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FILE NAME: Architects - Asbestos (ARC) DATE: 1970 July DOC#: ARC003 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Trade Journal Article w ith Ads P/A T H IS M ONTH PROORHSSIVH AROBITROTVRR' JVI.T 1 9 7 0 :._< ASaP-. Cover: Insidt Ant Farm's Environment*! Structure at ; i the freestone Conference. Photo: Joshu* Freiwald Advertisements for a Counter Culture Ideas, born at the Spring Equinox conference held at Freestone, California, are presented as a series of advertisements. Twenty-one pages of public notices proclaim the means to design new social and building forms in harmony with the life patterns of an alternative culture. Photo graphs, drawings, and comments are presented unedited as they were submitted to P/A by the conference participants. 70 A d vertisin g D irecto ry 72 S ite P lan 74 C enter fo r E n viro nm ental S tru c tu re 76 C an ad ian W hole E arth A lm a n a c 78 Farallones In s titu te 82 Transform er 83 Zom ew orks 84 A nt Farm 86 Big R ock C and y M o u n ta in 88 W hole E arth C a ta lo g 89 Earth M ag azine 90 Earth P eo ple's P a rk 91 C alifo rn ia In stitu te of th e A rts 92 K am akazi D esign G ro up 93 Eclectic Oassicism Long rejected and ignored in the rise of a modern architecture, the value of Beaux-Arts and related modes is reassessed as the basis for a f common urban language. Developing in reaction to a profusion of his F torical styles, they established new standards of planning and design, E leading to a degree of competence and specialization that made American c architects of the period world leaders in the profession. 94 C A L S Toward an Urban Vernacular e / The basis for a common language of urban forms is sought in a group c of imaginative solutions to real economic problems. Most of these com c plexes, beginning with the best public housing of the 1930s, employ J common materials and construction techniques with uncommon sensi A F tivity to develop inexpensive yet sophisticated interior and exterior spaces. 100 K C MATERIALS AND METHODS ' ' ` T- v ' r /, e r r ? The Spheroid Grid Dome n , , , & lb 1/ \KQ P k d ix } Architect Ted Litzenberger has designed a dome that can be easily as sembled on site using readily obtainable materials and local unskilled labor. The dome is well suited for both temporary and permanent exhibitions, is capable of greater spans per unit weight than other existing domes, and is surprisingly stable for its lightweight frame structure. 106 District Cooling/Heating Plants for Central Cities Ten companies, involved in the district-plant approach to heating and air-conditioning, are selling chilled water, hot water, and steam at a cost less than a client can manufacture for himself. P /A presents a study that analyzes the district-plant solution for several given situations. 108 Chemicals in Finishing The proliferation of new chemical finishes that have swamped the ar chitectural market in recent years has induced the creation of a new technical field that deals with the proper use of surfacing chemicals. P /A discusses the role of the new finishing specialist and defines the different types of chemicals in use today. Departments Your Point of V ie w ....................... 6 Specifications C lin ic ........................ 116 P A News Report ......................... 27 I t 's the Law .................................... 118 Products and L ite r a tu r e ............... 46 Jobs and Men .................................. 146 Editorial .......................................... 70 Directory of Product A dvertisers. 150 Readers' Service C; r d ................... 153 Editor FORREST WILSON, AIA. CSI Executive Editor BURTON H. HOLMES. AIA Senior Editor C. RAY SMITH, AIA Associate Editors DON RANEY STEPHEN A. KURTZ DAVID A. MORTON SUZANNE STEPHENS News ESTH ER MC COY Los Angolos Administrative Assistant CHARLOTTE VAN VOORHIS Copy Editor JOYCE RE8ACK Assistant to the Editor ROSEMARY LACEAENZA Assistant Editors CHET MANTOLESKY KARL VOSSBRINCK DENNIS H. LANSON Editorial Assistant ROSE CALOM1NO Graphics JOEL PETROWER Art Director GEOROE CODERRE Assistant Art Director ANNE MARIE SAPIONE Art & Production NICHOLAS R. LOSCALZO Architectural Drawings Contributing Editors NORMAN COPLAN It's The Law BERNARD TOMSON, Hon AIA It's The Law E. E. HALMOS. Jr. Washington/Financial HAROLD J. ROSEN, PE, FCSI, Spec. Clinic Publisher HARRINGTON A. ROSE WOLCOTT H. JOHNSON Adv Sales Manager BURCHARD M. DAY Promotion Director JOSEPH M. SCANLON Production Director DANIEL H. DESIMONE Adv. Production Manager RICHARD H. DI VECCHIO Circulation Directe' SUE FELDMAN Subscription Manager E. M. WOLFE Reader Service Manager Progressive Architecture, published monthly by ReinhokJ Publishing Corporation, 600 Summer Street. Stamford. Conn., 06904 A subsidiary of Litton Publications Philip H Hubbard, Jr., President; Harry 1. Marlin, Group Vice-President. Charles O. Bennewitz. Treasurer; Kathleen A. Starke, Secretary; Robert W Roose, Vice-President Executive and editorial offices. 