Identifier: architectenginee4416sanf (find matches)
Title: The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Architect and Engineer Co
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
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ncy towardcontraction is greatly aggravated and the outer surface is very likelv to becomecrazed or covered with hair cracks and rendered otherwise unsightly. Ifconcrete dries rapidly the color will be much lighter than if kept damp andallowed to harden slowly. After an exposed concrete surface has received its final set, it should becovered with burlap (not cement sacks, they are too valuable) or wet sandspread over the surface to a depth of about one inch and kept wet by sprinkling.\\here surfaces are not exposed but the concrete section is thin, the forms arelikely to be very light, and if exposed to the sun will dry out quickly and absorbmoisture from the concrete next to the forms. For this reason it is importantto see that such forms are thoroughly soaked daily for a period of a week ormore. Impress upon the contractor, inspector and workman that water is anessential element in the proper curing of concrete and better concrete will result. Tilt- .he hi tret and /T ;(.!,■/)/crr
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The Pergola—Its Mission WHEN we speak of point lace, we instinctively think of Ireland; thesame is true of tulip bulbs and Holland, both in their own way sug-gestive of beauty, but to Italy, the land of art and architecture, ap-propriately belongs credit for the introduction of the pergola. The Pergola originated there. It was an added note of beauty to thegeneral plan of Italian home and garden architecture. Other features thatrecommended the structure were undoubtedl)- recognized by the Italian, but itsartistic possibilities were considered the most important. Without losing sight of the chief reason for its origin, it remained to themore practical Britisher to adopt and develop the pergola from a differentviewpoint. Its restful and satisfying influence was in strict accord with his idea ofhome environment; sheltered and protected from the highway, it affordedthe family the seclusion which characterizes the British home, while it placedno restraint whatsoever upon the native enthu

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