Roles

Interesting uses of glass block in private residences. Architects: Tasso G. Katselas (left picture) and James Ethan Miller (right picture). Special thanks to Pittsburgh Corning Corp. and Fred Beyer & Co. for providing the photos accompanying this article

signed the project with Richard M. Gensert as the consulting structural engineer. The occasion which reunited the group was the third in a series of masonry seminars being held through 1973 in Baltimore. Pictured (from the left) are: James G. Gross, P.E.

Hold Conference
(Continued from page 21) and should provide a good background on acceptable procedures for load bearing masonry construction.

Tasso Katselas and Richard Gensert teamed up to give a stimulating Case Study on the Liberty Park A

Bearing Wall Conference
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land, "The allowable bearing capacity of brick has been better understood and utilized."

Switzerland and other European countries have since World War II built high-rise buildings wit

This detail of the load-bearing brick columns of the First National Bank, Loveland, Colo shows the interesting design created by the alternating column types. See next page for photograph of complete elevation.

BEARING WALL CONFERENCE

Walls can often be used to advantage in earthquake design areas.

Building Code Restrictions and Acceptance
At the October 29, 1964, annual research conference of the Southern Building Code Congress, a new provision was approved by the Code

World's Largest Shopping Center Nearing Completion

Dallas, Texas North Park Regional Shopping Center with over 98% of its masonry work completed by Feb. 28th will be ready for occupancy by July 1st. Authorities report that this is the largest sh