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(BANK OF PARK FOREST

The Bank of Park Forest; Park Forest, Illinois Fridstein and Fitch, architests

Frank Kornacker, structural engineers Crest/Schokbeton Concrete, Inc., prestressed concrete

A columnless interior was achieved for this suburban bank through the use of giant precast prestressed con- crete single-tees. Columns and span-

The drels are of precast concrete. first-floor slab is composed of 8 in. by 24 in. precast concrete planks with concrete topping.

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The tee-beams provide a 7 ft. 6 in. overhang on two sides, furnishing pro- tection from the sun on the north side, and a capony to protect customers at the drive-up windows along the south side of the building. The building was occupied only six months after con- struction began.

Central Mall and Transportation Centre, Simon Fraser University,

Burnaby Mountain, B.C., Canada Erickson/Massey Architects, architects Otto Safir and Co., structural engineers Superior Concrete Products, Ltd., decorative precast concrete

The centre (left and below) used more than 1.400 precast concrete channel slabs and a wide variety of other precast components, including tìns, planters. steps and railings. The slabs span 27 ft., and measure 3 ft. wide by 16 in. deep.

Jury Comment: "The architects are to be commended on their unusual concept. The work forms a cohesive campus and is a bold expression of the use of concrete, an approach with great potential.”

Far East Architect & Builder February, 1967