Building and engineering

Call Number
N 690.6 BUI
Created/Published
Sydney : Building Pub., 1942-1952
Issue
2, (February 24, 1947)
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BUILDING AND ENGINEERING 1
Advertising 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18
CONTENTS FOR FEBRUARY 19
SWITZERLAND'S NEW ARCHITECTURE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT. 20
SWITZERLAND'S NEW ARCHITECTURE AN OASIS IN RUINED EUROPE. 21 , 22 , 23
B.G.E. TEAM FOR ENGLAND. 23
Town Plan For Darwin THE FRUITS OF THE McINNES REPORT. 24 , 25 , 26
The Base Hospital, Orange, N.S.W. NEW MATERNITY BLOCK. 27
ALL IS NOT RIGHT WITH CANBERRA HOUSING 27
Technical Education for Country Districts THE STORY OF THE MOBILE WORKSHOP. 28 , 29 , 30
TACKS FOR THE FURNITURE TRADE. 30
THE “SPRAYING MANTIS.” The Helicopter Spray. 30
MULTI-STORIED CAR PARKS FOR LONDON. Vast Rebuilding Plan. 31
The Gunnedah Technical College, N.S.W. FROM MOBILE WORKSHOP TO IMPOSING COLLEGE. 32
THE NEW GUNNEDAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE. 33
LIGHTNING AND RADIO AERIALS. 33
Pre-School Centre, Elgar Road, Burwood, Victoria THE VICTORIAN DEAF SI DUMB INSTITUTE. Architects: Martin and Tribe. 34 , 35
ON PRACTICING WHAT WE PREACH. Extravagant Current Expenditure 35
Traffic Relief in Cincinnati, U.S.A. THE SIXTH STREET VIADUCT EXTENSION 36 , 37
A RADICAL WAREHOUSE PLAN 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41
Liverpool and the War REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS “Port at War”—a Fascinating Book 42 , 43
THE BEST LIGHTED CITY IN GREAT BRITAIN. 43
The Wythenshawe Bus Garage CONCRETE SHELL ROOF CONSTRUCTION 44
SUBSTITUTE RAILWAY SLEEPERS. 45
RECORD VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS. 45
AMERICAN WOMEN'S INCOMES. 45
PATTERN FOR HOUSING REFORM THE STORY OF BOURNVILLE VILLAGE 46 , 47
ECONOMY IN LIBRARY SPACE. 47
FORCED HOT WATER HEATING. The Radiant Panel System 48
AMERICAN CITIES & CIVIC DEVELOPMENT 48 , 49
BOOK REVIEW GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE: FABULOUS INVENTOR 50
Advertising 51
£5,500,000 FOR AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT. Important Developmental Work. 52
EASTERN RAILWAY PROJECT DELAYED. Legislation Not Yet Introduced. 52
IMPROVEMENT IN QUEENSLAND MAIN ROADS. £1,591,793 Spent in Six Months. 52
NEW BRITISH CABLE FACTORY TO COST £600,000. 52
Advertising 53 , 54
AMENITIES IN INDUSTRY. House Construction Sites. 55
Advertising 56
LAND USE FOR BUILDING RESTRICTED IN FOURTEEN SYDNEY AREAS. Cumberland County Council Action. 57
NEW BUILDING FOR ADELAIDE. To House Commonwealth Offices. 57
Advertising 58
£7,000,000 PLAN FOR BROKEN HILL. Expansion by Zinc Corporation Ltd. 59
NEW YORK SUBWAY. 500 New “Super” Carriages. 59
FRED. WILSON. Due Back Soon. 59
TO ACCOMMODATE BRABAZON I AIRLINERS. 59
EUROPE WANTS BRITISH “PREFABS.” 59
NOT MUCH CONSOLATION—BUT INTERESTING. 59
Advertising 60
GRIEVANCES OF BRITISH PRIVATE BUILDERS. 61
ADVERTISING AUSTRALIA. British Builders and Australia. 61
THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK ON HOUSING. 61
Advertising 62