600 Summer Street. Stamford. Conn. 06904 Subscriptions payable in advance Publisher reserves right to refuse unqualified subscrip tions. Subscription prices to those who, by title, are architects, engineers, specifications writers, estimator, designers, or draftsmen, and to government departments, trade asso ciations. above title groups on temporary military service, architectural schools, archi tectural students, advertisers and their employees- $5 for one year, $8 for two years; $10 lor three years All others: $10 a year. Above prices are applicable in U.S. U S. Posses sions. and Canada. All practicing architects and engineers outside these areas $10 for one year; $16 for two years. $20 for three years. All others $20 a year Single copy $2. payable in advance indexed in Art index. Architectural index. Second-class postage paid at Stamford. Conn., and at additional office. Volume LI. No 7, Printed in U S A 1970 Remhold Publishing Corporation All rights reserved SPECIFICATIONS CLINIC j Ry Harold J. Rosen, PE, CCSI 4 Hazardous Materials How the design and application of some materials can create serious health hazards is reported by the Chief Specifications Writer of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, New York. Last February this column pointed out the hazards in the use of sprayed-asbestos insulation. The New York City Air Resources Commis sion has since instituted strict con trols in the application of sprayedasbestos fire protection to protect both the installers and the unsuspect ing public. These new ordinances require the complete sealing off of the area in which the work is to be performed by means of tarpaulins or temporary en closures; use of approved Bureau of Mines masks; warning signs; clean ing up operations after installation; vacuuming of droppings into sealed containers and disposal in approved sanitary fills. Awareness of this hazard should prompt us to examine all of the building materials that are currently employed, and especially the man made products of chemistry in order to learn about their potential danger. If we can recognize the problem areas we should be able to minimize their hazards. Some materials pose certain problems during installation. Other materials can present certain problems as a result of their ex* posure in the completed design. During application, there are countless materials that require spe cial precautions. Spray fibers for thermal insulation, fireproofing, and sound isolation, whether they con tain asbestos, mineral wool, or sim ilar fibers, can pollute the atmo sphere with irritants that may be harmful upon inhalation. Knclosure of the areas where these operations occur may be necessary. Mixing of volatile paints and coatings that may cause explosive reactions must be carried on under controlled condi tions. Tar products have been known to produce skin irritations and rash es. Some sealants have acrid fumes that may be harmful to people who are sensitive and allergic to these properties. It is essential that manu facturers recognize these problems and develop precautionary programs to reduce and minimize these hazards in the. mixing, preparation, and in stallation stages. Contractors and in stallers should be cautioned and they should introduce safety measures for the protection of personnel involved in these applications. For many years architects and en gineers have designed buildings with components that are now being rec ognized as having a deleterious effect upon the inhabitants. For example, ducts, air shafts, and ceiling plenums utilized for the movement of supply or return air are sometimes lined with fiber-like materials such as asbestos, mineral wool, and fiberglass. These materials are used for either fire-re sistive properties in the plenum areas or for sound isolation or ther mal insulation in ducts and air shafts. They are constantly being eroded by air movement and the par ticles are carried into the air sup plied in the habitable areas. Studies being conducted by some medical authorities indicate