Word: battened
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...caretaker's cottage, a bathhouse, a lifeguard's tower: those were the modest requirements for Newcastle Beach Park in Bellevue, Wash. The buildings designed by Jones & Jones architects of Seattle manage to be sensible without being banal. They are charmingly appropriate to the region (wooden board and batten exteriors, exaggerated overhanging eaves) without being simply Hansel- and-Gretelish. Ann Mullaney's new information kiosks on Paramount Pictures' Melrose Avenue studio lot in Los Angeles are also admirably no-nonsense and low-key. They are neoclassical wooden booths with fine detailing, standing- seam copper roofs and all the glitz...
Taxpayers have scrambled for months to batten down for the new federal income tax era that finally began on Jan. 1. For those who thought the tax frenzy would finally die down -- surprise! They may soon discover that even as their federal tax rates fall, they will have to pay a bigger bite of their income than before to their state. This paradox is the direct result of federal tax reform, whose provisions will, unless modified by state governments, trigger billions of dollars in additional state taxes. What to do with the windfall is already causing consternation and debate...
...become the promotion battle of the century. Pepsi-Cola last week responded with a quick advertising onslaught to Coca-Cola's announcement that it had reconcocted its 99-year-old secret formula. Pepsi began the estimated $2.5 million campaign, produced by Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, with a 30-second prime-time spot that will be broadcast for a month on the three major networks. In the ad a wistful-looking teenage girl stares straight at the camera and says, "Would somebody out there tell me why Coke did it? Why they changed? They told us they were 'the real thing...
...soul-refreshing" variations. His style and convictions were strong enough to adapt themselves to the residents, the climates and particularly the landscapes of his projects. The Nesbitt House in Los Angeles (1942), for instance, has a decidedly rustic ambience. The vigorous textures of rough brick and redwood board and batten predominate. The hard, angular lines of the Kaufmann House in Palm Springs (1946) deliberately contrast with nature. The spindly steel columns, fragile-looking window walls and beams that poke freely into the air are a reinterpretation of classic Japanese architecture...
...been interested in getting information from Professor Counter on his work with the Foundation and the challenges that group faces." Crimson President Paul M. Batten '83 said yesterday. "It's a shame that we've had so many problems chicaning his comments and opinions...