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That the new "set-back" skyscraper, by doing away with the old "Packing box" style of architecture has done much to better the living conditions in the large cities, was the theme of a lecture given to the Harvard School of City Planning by Ex-Congressman Edward M. Bassett of New York yesterday morning...
...Height regulations in zoning ordinances," Mr. Bassett said, "have brought to American cities greatly improved forms for office buildings, hotels, and other tall structures. Before the days of zoning the tendency was toward the packing box type which produced the greatest number of cubic feet and left the minimum of light and air space for the benefit of neighbors. The first tall building had plenty of light and air, but the fourth and fifth tall buildings surrounding the first brought darkness and unrentability...
...Bassett went on to explain the necessity of regulating the height of buildings in crowded districts of large cities. Buildings that will bring the maximum of light and air into the streets and to the occupants of the building itself and which will leave open spaces above the ground level for the use of both the owner of the building and his neighbors are the type that are needed today, said Mr. Bassett...
...Congressman Edward M. Bassett of New York, internationally known zoning authority, will speak on "Limiting the Heights of Buildings Through Zoning" today at 11 o'clock in Robinson Hall...
...Bassett has long been active in city planning work. From 1913-15 he was chairman of the New York City Heights of Buildings Commission, and was instrumental in drafting much of the first zoning legislation, which led to the "setback" and "tower" styles of modern skyscraper architecture...