possible con tamination of the air supply that may cause irritation, at the least, and serious health hazards at the worst. Details of designs should be reexamined to place these materials externally if possible, out of the air stream, or by coating and sealing these surfaces when there is no other solution. Some municipal bodies are studying these problems and are con sidering ordinances which may pre clude the use of such materials when they are exposed in air handling de signs. A recent New York City ordi nance requires the sealing or coating of these fibrous materials in ceiling plenum areas. Some materials, such as urethane foams, have been known to give off noxious gases when exposed to fire and are presumed to have lethal effects upon individuals exposed to these fumes. The new New York City Building Code, enacted in 1968, con tains a provision against the use of materials for interior use that emit gases upon incineration that are more toxic than those produced by the burning of wood or paper. While no standard test method has been promulgated to evaluate the degree of toxicity of burning wood or paper as compared to other materials, one must begin to take cognizance of these materials as possible health hazards when subjected to fire. It is a well known fact that more fatalities occur from smoke and gas inhalation than from fire itself. In the dis astrous Boston Cocoanut Grove fire, in the early 1940s, hundreds perished from the effects of smoke and fumes developed by the burning of coated decorations, than from flames pro duced by the fire. Many plastics used in building construction should be tested for smoke development and fuel contri bution, as well as flame spread char acteristics, to determine whether, in the event of fire, the effects of smoke will be a contributory cause for fatal ities. In addition, a meaningful stan dard test procedure should be devel oped to measure the toxicity result ing from the burning of materials to ascertain the level at which certain of these materials might be consid ered detrimental to the health and safety of the inhabitants. 116 JULY 1970 P/A c DIRECTORY OF PRODUCT ADVERTISERS 3 Aeco, Page Fence D iv is io n .....................................18 Reincke, M eyer A Finn, Inc. Aim a Desk C o m p a n y ................................3rd Cover Bennett Advertising, Inc. Altec Lansing ............................................................144 J. Walter T hom pson Co. American Louver C o m p a n y ....................... 137 Z ylke A Affiliates Americon Plywood Association ..........47 thru 54 Cole & W eber, Inc. Amweld Building P r o d u c ts .................................. 114 H ashbar/Osborne A Associates Andersen C o rp o r a tio n ..................................66, 67 CampbelLMithun, Inc. Armstrong Cork Co., Ceiling Systems Dept. 59 Batten, Barton, Durstine A Osborn, Inc. Azrock Floor Products Div..................... 2nd Cover Glenn Advertisino. Inc. Bally Case & Cooler Co., Inc.................................. 149 Beaumont. Heller & Sperling, Inc. Barber-Colman C o m p a n y ............................. 2 2 ,2 3 Howard N. M onk A Associates, Inc. Berwick, E. T. Ind u stries................................... 37 Tucker W ayne A Company Bethlehem Steel C o rp o ra tio n ............................. 17 Van Brunt A Company Biu-Roy, Ine........................................ 60 William SckaUer Co., Inc. Bobrick Dispensers, Inc. . ....................................... 151 Woolf Advertising, Inc. Brodley W ashfountain Co........................................121 tfofm an-l'orfc, Inc. B S N ................................................................................ 36 Young & Rubicam, France Burns & Russell Company ....................................142 Marc Sm ith Company Emhart Corp., Russwin Div................................... 7 Horton, Church & Goff, Inc. Eniay Fibers & Laminates Co., Div. of Enjoy Chemical Corp..................................... 123 W. B Doner & Company fenestra, Inc. . 34 Altm an-IlaU Associates Floating Floors, Inc., Subs of National Lead Co...................................................................... 68 W idersc.hein/Strandberg Corp. Follansbee Steel Corp................................................ 55 George Hill Company Gates Engineering .............................................. 124 John T. Hall A. C om pany General Electric Co. -- Zoneline .................56, 57 Young & Rubicam, Inc. W. R. Grace Co., C o n s tru c tio n Pro. D iv........... T15 Fuller & Sm ith & Ross. Inc. firefeo, I n e ................................................. 