Masonry Magazine January 1982 Page. 21
Brick Selected in Ford Library Design
The Gerald R. Ford Library, situated on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan, utilizes brick for both exterior and interior walls. According to the architect-Jickling, Lyman & Power Associates, Inc., Birmingham, Mich.-brick was the ideal medium, fitting the aesthetic needs as well as government guidelines for energy efficiency.
The structure utilizes more than 350,000 red range, molded brick manufactured by Glen-Gery Corp., Reading, Pa., and supplied to the site by Rohde Brick & Supply, Ann Arbor. The masonry work was performed by Ray Baker Masonry, Inc., also of Ann Arbor.
The $4.2 million library, paid for entirely by private donations, holds approximately 15,000,000 pages of documents, 275,000 photographs, and thousands of hours of film and tape pertaining to Mr. Ford's public career. Mr. Ford is a 1935 alumnus of the University of Michigan.
Big Turnout for Passive Solar Seminar
Some 550 mason contractors, architects, engineers and home builders attended the two seminars on passive solar energy sponsored by the Illinois Indiana Masonry Council. The seminars, titled "Passive Solar Now! With Masonry," were held on consecutive days in the Chicago area. The Department of Energy's new guide, Passive Solar Construction Handbook, was introduced at the meeting. Copies are available at $23 each from the Illinois Indiana Masonry Council, 1550 Northwest Hwy., Suite 201, Park Ridge, IL 60068.
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