Masonry Magazine May 1969 Page. 34
Unusual Precast Concrete Design
A prototype service station in Natick, Mass., for the 4-M Petroleum Co., uses precast concrete in an unusual design which will be carried out in each of the succeeding 49 stations to be constructed. Architects Collaborative, Inc. did the design with engineering by Sepp Firnkas.
The canopies are molded into the shape of an inverted "L" to provide a windbreak and protection. Each canopy is made up of two sections of precast elements which, when brought together, form the L. Two canopies back-to-back with a 3-ft. space between them service one island. The canopies are cast of white cement, regular hard rock aggregates, and slightly exposed aggregate finish. Concrete strength is 5,000 psi.
Starrett Brothers and Eken Incorporated, listed among the top ten of the nation's construction firms, realized an increase in gross revenues and net income of 335% during its fiscal year ended December 31, 1968, Robert S. Olnick, president, announced. He reported that both gross revenue and income have shown a growth rate of approximately 25% a year, compounded, over the past seven years.
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Robert G. Evans Company 32
Felker Manufacturing Company 26
Giant Industries 33
Keystone Steel & Wire Company 14, 15
Lad-E-Vator Division of Wyco Tool Company 24
Lull Engineering Company 29
Massey-Ferguson, Inc. 18, 19
Morgen Manufacturing Company 25
National Concrete Masonry Association 16
Ohio Lime Company 10
PCM Div., Koehring Company 6
Pfizer Minerals, Pigments & Metals Division Second Cover
Pittsburgh Corning Corporation 21
Thomsen Equipment Company 22
Trinity White, General Portland Cement Company 9
Western Products, A Division of Douglas Dynamics Corp. 32
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The American Institute of Architects and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada will hold their first joint international Convention in Chicago, June 22-26, 1969. For AIA, it will be the 101st annual Convention; for RAIC, the 61st. The Chicago AIA Chapter, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, will host the gathering at the Palmer House Hotel.
Under the theme FOCUS NOW, speakers will discuss professionalism, design, and technology, relating them to the positive action required of the architect in the urban crisis. The social, technological, and economic forces which are shaping the profession of architecture will be examined in detail. For the first time, participants in the concurrent 19th Building Products Exhibit will be selected by a committee of architects; the criteria will be potential interest and value.
General Chairman for the 1969 Convention is William J. Bachman, FAIA, Hammond, Ind. Working with him are AIA President George E. Kassabaum, FAIA, St. Louis, and RAIC President Norman H. McMurrich, FRAIC, as well as the President of the Chicago Chapter, AIA, Spencer B. Cone, AIA, Chicago.
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