AUSTRALIAN STANDARD FOR HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Specification Covers Materials, Construction, Etc. 63
Advertising 64
PLANNING IN GREAT BRITAIN. The Town and Country Planning Bill, 1947. 65
PLEASE DON’T TIP THE WAITER. 65
Advertising 66 , 67
THE ROYAL VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA 68 , 69
The Royal Quarters on H.M.S. Vanguard" 70
THE BRITISH BUILDERS AT CANBERRA. 71
TOWN PLANNING IN GREAT BRITAIN. Restriction on Owners’ Rights. 71
MACHINE SHINES SHOES. 71
Advertising 72
FIFTY YEARS OF MOTORING. 73
TRAINING DEMOBILISED MEN IN BRITAIN. 73
FIBROUS PLASTER ASSOCIATION. 73
Advertising 73 , 74
THE THINGS THAT MATTER. OUR ILL-BALANCED EXISTENCE. 75 , 77
Advertising 75 , 76
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS PLANNED. Twelve Proposed For Australia. 77
THE NORMANS KNEW ALL ABOUT PREFABRICATION 77
SHORTAGE OF PAINT AND OIL IN QUEENSLAND. 77
Advertising 78
CONFERENCE OF STATE GOVERNMENT ARCHITECTS. Sessions Held In Melbourne. 79 , 81
Advertising 80
INCENTIVES TO PRODUCTION. 81
IT S ALL VERY ODD. 81
RAILWAY SIGNAL SYSTEM HAS A “MEMORY.” New British Equipment Will Refuse Wrong Orders. 83
THE DEVELOPMENT OF TELEVISION. Complete National Service Planned for Britain. 83
Advertising 82 , 83 , 84
INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN INFLAMMABLE AND EXPLOSIVE SURROUNDINGS. Draft S.A.A. Standard. 85
LARGE INDIAN FERTILISER FACTORY. 85
Advertising 85 , 86
SAFETY COLOURS. 87
THE PHILOSOPHER. 87
CONVERSATION STOPPERS. 87 , 88
Advertising 87
AUSTRALIAN BUILDING FIGURES. (see opposite page.) 89
HOME FOR EVERY FAMILY IN TWO YEARS. Britain’s Housing Drive Making Progress. Target for Temporary Dwellings Almost Reached. 89
Advertising 90
HOW SINCERE ARE WORKER’S DEMANDS. 90
NEW SOUTH WALES FACTORY STATISTICS Returns for 1945-1946. 90 , 91
Advertising 91 , 92
THE HANDLING OF SHIPPING. 93
CHARLES S. WOOLWORTH DIES. 93
Advertising 93 , 94
FORMER COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT FACTORIES. 95
LOWERING AND RAISING PRODUCTION COSTS IN U.S.A. 95
Advertising 95 , 96
PRICE OR PROFIT CONTROL. 96
ELECTRICITY ON ENGLISH FARMS. 96
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION IN LONDON, 1951. 97
Advertising 97 , 98
BRITAIN ORGANISES HER SCIENTISTS. How the New Advisory Council Will Help to Frame Policy. 98
Advertising 98
BRITAIN SETS UP LARGEST STATE-OWNED FARM. Five Year Plan for 5,000 Square Miles of Backward African Land to Relieve World Food Shortage. 99
COMMONWEALTH RECONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTRE. 99
Advertising 99 , 100
TRAINING THE NEW TEACHERS. Britain Finding Thousands of New Instructors—Many from the Forces—To Carry Out Education Act Reforms. 100
THE GYROTILLER. 100
PROTECTION OF STEEL IN BUILDING. Recommendations on Methods of Protection Against Corrosion. 101
BUILDING AS THEY LEARN. 101
PLASTICS IN INDIA 101
Advertising 101
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 102 , 103
Advertising 102 , 104
Building : the magazine for the architect, builder, property owner and merchant. View Catalogue 1

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