The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-20

a Mediator Between Those VINO "ish 10
Build and Those Who Build.

4 Mediator Between Those Who W'sh 10
Build and Those Who Build.
Professor Ware, of Columbia College, has
for several years been doing great service 70
the public. az we'll as the profession. by act
ing as mediator. so 90 speak between those
who wish TO build and tho architects whcih
they wish 10 have 10 design ana supervise
their buildings Architects 90 not hecu - 70
told that the history OF the misundefstaniu-
lngs which have babltually ATTENDED, tne rem
tons of these two parties would be one Oh
the most dolsful productions ever WHICH
Nearly every large public building lh thi'
country - monument 20 the gigautc olun.
defng OK some one, and u - notorious sH"s
respectable architects, feeling sure OF oo1Ns
hampered by ridiculous amateur stipuia'iougI
id regard 10 arrangement or ueslBu' -
not feeling by any means sure '''i
their work n themselves will be fairy JuuEeH
or treated. have long lett public COM o't.'o-
alone. With the appearance OF iIoieSeo'
ware as adviser IN euch matters, thei aes'-
tude has, however, altered. In those Gases
where the greatest confidence has been snow
10 ms Judgment and the most satisfactory &c
suit has been obtained he has prepared .no
programme OF competition. besides luugiue
the designs. in this way. aided by MS 'Cne
experience IN Office business. he mas Deeh MY
10 get Tor his clients the benefit OF tho iaIseSS
amount OF professional knowledge "h4
NA'HrAb III lLt toMltLlL4No
with the imposition on the competing IA,
chitects OF the least amount Of costly snu
useless pictorial finish. and IN TINS way
he has not only attracted more and letter AT
chltects 10 enter the competitions under MS
charge. but has made II much easier 70 COM
pare the designs and point out 20 others theH
varying merits. The last great competition
which la, been entrusted to him Is that 10Y
the Philadelphia Bourse, a building when
VII! cost million and u half dollars Inc
programme of the competition, which Is re-
strlctod 10 IhiladelDlla architects, IS so eA-
cellent that. although II rs necessarily rather
long, We publish 10 IN tull, rs model 10
which we know many people VIII Ike I'd
refer. with such a programme. carried OUT
in the way proposed, the new building j. sure
TO be Is masterpiece OF arrangement and de-
sign. u is folly 10 sag, as many people 90
that competitions only lead 20 disaapoipt-
m6ut both for owners and architects.
owners choose TO cOncOct a plan for them
selves. or hire thTd-rate draughtsman 10
cOncOct one for them and then tic aTchiiects
down To following IT, Orit they choose 70 m"Ne
thor own select Oh from set or plans Oh
which only highly trained expert can unoeI-
stand the exact significance or the structuIai
consequences they have no one 20 blame Dul
themselves II the arrangement which they
were so proud OK having made turns
out, IN execution, 10 be only ht
10 excite the laughter of persons more eAteu-
slyely acquainted with buildings Oh TINS Alu''
or " the gaudIly-cOYerei drawings VINO"
seem 10 them 90 attractive prove, ia inc
process OF carrying them out in Ofck anu
stone. 90 have been made without reference
10 the laws either Of gravltati0n or common
sense Committees often silence inc bIill'
small voice which tells them that they are
doing foolish thing. IN imposing their
whims of arrangement on architects, oy say
inc that the latter will tel them II they have
made any serious misiake' but the
fact is that competing architects
will not and ought not TO DO
expected 20 do So All competing architects
know that Il they vary IN the slightest degree
nom the exact term OF the programme they
10 all LEGAL right 20 compensation tor tAeIr
labor. and as architects do not IKE, Work Tor
nothing. any better than other people, they
either abstain from taxing any part IN the
competition. on conform % lt5 terms without
comment. whatever may be tAelr p'Nate
opinion 81 ;lem. Moreover even "neIe I'D
CIT, IS allowed competitors O. vary at d.scre-
tiou from the suggestions offered by the
committee few architects have the courage
IT, do SO. even though they see
how the arrangement proposed
might be greatly improved or Tic
Ieison that al architects know, from long
eypef. ence. that 10 j. useless 90 oler any al
l.ceto q client for the improvement OF plan
which tie latter LS, devised. so matter how
bad they may lie. tne arrangement anu even
the details %. design. winch H0n-prOiea-
sioual man dashes oa Tor himself IN spale
halfhOur are. IN his ewes, usually moro
precious tuAu anFt thing that any architect caa
work out bv weeks hard study. Il he Is an
irascibie person. be VIII furOusly resent any
suggestion on me part o. the architect ln re-
gard 20 modifying them, while. II he % good
tempered and reasonable, he Will APP
parently yield. only TO return w
degrees t0 lis Orgina. idea,
eo +laf Ia rsoaf Office. tine habit Ol ungup--