Americans and Germans seem to be the favorites of the Finns, whose country, by the way, finds great favor in the eyes of America, if only for that reason. Although the Finns have lived among their pine forests for 2000 years, the most interesting period in the nation's history is the present. It is a symbol of Finland's location, the last bulwark of the West and the gateway to the East, and of her aspirations to be an indivisible nation.
On the outskirts a new hospital is being built and on the waterfront is a factory of the S.O.K. It preserves fruit, roasts coffee, imports machines and has offices in many different parts of the world. At the Bauhaus is an ingenious system that combines modern schooling with some of the advantages of medieval practice.
Much of the charm of a town, such as one of these I have mentioned, is due to the fact that the lake or river is in the center of the town, and not merely flowing around it. Parkes (A.) (nominated by the Registered Architects) to be a member of the Board of Registration of Architects for a further term until 9th April 1940. Dixon, who matriculated at the Melbourne Grammar School, is a graduate architect of the Melbourne Mr. tour.
Parkes (Associates) were appointed members of the House Committee of the Institute for the year 1938-39.
COLLINS ST. ANZAC HOUSE MELBOURNE
ANZAC HOUSE
The internal mesh doors to the main entrance were designed to maintain the proportions of the entrance and let in as much light as possible.
AERODROMES AND THEIR VICINITIES
The control tower is the pulse of the airport, its accepted position is in the middle of the building above the first floor. Of circular design, the control tower is constructed almost entirely of glass, thus affording the officer on duty an unrestricted view of the terminal and its approaches on all sides. In cases where a machine equipped with a radio receiver approaches the airport, the pilot sets his set to the operating frequency of the control tower and immediately the controller sees the aircraft, he issues landing orders by radio.
If not, the Control Officer requests the pilot to give a visible signal—such as a slight tapping of the machine—that he has received his instructions. In the event that the airship is not equipped with either a receiving or transmitting radio, the pilot receives a visual signal from the control tower by means of a powerful electric lamp. Each of the major airports is served by a staff of meteorological officials whose duty it is to collect data.
This extremely useful information is reconstructed four times a day and is available to all airlines and private fliers, giving them an accurate picture of the prevailing weather conditions in all parts of the United States. In the event of a significant change in weather conditions at one of the stations, a special report is sent and broadcast immediately. It is clear that the pilot considering a flight is not only concerned with the weather conditions at the point of departure, but also with those which will affect him along the route of travel.
34;airway forecasts" are provided by the Weather Bureau at six-hour intervals, predicting the state of the weather for the following eight hours. To assist pilots and to facilitate their interpretation of weather reports and forecasts, a large map is prepared each morning in the Airport's Meteorological Office showing weather conditions over the entire United States, Canada, Alaska, and the North Pacific In order to ascertain the prevailing changes of wind, balloons filled with hydrogen gas, and measuring thirty inches in diameter, may be released every six hours from numerous weather stations in America and from sea vessels .
Angular readings are recorded every minute and from these the wind direction and strength at different altitudes are calculated. San Francisco Airport, which has operated a Weather Bureau balloon station since 1927, transmits reports four times a day by teletype to all major terminals in the United States and, in addition, information is regularly broadcast by the radio station that operated by the Department of Commerce. Data about the structure of the atmosphere, including such matters as temperature, pressure, and moisture content, are now recorded and published by over twenty stations in the Americas.
CURRENT ARCHITECTURAL WORKS
Headwinds cause delay and conversely tailwinds lead to saving time and expense. On regular occasions, aircraft traveling in opposite directions over the same airway are favored by tailwinds. This peculiar circumstance is caused by the planes traveling at different altitudes and in different wind currents.
Aircraft fitted with recording instruments climb to high altitudes every day in order to collect this information. Each pilot is in constant radio communication with his ground station and embellishes his automatically recorded data by making verbal reports about the thickness of cloud layers, the heights of rain, snow and ice, the extent of atmospheric turbulence, etc. . Teletype equipment is used in most cases for the transmission of information between airway stations.
Mostly such communications consist of weather data, but sometimes urgent messages about changes or interruptions in the operation of navigation aids—. Perhaps the most important piece of equipment installed in the meteorological office is the Wind Indication and Recording System, which provides a continuous record of wind direction and speed. Fluctuations are recorded instantaneously; thus it is possible to predict at all times and with a remarkable degree of accuracy any tendency to the development of storm conditions, requiring careful attention in the landing and take-off of aircraft.
Weather records are systematically kept at all major airport stations and copies are sent monthly to the headquarters of the United States Weather Bureau. They are, of course, mainly used by airway officials, but the information is also used by courts, newspapers, civil and industrial organizations and private individuals.
CURRE\T
HOWEY ESTATE BUILDING
THE LIBRARY
34;SMALLER RETAIL SHOPS"
UNIVERSITY
ARCHITECTURAL ATELIER
ATELIER EXHIBITION
MINUTES OF
GENERAL MEETING OF THE INSTITUTE
The Librarian (Mr. Scarborough) drew the special attention of members and students to the high value of the R.V.I.A. It was pointed out that the usefulness of the Library to Architects had been greatly increased as a result of the agreement which had been made between the R.V.I.A. In addition, the section devoted to periodicals included the main architectural publications of the British Isles, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Japan, America and Russia.
Scarborough said that notwithstanding the extensive use which members and students (especially the latter) now make of this important branch of the Institute's activities, he believed that if the value of the library were better known and fully appreciated would yet greater numbers make use of the vast amount of knowledge it contained. Andrew's Cathedral.—The designs which had been drawn up by the Victorian contestants (Mr. A. R. La Gerche and Messrs. Scarborough, Robertson and Love) in the architectural competition for the rebuilding or rebuilding of St.
Wood Seasoning Class.—The President announced that during the week beginning Monday, October 3, the Forest Products Division of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research will offer a course in Wood Seasoning. It was announced that there would be no charge for taking the course and that further details were available on application to the Secretary of the R.V.I.A. Scarborough has announced that an exhibition of the work of University Studio students will be held in the showrooms of the Metropolitan Gas Company, Flinders Street, Melbourne, during the week commencing on Monday, August 29.
Members of the institute were encouraged to make a special effort to visit the exhibition.
GOLF MATCH
QUANTITIES
BRITISH ARCHITECTS' CONFERENCE
MILLED LINING