10, 11 Boylhart, Lovett A Dean, Inc. Harter Corporation ........................ ............... 60 J. G. Sullivan A dvertising, Inc. HC Products C o m p a n y ................... .............. 4 1 ,4 2 Huit, Hecht A Heinrich, Inc. Terry Pimsleur A dvertising ................... 144 Holophane Company, Inc................ Robert fi. Fr.mey 28,29 Hopes Windows, Inc.......................... ................... 141 Addison Busch-Moss Chase, Inc, K-S-H. Inc. . . ............... . . 64 Winfield Advertisino Agency, Inc. Lateo Products . . . . 148 Albert F rank-Guenther L a v , Inc. Libbey-Owens-Ford Company Fuller A Sm ith A Rose, Inc. 133 thru 136 Lundia Myers Industry, Inc. . . . 147 Hall, Haerr. Peterson A Harney. Inc. Mahon, R. C. Company firay & Kilgore, Inc. .......................... McKinney M anufacturing Co. G ann-Davson, Inc. . 8, 9 16 Natcor Company . .... Buntin, Crook, H armon. Sm ith. Inc. Norton Plastics & Synthetics Div. Northlich, Stollcy Co., Inc. NuTone Div. of Scovill . Baer, Kemble A Spicer, Inc. . 126 148 61,62 Page Fence, Division of Acco 18 Reincke, M eyer A F in n , I nc. Pella Roilscreen Company . . L. W. Ramsey Advertising Agency . . . . 1, 20 Pittsburgh-Coming -- - Celramic Roof Fill . 122 Ketchum, MacLeod A Grove. Inc. Products Research & Chemical Corp. tone&am A S u m m e rs A dvertising . 152 Checkmate, Division of Rixson Inc.................... 30 Motivation Dynamic Concret* Reinforcing Steel Institute . . . . 12,13 F'ensholt A d vertisin g , Inc. Conwed C o rp o ra tio n ......................................... 39, 40 MacManus, John A Adams, Inc. Dearborn Glass C o m p a n y .....................................143 Harry F, Port Advertising Edison Electric Institute ................................44, 45 Compton A d vertisin g , Inc. Edwards Engineering ............................................140 Caroe M arketing. Inc. Russwin, Div. of Emhart Corp....................... . . 7 Horton. Church A Goff. Inc. Inland-Rye non Construction Prod. Ce. . Hoffman- York, Inc. 20Wo Jonnison-Wright Corporation . . . . .............. PhUlipps Associata, tnc. Kolwall Corporation ................... Thorndike. A Sharp .............. 145 KontUe Floors, Inc. ........................... Benton A Bovile*. Ine. Kinneor C o rp o ra tio n ........................ ................... 1 Wheeler, Right A Gainey, Inc. Knoll International . William C. Pode. Inc. .............. 69 Shooting Equipment, Inc. . . 60 Moody A Harrison, Inr. Sloan Valve Company 117 Reincke, M eyer F in n , Inc. Speed Queen, Div. of McGrow-Edison Co. . . 131 The Harpham Company Stair-Pak Products Co. 142 P A G Advertising Agency Tromco M anufacturing Co., Construction Div. 21 Carr Liggett Advertising, Inr Tyler Pipe Industries . .... 5 Clark, Garner, Lovelace A dvcrtising, Inc. 150 JULY 1970 P i A y o i t t d Slot Plywood Corp................ 1 4 .1 5 ,1 , 4 ,nc- U n ited Stoici Steel Corp.................. 1J7. 138, 129 Campton A dvertising, Inc. W ts U rn Wood Products Association ............. 4 ,5 McCann-Erickson, Inc. J Weyerhaeuser Company .................................5 4 ,2 5 ` Cole <ft W eber, In c . yvoldc Keep A ip h a ll Co............................ Jrd Cover nn A d v e r t in g W iegand, Idw ln L. Division G riewold-Eehlem an C om pany .............................. 45 yen Duprln, Inc.............................................. 138,139 M < icU -Van R iver, Inc. Wirtmold Company ........................................ 152 Charles Brunelle Com pany Toro W eather Stripping Company ................. 130 H arvard/P eskin/R drick, Inc. Walcott Corporation .............................................. JJ Robert H and, Inc. Zonoiite Construction Pro. Div............................. 115 Fuller dfc S m ith A R o ti, In c . .W it r / i keen ( nmiiii; Irom HOkklC k New compact design for wash-up areas ADVERTISING SALES OFFICES Progressive Architecture Reinhold Publishing Corp. Wolcott H. Johnson, Advertising Sales Manager Stamford, Conn. 06904: 600 Summer Street District Managers 203-348-7531 William F. Bondlow Michael J. Hanley Philadelphia, Pa. 19107: 12 So. 12th Street District Manager 215-922-0346 John A. Teefy Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219: 601 Grant Street District Manager 412-281 9421 Albert E. McClimans Chicago, III. 60603: 10 So. LaSalle Street: 312-726-1282 District Managers Chartes E. Durham, Jr. James J. 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