Masonry Magazine February 1974 Page. 6
This neighborhood library houses 32,000 volumes with facilities for community meetings. The brick walls utilize sculptured brick as an art that becomes an integral part of the architecture, sparking curiosity and delight to the visitor. Masonry arched window details add further interest and avoid long barren walls of brick that support the trusses.
Newport Way Library
(Continued from page 5) was trying to crash into the library to seek knowledge from our books," mused Nancy Barevics, librarian.
The building contains 8,000 square feet and is topped off with a cedar shake roof supported by natural wood trusses mounted on the 8-inch brick walls. The thru-the-wall brick units contain bar reinforcing to comply with UBC Seismic Zone 3 requirements. Floors are carpeted throughout, creating an intimate, homey atmosphere. The children's reading room adjoins a pleasant, fenced courtyard to enjoy on the many warm summer days.
Fred Bassetti & Co. of Seattle handled both the architectural design and engineering aspects of the project.
Waste Materials "Reborn" In Denver
The "pavilion ecology built" officially opened to its new owners the people of Denver in formal presentation ceremonies featuring Colorado Governor John Vanderhoof and Denver Mayor William McNichols on September 6. The ultra-modern picnic pavilion, built almost entirely from recycled glass and demolition rubble, was presented as a gift by DeVere L. Sheesley, board chairman of the Glass Container Manufacturers Institute, which built the pavilion as a demonstration project. The pavilion was constructed from 1,534 panels of a new building material called Thixite, developed by the Colorado School of Mines Research Institute in association with GCMI. Thixite is made from crushed waste glass, building rubble and small amounts of clay and dye.
"Gold" Lull High Lift Marks 50th Year
To mark their 50th year in brickwork, Sid Swartz (left) of Swartz & Funston, Pennsauken, N.J., surprised his father, George Swartz (right), with their seventh Lull High Lift (Model 400-34) painted in 50th anniversary metallic gold. The keys were presented to Mr. Swartz by Bill Agster, the Lull dealer for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, at the Delaware Valley Equipment Co. office in Moorestown, N.J. Also present at the happy ceremony were Anthony Nolfi, president, and Daniel Hanlon, executive secretary, of the Employing Bricklayers Association of Delaware Valley, Narberth, Pa.