COVENTRY
The Reconstruction Committee in- vited architects who are British sub- jects practising in the United Kingdom. the British Commonwealth and Eire to submit designs in competition for a proposed new Cathedral. Chapel of Unity and Christian Service Centre.
The Royal Institute of British Archi- tects nominated Sir Percy Thomas, LL.D., D.L., PPRIBA, Mr. Edward Maufe, R.A., M.A. (Oxon), LL.D., FFRIBA, and Mr. Howard Robertson. M.C., A.R.A.. FRIBA, S.A.D.G.. to act as Assessors. Premiums £2.000, £1,500 and £1,000 would be paid to the authors of the designs placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively.
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it has been announced that Mr. Basil Spence, 44, of Moray-place. Edinburgh, won the first prize; Mr. W. P. Hunt, 33, of Scroope terrace,
CATHEDRAL
Cambridge, the second prize, and the third prize to Maj. A. D. Kirby, 40, of Victoria-road, Swindon. Wilts,
We congratulate Mr. Basil Spence on winning the competition for the new cathedral, and from a former associate of his, who is now in Hong Kong, we obtained the following bio- graphical data.
Mr. Spence received his architec- tural training at the School of Archi- tecture, Edinburgh, where he dis- tinguished himself by winning one of the most important prizes offered for design work there in the Scottish Schools. Later he joined the staff of the School of Architecture and direct- ed the work of the fifth year.
After demobilization in 1945, Mr. Spence reopened his office in Edin- burgh and soon distinguished himself.
PRESERVATION OF TIMBER (Continued from
WATER - SOLUBLE PRESERVA- TIVES.— If a preservative is soluble in water it may wash out in rain or sea water, etc. This type, then, is mainly used for timber in comparative- ly dry places. Examples are: motor car body framing, interior joinery, ship building, horticultural uses and mine timbers.
Many chemicals are suitable, but the following are among the best:
Sodium Fluoride. It is non-cor- rosive to metals, highly toxic. not dangerous to handle but rather expen- sive. A weak solution (2% to 4%) is quite adequate.
Zinc Chloride-Owing to its com- parative cheapness and high toxicity it is more commonly used than any other water-soluble preservative. It is slightly corrosive to iron and if used at con- centrations higher than 5% may tend to disintegrate the wood itself.
Mercuric Chloride. This is now seldom used as it is extremely poi- sonous to human beings. It also has such a strong corrosive effect on iron that the impregnating process has to be carried out in wooden tanks.
Copper Sulphate or Magnesium Si- lico-Fluoride are occasionally used, but both have a corrosive effect on iron.
PROPOSED ARCHITECTS REGISTRATION (Continued
it is to supervise such work, Failure on the part of such authorised archi- tect to furnish such report to the Building Authority within the above. mentioned period shall render such authorised architect liable upon sum- mary conviction to a fine not exceed- ing two thousand dollars and such failure shall be deemed prima facie evidence of condonation by such au- thorised architect of such divergence or deviation.
and every contractor employed in the building who carried out such diver- gence or deviation shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not ex- eeeding two thousand dollars in res- pect of every such divergence or de- viation. Every material divergence or deviation from the work shown in such plan shall be reported in writing to the Building Authority within seven days from the date on which such divergence or deviation occurred, by the authorised architect whose duty
153. Every person who as architect,
His small restaurants and exhibition work had a quality which led to his appointment as architect for the large Enterprise Scotland exhibition. This was followed by housing work and the job of erecting the new nuclear physics laboratory for Glasgow University. Later he was appointed to design the Ships and Sea pavilion in the South Bank Exhibition.
Mr. Spence is a distinguished furni- ture designer, his work in laminated plywood being particularly well known. It is exhibited at the Museum of Mo- dern Art in New York.
His offices in Edinburgh and London are noted for their efficiency and the promoters of the Cathedral Competi- tion are to be congratulated on the outcome.
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The former also has the disadvantage of being very soluble.
SOLVENT TYPES.— The prin- ciple of this type of preservative is that a chemical, poisonous to fungi ог insects, is dissolved in a solvent, such as naptha, a spirit or volatile oil. The solvents have high penetrative properties and SO carry the toxic chemical well into the wood. Many of the patent and pro- this prietary preservatives work on principle. The two disadvantages are high inflammability of the original liquid (in most cases), which neces- sitates careful handling, and also the considerably increased cost.
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