Image: Floor plan of El Cortez Hotel Apartments (1927) (14597612847)

Description: Identifier: architectenginee8827sanf (find matches) Title: Architect and engineer Year: 1905 (1900s) Authors: Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building Publisher: San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: Knitineerinie l)ei>Hrtnient of S. W. StrausA Company, with headquarters in San Francisco. 40 THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER A critical analysis of the construction history of notable examplesof recently erected major type buildings in our Far West cities, fromSan Diego to Vancouver, will clearly show the effectiveness of intelli-gent planning and conscientious workmanship, combined with efficientand skillful supervision. And thoughtful study of such enterprisesshows in every instance the economic business value of competent super-visorial control. To achieve the best results for the money employed isthe aim of all investment effort and the accomplishment of this, in thebuilding industry, can only be attained by practical co-ordination of plandevelopment, material selection, and structural operations through com-prehensive and competent supervision. Better buildings result from careful and intelligent technical controlfrom the moment of a projects conception to the day of the buildings Text Appearing After Image: COIi.TEZ tlOTtL ■ 0P0^TMtNT5 wat-^t*. t tistd occupancy. Such control should be maintained through every step ofthe enterpri.se, such as: critical preliminary study of type of occupancy,character of construction, location, cost and income; selection of anarchitect experienced in the successful planning of the type of buildingsprojected and thoroughly equipped to render the service required; com-prehensive examination by experienced authorities for efficiency of plan,desirability of arrangement, and adequacy of specifications, after thearchitects completion of preliminary floor and exterior studies; solici-tation of bids from a selected group of contractors chosen for theirknown financial stability, busine.ss integrity, and competent workman-ship; competent supervision during construction by the owners engi-neer supplementing the architects supervision. The preliminary study for type of occupancy, type of construction,location, cost and income is of fir.st importance in controlling t Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Floor plan of El Cortez Hotel Apartments (1927) (14597612847)
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