Page4 ~RCHITECTURE ) Assimilation Portland Bureau of Planning 424 S.W. Main St. Portland, Or. 97204: Monthly'2-page sheets, descriptions of innovative urban environmental design projects from around the country. Adobe Craft 18322 Carlwyn Drive Castro Valley, Ca. 94546 They teach the art, technology and use of adobe in buildings through the U. of Cal. extension (55 Laguna, San Francisco, Ca.). Have published an introduction to the art. $5.50 plus 18i postage. Housing Assistance Project, Portland A coalition of groups and individuals attempting to create a multi-purpose service center to provide persons with rental information, referral to housing assistance programs, to promote improved quality of housing, to compile and disseminate data concerning housing needs, inform newly-moved families of community services available, coordinate tool banks and volunteer handy man corps, seminars on house maintenance, referral concerning landlord tenant laws. (Because the group is just forming, for contact call Steve or Lee Johnson at the EEC for referral.) International Directory of Behavior and Design Research, 1974. Association for the Study of Man & Environment P.O. Box 57 Orangebury, New York 10962 This directory of individuals involved in a shifting area of concern: effects of man-made environments on social relations and individual psychology, is an important definition of an academic area as well as a linkage for people involved in architecture, planning, aesthetics and environment. The range of information given for each person spells out pretty well their range of concerns. $12 to non-subscribers and institutions. See also: Community, Rush March, 1975 ~~~~~~f ~8~~~!eYe~~~~i~ Building in Manchester, New Hampshire. Practically every square inch of the seven story building will be part of a working laboratory to.determine the energy conserving efficiency of design and equipment. Dubin, Mendel, and Bloom, engineering consultants to the General Services Administration,expect to save up to 50% of the average energy expenditure for a "normal" seven story office building. Federal Office Building for Manchester, N. H. This saving will be achieved through careful site analysis, building orientation, meteorological data, and scrutiney of the glass to wall surface ratio. As a result of this study, no windows will be on the north wall, and those on the other sides will be operable and limited to 15% of the surface area. In addition, external, vertical louvers will control light and heat load during the day, and will be closed at night to cut heat radiation. The ventilation and heating system will be modular and will have the capacity to automatically adjust for seasonal variations. By careful analysis of working stations, lighting needs were reduced by 50%, and wherever possible, plug-in luminaires will be used. The only radical departure from "off the shelf" hardware will be four, 15,000 sq. ft. solar collectors on the roof which will supply 30% of the buildings energy needs. Excluding the collectors, construction costs are expected to be $39 a sq. ft., not outside the norm for a comparable building. Using a common sense, energy budget approach, the designers of this building hope to demonstrate that energy consumption can be reduced through the usage of existing techniques and materials, and can be duplicated in any of the seven climatic zones in the United States. Low Interest Loans are being offered by Louisvilles First National Bank to small businessmen in.order to refurbish, restore, and/or recycle old structures in that city's inner core. The Bank has established a $1 million fund from which loans up to $50000 may be used in any area of the core, or where neighborhood associations exist. Loans can be secured at preferred interest rates, 25% less than typical business improvement loans. First National estimates that the hundreds of 19th century structures available for recycling are usually so sound that$50000will be adequate for Class A improvemP.nts. Maki_ng WaveSat california beaches is the intention of a summer "street" fleet in Los Angeles. The fleet, which consists of ten buses, each with Peter Max-like graphics, provide easy beach access to hot Californians. The Southern California Rail District proclaims the fleet to be an enormous success, especially with inner city residents, and sees the fleet as one more way to increase ridership. LagnaippeThe problem of using outdoor pedestrian spaces during inclement weather seems to have been solved in Kansas City. umbrellas that appear to be right out of Brobdingnag dot the landscape of "Village Square" in Crown Center, that city's "citywithin~a-city". Huge parasols 30 feet in diameter make the green spots more useable by providing shelter from wind, sun and rain. Consisting of vinyl-coated polyester that has been stretched over steel superstructures, the umbrellas are also mobile so that they can be moved whenever they aren't desired, or relocated to another spot. ~RT Image Gallery 242 S.W. Ankeny St. Portland, Or. 97204 ) Current exhibit of shipyard years in Portland by Arthur Rungquist. Comes highly recommended. From: Assimilation Video Tape Theater Gallery The 24th Avenue Gallery in Portland (1818 N.W. 24th) is now making available the viewing of video tapes, mostly of Pacific N.W., collected by Larry Gale. Viewing hours: noon to 5 pm. Winter Gallery 408 S.W. 2nd, Suite 320 Portland, Or. 97204 Wishing you well new space. (Any ideas on what's happening, and is it happening in other parts of the country. In Portland there's been an explosion of galleries, taverns [especially ones with mixed media space availability] ,bookstores, restaurants and newsletters and newspapers.) Currently showing An American Field Trip by A.S. Tane. r ,·
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