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Title: Architect and engineer
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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eet, San Francisco, is most adaptable to trafficdistribution; the streets are broad and conditions are flexible, the landbeing level. To the north of Market street, existing conge.stion ofarteries would necessitate many alterations and the acquisition of pri-vate properties. The topography we.stward is hilly and not as wellsuited to the distribution of traffic radiation as the arteries and flat topo-graphy to the south of Market street. 72 THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER Finally, this bridge offers greatest assurance against earthquakes.It provides admirable aeroplane and dirigible stations; the formerhoused within the causeways. It will carry power cables and watermains at accessible points. It is safest against total destruction byexplosives; it is the most certain type of bridge, whereby to insurepermanent use of the Bay Channel. It is most amenable to new require-ments. It is the most beautiful type of bridge conceivable. And it iscertain to prove a profitable venture for its builders.
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(_;_pE5iG;i*fOi2.» CHICAGO TRIUUNE COMPETITION PLAN FOR SMALL HOUSEJ. H. McCriiTy and B. R. Harilman. Architects MARCH, 1927 73 DLSlGNo/TALL Dl/ILDINGSfor DLS19TANCL u eaptwqvake: ^trl^ses L.H. NISHKIAN CX. EARTHQUAKES and hurricanes occur with such frequency that itis always timely and of interest to discuss their effect onbuildings. Wind storms occur with more or less regularity in all localities;consequently their effect on buildings has been analyzed and the neces-sary stresses have been pi-ovided. It is only in recent years that moderntall buildings have been built in active earthquake zones, namely onthe Pacific Coast and in Japan. It is in these places therefore that oneshould look for the development of the earthquake-proof building. In California, scientists and engineers have given much thoughtto earthquakes and the writer believes that we are very near the timewhen these efforts will be crystalized into a definite application to build-ings so that they can be made earthqua

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