THE ARCHITECTURAL

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FORUM OF EVENTS New graphic technique introduced by the AAF in a recent training manual increases the inter­est an d realism ·of ground instruction .

HOSPITAL EXTENSION New hospital addition features cantilevered con­struction and transverse levels.

THE CORNER LAVATORY No. 7· in the LIFE-FORUM House ldeas series: a mbdern counterpart of the Victorian bedroom washstand which aids family privacy with no sacrifice of space.

HOUSES An open pian for indoor-outdoor living ••• An architect-built cottage in Florida ••. Modern in rustic dress invades New England .

YOUR POSTWAR HOME The Army Weekly Yank, steers G. l. Joe, House ­building's No. 1 customer, on the road to his postwar home.

BUILDING IN ONE PACKAGE How The Austin Company solves some of indus­try's unique problems and applies the same ap ­·proach to special buildings of ali kinds. The second of two articles.

SWEDISH THEATER Scandinavia's newest, largest and most elabo­rate legitimate theater is equipped with mov­able partitions to reduce or expand the capacity of the audience area at will.

PRODUCTS AND PRACTICE The second of a series of three articles on Post­war Building Methods, Materials and Equip ­ment, covering newly developed plastics, specia l types of wood, synthetics, laminates, etc.

BOOKS The Last Flowering of the Middle Ages, a review of Flemish painting during the XV Century • Architecture in The Netherlands.

PREFABRICATION Russian prefabrication, despite widespread use , is stili hampered by the absence . of modern building materials.

BUILDING REPORTER Research on copper gutters directed toward specific design data •.. new products •.. tech ­nical literatJ,Jre.

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MARCH: Port of Aerial Embarkation ••. Design Analysis: the Windsor Chair .•• Puerto Rico plans its future • • Win­field Park, N. J,, hOU'\ing ..• Planning With You .•. H.ouses .• , Postwar Building Equipment.

The advertising pages of FoRUM are the recognized market place for those engaged in building. A house or any building could be built completely of products advertised in THE FoRU M. While it is not possible to certify building products, it is possible to open these pages only to those manufacturers whose reputation merits confìdence. This FoRUM does.

Air Red uc tion Sal es Co . . .. Airtemp (Division of Chrysler Corporation) .. Alberene Ston e Corporation of Virginia . . . Allegheny Ludlum Ste·el Corp ..... Allied S tructural Steel Companies . . Aluminum Company of America . . American Brass Company, The . .. American Flange & Manufacturing Co., In c . American Lumber & Treating Company .. American Rolling Mill Company, The . . American Skein & Foundry Company. American Sto ve Company .. Andersen Corporation A ngier Corporation Arco Company, Tbe .. Armstrong Cor k Company. Asso. of Gas Appliance anJ Equipment Mfrs . ..

Bathe-Rite Division (Milwaukee Stamping Compony ). Bendix Home Appliances , l ne . ..

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Bo h n Aluminum an d Brass Corporation. Bord en Company, The (Ca sein Division. ) .. Briggs Mfg. Company . ... Bruce Co., E. L .... . Burnham Boiler Corporation . . B & T Metals Company, Th e .

Cabot, Samuel, In c .. Cardox Corporation Carr, Adams & Collier Carrie·r C<lrp. . ....... . Casein Company of America (Divi.sion. of The B orden Cumpany). Ceco Steel Pro duc ts Corporation •• . .. . .. . .... .... . ..... .. .... Celanese Celluloid Co rporation .. . Celotex Corporation , The .. .. ... . Chamberlin Metal W eath erstrip Co ... Chrysler Corporation (Airtemp Division i. Cleveland Steel Products Corp ... Connecti cut Telephone & Electric Co ..

(Great American lndustriel, /ne .) Coolerator Company, The .. . . Corbin, P. and F . .. . . C rane Co ...... . Crawford Door Company Curtis Companies . .... . . .

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Oahlstrom Metallic Door Company. . 176 Defoe Shipbuildin' Company ... . . 88 Detroit Steel Products Company.. 151 Du Pont , E. I. d e Nemours & Co. , l ne. (Grasselli Cltemicals /Jepartm.ent).. 216

Edison Generai Elec tric Appliance Company, l ne .. Eljer Co .. ..... . .. ............. . Estate Stove Co .. .

