Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-08
BIG CHANCE FOR
UTAH ARCHITECTS
Program for Competition on High
School Plans Announced by
Education Board.
FIVE PER CENT ON 100000
This Sum TO be Awarded Winner in
Contest. With Three Other
Prizes 10 be Given.


Since the arrival of I3. w. Ittner. con-
sultng architect for the board of edu-
cation. each day has seen preparations
for the building of the new high school
advancing rapidly. Mr.. 1ttner decided
Immediately upon viewing the site
chosen. between Eighth and Ninth
South and between Eleventh and
Twelfth East, that the architectural
character OF the building should be
simple,
TO present his program for the nrchi-
tccts' competition TO the school board,
meeting Of that body was held last
night IN the boards offices in the city
and county building, at which Mr.. IT.
ner was present.
The scheme as outlined in general
way by the board was to inauguratc
competitive contest in which any
reputable Utah architect shall be al
lowed to enter. With this In mind, Mr..
lttner prepared the features of the
program and these were presented to
the board and adopted at last nights
meeting.
The purpose of this contest Is not
to select the most suitable set of
plans for the building, but merely to
determine which of Utnh's architects
Is best equipped in technic to handle
the work of making the drawings and
supervising the construction of the
building when these plans have been
adopted, The winner Of the COMPETE
ton will receive per cent of the cost
OF building, that cost having been re-
stricted to 100000 as basis upon
which to figure the architects commits
sion. For the three next best draw
ings, prizes OF $500, 5000 and 5000 will be
given.
SELECTION'OF PRIZE DRAWING. s
Mr. timers program, adopted last
night. defines the method of packing
drawings submitted and labelling them
so no determination of whose draw
ings are being considered can be ar
rived ut until after the winning draw
ing has been selected The drawing is
to be accompanied By n card bearing
the name Of the architect. sealed in an
OPAQUE envelope, addressed in type
writing to the board and enclosed in
the same package with the drawing.
These scaled envelopes will be num-
bered by the board. the drawing num-
bcred accordingly and the envelopes
placed in the boards depository in Nc
cornicks bank, where they will remain
until after the winning drawing has
been selected, The program bars the
use of symbols or marks of any sort
which might be used to distinguish the
work of any particular architect.
No modification of this program 9TH
or than at the Instance OF the board of
education will be made. Any inrormn-
ton not contained In the prepared pro-
gram Of the competition will be adj
vanced upon request upon the office of
l1n rI r.. eor
given out until and on jan Is, but not
after that date
All measurements in the program are
based on the unit of 672 square feet,
the equivalent of a room 2AX2S feet
Throughout all instruction rooms in the
building, the plans Of Mr.. Ittner pro-
vide for floor space of II square feet
per pupil.
LIST OF SPECIFICATIONS.
Specifications of the building, to be
Thoroughly modern in every respect
and to be constructed of freproof ma
terial, are given in the following list
OF requirements:
Lunch room to accommodate 500 at
tables with necessary kitchen and
service counter and service entrance:
domestic science room. with pantry
and model dining room. not less than
two units; arrnory, not less than
4ONSO including officers quarters, so
lockers and shower bath: gymnasium
for girls: bicycle room for 100
lunch room for 80 students.
not less than units: l book room. not
less than unit; janitor's rOo'>. about
unit; ! disinfccting room, bou, 4,
unit: necessary allotment o. space to
accommodate n steam penum system
IF heating and ventilation, which shall
De designed to deliver the following
iir volumes each minute: Auditorium,
10 cubic feet: class rooms, laborator-
cs. etc, 40 cubic feet corridors, etc,
} complete air changes per hour
FIRST FLOOR.
One principals office, about u unit:
secretary's office. with reception
Dom, unit; l faculty room, units.
women's rest room, ] unit:
which with its gallery
VII seat about 1880 persons in oncra
hairs: boys locker and toilet room
200 lockers);n girls toilet and locker
Dom ta00 lockers
SECOND FLOOR
Two study rooms, with 400 single
iesks IN each room: ! library, not less
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