Word: fall
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Advanced courses leading to one of three new master's degrees in Urban Design will be offered in the Graduate School of Design starting a year from this fall. The courses will lead to the conferring of a Master of Architecture in Urban Design, Master of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design, or Master of City Planning in Urban Design, depending on the profession in which the candidate already holds his degree...
...even silver wash, but a lightweight, gold-anodized aluminum shell (cost: $364,000). Too modern, cried some citizens; too ignoble, said others. "It will look like an ad for an orange drink." snapped one traditionalist. The builders pressed on with their work, hoping to have it finished this fall. Historians pointed out that the Caliph of Damascus had melted down 100,000 gold dinars to gild the original dome. The new aluminum one will look the same, and at a fraction of the price...
...sharp upward pressure on housing costs. ARCHITECTURAL FORUM reported that the index of building-materials prices jumped 2.7% between January and June, against a 2% gain for the whole of 1958. But other prices were holding steady. Sears. Roebuck, Montgomery Ward. Spiegel, and Aldens Inc. announced that their fall catalogues will show no overall price increase, and some prices are lower...
...drum up interest in the new, low-priced Dart series that Dodge will introduce this fall, Chrysler Corp. unveiled an "idea" Dart built by Italy's Ghia, with obvious adaptation of Dodge lines. The crisply styled, U.S.-built, front-engine Dart will bear an overall resemblance to its Italian forerunner but will downplay Ghia's racing-car motif for the sake of greater passenger comfort...
Buying the Future. How long can 128's whiz kids keep up their phenomenal growth? The companies are heavily dependent on Government contracts, which can be cut back or canceled overnight. Their products often can be copied by competitors. Their financing can fall through if the stratospheric stock market ever tumbles or credit tightens. Their space-age industries can run into rugged shake-outs-just as most other industries have in the past. This means that only those with the wisest managers, the sharpest scientists and the biggest bankrolls will come through. Even for those, the prices...