Federa] Cement · Tile Cowpany. Fiat Metal Manufacturing Company. Fir Door Institut e . .... . . . Firestone Industriai Products Corp. Flintkote Company, The ... . . . Flynn, Micbae l , Manufacturing Co .. . Formica lnsulation Company, The .. .

Genera] Bronze Corporation .. Genera l Electric Company . . . Generai Luminesccnt Corporation .. General Motors Corpora tion . .... . Grand Rapids S tore Equipmen t Co . . Grasselli Chemicals Department (E. I. d u Pont d e Nemou rs & Co .• /ne . ) . Graybar Electric Company .... ... .

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Great America n lndustries, lnc. (Connecticut Telephone & Electric Division). Gre·at Lakes Steel Corpora tion {Stran-Steel Divisìon). Guth , Edwin F. Company , The .....

House Beautiful Magaz ine . Hudson Coal Company, The . .

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Kimberly- Clark Corporation ... Kinetic Chemicals, I ne ... Knoll, H. G. Associntes. Kobler Co ...

Laucks, l. F ., Inc. (Subsidiary o/ Monsanto Chemical Company ). Lawson, F. H. Company, T be .. Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co ... Lincoln Electric Company, The .. Linclemann , A. J ., & Hoverson Cn Liquidometer Corp., The .. .•.... Lone Star Cement Corporation . Lumitile . . .. . ....... .

Majestic Company, The .. Marsh WalJ Products, Inc . McKinney Manufacturing Company. Michaels Art Bronze Co., Inc., Tbe ........... . : Milwaukee Stamping Company (Bathe- Rite Division ) .. Modine Manufacturing Company .. . .............. ....... . Monsanto Chemical Company (Subs;dinry, l. F. Laucks, /ne. ) . Montgomery Elevator Company. Mueller Brass Co ..... . .... .. . Mue1ler, L . J. , Fornace Company ... Mullins Manufacturing Corp. (Yountstown Press~d Steel

National Cotton Council of America .... .. . National Electrical Manufacturers Association. Nationa1 Gypsum Company . . ... .

Ocnamental Metal Manufacturers. National Association of. Otis Elevator Company •.... ... Overhead Door Corporation ...... . Owens-Corning Fiber,Ias Corporat inn . Owens-IIlinois Glass Company ..

Paine Lumher Company, Ltd .. Payne Furnace & Supply Co . .. Pen11 Galvanizing Co ••.... ..• . ... Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company . . . . . ... . Pittsburgb Plate Glass Company. Paint Division .. Ponderosa Pine Woodwork .... . Pratt & Lambert, l ne ....... . Pryne & Co., Inc ...... ... ..

Republic Steel Corporation .. .......•.... Revere Copper and Brasa, Incorporateil .. Robertson, H. H. Company . • . . Roddi• Lumher & Veneer Co .. . Rolscreen Company .•.. Ro tary Lift Co ...... .. . Ruberoid Co., The ... . .•. . . . Ruosell & Erwin Mfg. Co ....

Samson Cordage Works .•... ... .. .. . Sanymetal Products Co., lnc.. ThP. Sedgwick Machine WorkA. l ne ... Senel, lnc .. •. . .•.. . . Sloan Val~e · Company . .... . Smitb, A. O. Corporation . ... . Soss Manufacturing Company . . Square D Company ..... Stanley Works, Tbe . . . . ........ . .•. . . . . . Stewart Iron Works . . . ..... .... . ........... . . .. . Stran-Steel Division (Great Lakes Steel Corporation) ...•••...•..... Struthers W elle Corporation (Titusville lron W orks Co. Division) .. Sur.face Combustion Corpora t io n . Swartwout Co., The ...... .. ••. .. Sylvania Electric Products, l ne.

T a co Heaters, In c . •... . Thruoh, S. A. & Co .....

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Universal Atlas Cement Co. (Uni ted States Steel Corporation Subsidiary). Universal Zonolite Insulation Co .. Upson Company, Tbe . ... .. .

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Wak efìeld, F. W ., Brass Co., The ............ . . . . Walworth Company ........ . W asco Flashing Company . Waterfìlm Boilers, lnc .. . ....... . .... . . . .. . Westinghouse Elec tr ic & Manufacturing Co. Wheeler Osgood Company, The •.. ... . ... Williams Oil-0-Matic Heating Corporation . . W in«, L . J. , Manufacturing Co ...

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