tion area. Elevator corridor (foreground) has heavy-sand texture plaster on walls and Audicote acoustical plaster on ceiling while reception ceiling is smooth. BBOU 0389 LITTLE THINGS ADD UP TO... HIGH-CLASS PLASTERING ON LOW-COST HOUSING uality work on a production Q basis is the constant aim of Manganaro Brothers, Malden, Mass., plastering contractors. brothers, young men with some good, old-fashioned ideas about quality work manship, have recently launched into large commercial work. Over the years they have been in business, mostly residential, they have continually The 1. IN LOW RENTAL APARTMENTS, Springfield, Mass., economy begins at mixer. Overhead water box eliminates mess and lost time of conventional hose. Lime and gauging are mixed at machine for precise proportioning. 2,3. TIME-SAVING TRUSSTEEL studs, a premium product for a low-cost job, speed erection of corridor and party walls. Perforated Rocklath plaster base is then clipped to studs. 4. SPRAY APPLICATION of basecoats speeds job, reduces labor costs. Three Challenge machines (one for plaster, one for lime, one stand-by) pump plaster on job. JOHN MANGANARO, president of quality-conscious plastering firm. D O U >0 O FAST CLEANOUT is another cost-cutter. Plaster and lime hoses, spotted in opposite ends of building, are connected by hose on door being worked. Sponges go in one end of building at ground level, are washed out on ground at other. No hoses need to be pulled to upper levels for clean out. Foreman Leo Manganaro-1 right) explains advantages to U.S.G. salesman Bill Sawin. Standpipes inside eliminate winter freeze-ups. Plaster was pumped up to 300 ft. in eight-story building. HIGH-CLASS PLASTERING continued sharpened their craftsmanship with little tricks of the trade that give them a bidding advantage when better jobs come along. A recent job, low-rent apartments for the Springfield Housing Commis sion, demonstrated how many of these touches of quality workmanship can go into even a tightly-bid public hous ing project. The little things pictured here and on page o count up to some high-class ``production" plastering. CHASE WALLS are constructed of USG metal lath attached to channel iron for easy installation of plumbing and electrical service lines. POSITIVE ALIGNMENT of plaster stop is assured by 14-in. hardboard strip. Also, polyethylene masked to strip eliminates need for cleaning window frames and runners. B B O ll 0391 MANGANARO USES STRUCTO-GAUGE plaster, another premium product, for harder finish and better job, even on low-rental housing project. CLEAN-UP TIME is all the time. Easily made metal pans protect baseboard units from plaster droppings. And plaster is cleaned from floors when wet--after every coat--not scraped up after it's hard. Significant time savings and cleaner working conditions are results. LATHING CONTRACTOR: JOSEPH SWEENEY CO. ARCHITECT: CASLO ASSOCIATES GENERAL CONTRACTOR: JOSEPH Rl:GO METAL TRIM MITERING tool, invention of Lath ing Foreman Paul MacMillan (left, in top photo), notches trim with a swing of handle (center) for perfect fit ( bottom i. < B B O ll 0392  ISSUE 4 1963 RED TOPICS magazine 4 101 s. WACKER, CHICAGO, ILL. 60606 ceilings unlimited two new teammates * to win you more RED TOP plaster bond directly bonds gypsum plaster or gauged lime putty to interior monolithic concrete ceilings, walls, beams, columns and soffits (see photo). RED TOP plaster bond, a liquid bonding agent, effectively bonds plaster to cured concrete surfaces--provides 10 to 20 times greater bonding strength than gypsum plaster applied directly to concrete. of the concrete ceiling market X- RED TOP concrete finish helps you capture new profit opportunities in economically finished concrete ceilings-- with a decorative plaster finish for monolithic surfaces which have been treated with RED TOP concrete bond. A trowel coat easily levels concrete form irregularites ... a spray coat gives a distinctive simulated acoustical finish that requires no further decoration. Consider these advantages: Highly plastic Covers 400-600 sq. yd. per ton Fills surface imperfections Easily hoisted by pump Requires minimum grinding of concrete If you've been relying on other concrete finishes, look at the results . . . and the profits . . . you can expect with these two new products from United States Gypsum. See your local U.S.G. sales representative or write: Editor, RED TOPICS, 101 S. Wacker, Chicago, III. 60606 United States Gypsum the greatest name in building RT 34 ppintcd in u. s. a. B B O ll 0373 ISSUE 4 1963 RED TOPICS MAGAZINE `101 S. WACKER. CHICAGO, ILL. 60606 historical fils e-d/ar/ . A ;/<,/,c/r, Je* no NOT DESTROY' ceilings unlimited two new teammates * to win you more * RED TOP plaster bond directly bonds gypsum plaster or gauged lime putty to interior monolithic concrete ceilings, walls, beams, columns and soffits (see photo). RED TOP plaster bond, a liquid bonding agent, effectively bonds plaster to cured concrete surfaces--provides 10 to 20 times greater bonding strength than gypsum plaster applied directly to concrete. of the concrete ceiling market RED TOP concrete finish helps you capture new profit opportunities in economically finished concrete ceilings-- with a decorative plaster finish for monolithic surfaces which have been treated with RED TOP concrete bond. A trowel coat easily levels concrete form irregularites ... a spray coat gives a distinctive simulated acoustical finish that requires no further decoration. Consider these advantages: Highly plastic Covers 400-600 sq. yd. per ton Fills surface imperfections Easily hoisted by pump Requires minimum grinding of concrete If you've been relying on other concrete finishes, look at the results . . . and the profits . . . you can expect with these two new products from United States Gypsum. See your local U.S.G. sales representative or write: Editor, RED TOPICS, 101 S. Wacker, Chicago, III. 60606 *Tf United States Gypsum the greatest name in building B B O ll 0396 RT 34 printed in u. s. a. f