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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Chicago's 16-story Monadnock Building, built in 1891, required masonry 15 ft. thick at the base to support the crushing load. Such walls were made unnecessary by the so-called "curtain wall," hung from the building's frame. But since World War II, the architects' slang for a building's outer covering, "skin," has become especially appropriate; thin, lightweight metals and glass have turned more and more office buildings into glistening, icy slabs of graph-paper monotony. What Frank Lloyd Wright called "those flat-chested facades" has become a national vice...
...most of the load is still being carried by the pioneers of corporate aid, such as Ford, U.S. Steel, General Motors. And even $200 million was a relative drop in the bucket. Last year...
...history of Britain's royal family, went on to urge her audience to go to Europe. "It adds meaning and enjoyment to life, especially for the younger people . . . You hear that places like Ireland and Switzerland are so cold, but it's not true. Don't load your suitcases down with heavy clothing. A couple of pairs of snuggies and a couple of sweaters will do. And before you go home, give them to somebody over there and fill up your valises with perfume...
Twilight Zones. Factories have been ordered to cut power consumption 10% and everyone else (except essential services) must cut 20%. During peak load hours between 6 and 10 p.m. shopwindow lights are turned off, illuminated billboards are darkened, neon signs stop flashing. Worst of all are the daily blackouts, which hit 48 city zones in turn for periods varying between 30 and 50 minutes beginning at twilight each evening. Elevators stop, TV sets go blank, street lights blink off. As the lights finally return in darkened bars across Rio, a cry rises from dwellers in tall apartment buildings: "Give...
...mechanical--but mechanically imperfect--treatment of Franck's Symphonic Variations by Steven Lubin '63 suggests that perhaps venturing away from musically established works might cure these soloists of their apparent boredom. There are at least two reasonable interpretations of this load of Franck schmaltz: one can play it through straight-forwardly, or one can indulge in a bit of lingering and slavering. Given my preference for the latter, I found Lubin's performance flat and cold. However, neither preference calls for an overly heavy bass, unclear technical display, a constantly underfed melody, and brusquely punctuated phrases; though Mr. Lubin provided...