Word: architecte
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Running Circles. To reduce the turbulence and at the same time increase the rudder's effective steering angle, a group led by Naval Architect Barry Steele, of Britain's National Physical Laboratory, revived an idea once proposed for aircraft wing flaps. They fitted rotating cylinders around the rudder posts of several ship models (see diagram). Equipped with its own small motor, the cylinder can spin in either direction. Thus when the rudder is pushed hard to port (left), for instance, the cylinder is rotated in a clockwise direction. This directs a flow of water against the back...
...ironies of the controversy is that the Hancock Building is great architecture-not only handsome but also respectfully mirroring its neighbors and enlivening Copley Square. Indeed, its architect, Harry Cobb of I.M. Pei & Partners, studied the square's history and decided that it was never a secluded enclave of culture, as commonly thought, but rather the meeting place of city-shaping forces. These include the six-lane Massachusetts Turnpike behind the square and a cluster of tall buildings near its uptown and downtown flanks. The Hancock Building thus had to be a high-rise to fit into, and escape...
Most of the 14,000 inhabitants, however, tend to agree with Village Architect Erwin Heinle that their temporary home is a "Babylon supplied with all the facilities, the distractions, the amenities to make the visitors forget that they are cooped up in a golden ghetto." The most striking features of the village are the huge color-coordinated "media pipes" that meander throughout the compound at a height of 15 feet; their colors not only lead athletes to their proper buildings but convey power, water and taped music. The starkly modern design and easy atmosphere of the village suggest a kind...
According to Bowyer, Kennedy Corporation officials had planned to use piles now supporting MBTA buildings for the related structures. In May, however, soil engineers working with architect I.M. Pei found the old piles to be useless and new piles prohibitively expensive. Consequently, Bowyer said, related structures aside from a restaurant and souvenir shop would be a 'second-stage' project, when more money will be available...
...Plan provides for the creation of a central loan office for the entire University. R. Jerrold Gibson '51, current director of Student Employment and chief architect of the Plan, will be director of the loan office...