Henderson, father of the president of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects, and himself a past president. During 1908-9 the consideration of the Melbourne Building Regulations made great demands on the Institute, and on Messrs. In view of such an exceptional record, it was no surprise to Fellow Members that in April 1918 he was unanimously elected a Life Fellow. of the R.V.I.A.
Almost forty years passed between the first and last sight of my friend Anketell Henderson's face. Of the many tokens, few, if any, could be more poignant than those of the Architectural Students' Society of Victoria and the University Studio.
C. HOPKINS
It is a pity that he did not see the fulfillment of his ambition in the establishment of a chair of Architecture, but at least he must have had a certain satisfaction to know that the School of Architecture has finally been officially recognized by the University as a separate entity, and that we now have the machinery to set up what is essentially a Faculty of Architecture. It is also known that it was expected that this year (1923) he would have been asked to represent both the Architecture and the Technical Faculty in the University Council. One cannot conclude without a tribute to his extraordinary knowledge of architectural history and his peculiar way of teaching; and it is hoped that in the collection of his books which his son, our president, has so generously donated to the Institute, some of his notebooks will be included with the tables he has spent all his life. time to evolve and perfect.
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Paul's, London, would be opened on the same evening, next year being the 200th anniversary of the death of its architect, Sir Christopher Wrens. The council's report: The chairman announced that — A sub-committee of the council had met representatives of the Electricians' Association in conference with reference to separate contracts for electrical workers. At the request of the Minister for Public Works, a report on the subject of electrolysis in reinforced concrete buildings was prepared and forwarded.
Scarborough should have been declared the winner of the Federal Council Medal; and he has the warmest congratulations on his splendid achievement. There was a large attendance, among those present were the Lord Mayor (Cr. Swanson), the Commonwealth Architect (Mr. J. S. Murdoch), the State Architect (Mr. E. Smith), the Vice-President of the Master Builders' Association of Victoria (Mr. C. F. Pittard), the President of the Suburban Master Builders' Association (Mr. J. H. Foster) and Alderman Stapley. In addition to the usual loyal toasts of His Majesty the King, there were those of the Commonwealth and State Parliaments, Melbourne City Council and Municipalities, Allied Trades and Master Builders of Victoria.
Kingsley Henderson, the President, reviewing the Institute's work during the past year. In conclusion he stated - "I am possessed by the gift of my late father of his entire architectural library and his entire very valuable collection of photographic apparatus. The latter I propose to dispose of in the most advantageous manner possible. , and place the proceeds in the scholarship fund." "
The Institute is indebted to the daily press (one newspaper with photo) for extensive coverage of the course of this successful function.
SIR BERTRAM MACKENNAL R.A
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He has also spent time as a member of the faculty of the British School in Rome, which is involved in evaluating the work of candidates for the Rome Fellowships. General contract law applies to construction contracts, including many judicial interpretations of specific technical terms used in contracts and the interrelationships between parties to contracts. I suggest that the events that led to the conclusion of the contract, the conclusion of the contract and its interpretation, the implementation of the contract and the determination, as well as the relationship of the contracting parties to each, are treated separately, as far as possible. another, including other persons related to the contract.
The actual parties to the contract are on the one hand the owner of the land, usually described as the owner or owner of the building, and on the other hand the builder or contractor. Dealing first with the owner, his part of the Contract is to supply the site on which the building is to be erected, and as the work proceeds to make payments in accordance with the certificates as and when issued by the Architect. The sequence of events leading to the actual formation of the Contract; it usually happens that the owner who owns the land and has decided on the plans instructs his Architect to call for tenders, the tenders are usually returnable to the Architect's office and publicly announced, even though for a specific job.
In the advertisement it is customary to say that the lowest or only tender is not necessarily accepted, but the caveat is considered unnecessary and is only inserted as extra caution on the part of the architect. However, if the acceptance is not unconditional and the special terms of the contract are later prepared and signed, no contract can be considered binding on either party, unless the formal contract is executed with the aforementioned plans and specifications, until that event takes place, the parties cannot be said to be ad idem. As for the formalities of the contract, as mentioned, it is usually sealed; and here it can be argued that an unsealed contract must be binding, and by Build-.
Deletions and changes made before signing the agreement are given effect, but any changes or deletions made by either party after signing have no effect.
ST. KILDA ARMY AND NAVY CLUB
Also striking was the symmetrical compactness of the hall's end accessories, including the sacrament room; however, the front facade of the stage was not nearly half the width of the hall. Above the sacrament room and adjoining floor areas were the caretaker's quarters, the living room and a bedroom, unfortunately, were respectively above the toilets of the hall. Among the outstanding points were the relationship of the ladies' wardrobe to the ladies' committee and nurses' room, as well as to the hall; and the Lodge room's easy accessibility from Acland Street.
The joined pilasters on the first floor emphasized the relatively bulky character of the entablature. The treatment of the side of the hall flanking Albert Street was in particular contrast with the corner block. As with all satisfactory competitions, the award clearly had prior planning considerations and in this design there was no doubt about the layout of the garden and its relationship to the hall and vestry, the scale and location of the appropriate toilets (including that to the hall balcony), the lighting of the hall and of the main rooms, coupled with an astonishing compactness at certain points, were the main success factors.
The main entrance was located in the corner of the grounds and led through portico and lobby to an octagonal vestibule from which the staircase emerged. The elevations were of quadruple composition and treated in a very ordinary manner, except for the entrance corner in which Doric columns, balconette and the windows on the first floor were happily framed under a parapet. A material weakness on the ground floor was the manner of lighting the nurses' and ladies' committee room, also the committee room and the club room, neither of which had windows to the street.
With the exception of the landing on the main staircase, the club rooms were well planned - the billiard room was in the center of the Albert Street balcony - and the wide balcony with its windy veranda towards the reading and writing rooms (toward Acland Street) would turn out to be very acceptable.
T HE CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING REGULATIONS AND REINFORCED
The following clause states that the test load must be such as to cause a stress in each part of the structural member equal to the dead load plus twice the live load, and must be applied not less than six weeks after the date of construction become However, if designed in accordance with the Regulations, no such danger need be feared, some of the excess material has simply been emphasized. The consequence of that By-law will not allow the Architect to use the ordinary table.
Sydney allows 450 lbs., upon which most of the tables referred to are based, and the same difficulty as to waste of time exists in making calculations. It is not in itself unreasonable if it were not that another regulation stipulates that no less than two-thirds of the displacement must be taken from the concrete. The effect of this clause is to increase the size of the member and thus the cost unnecessarily.
Explain the meaning of the following terms and illustrate with sketches whenever possible: (a) Frog; (b) Deleted Link; (c) Perpends; (d) arc of straight diameter; (e) Bolt of cloth; (f) Cuttings; (g) Double fried bead. What are the comparative characteristics and advantages of the following roofing materials: Welsh slate; Gray cement tiles; The residence is assumed to be in the area controlled by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, or in another location where waterborne sewage disposal can be carried out.
The building will contain one story and will be open to the streets at the rear and front, but built close to other structures of the same height on each side.
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