The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-18
ADVISER WANTED
BY ARCHITECTS
Question Arises in Connection
With Plans for Capitol
Building.
MATTER DISCUSSED
BY A. @. TREGANZA
| Will Have to Be Employed
if Utah Men Enter Com
petition.

| Interest In the approaching architect
ural competition Tor the new state capi-
| tol has occasioncd much Inquiry as 10
the terms OF The competition and The
manner I'm which the award Is TO DC
made,
Members Of the state capitol commits
sion said Yesterday that the details OF
the competition had not set been worked
out, but that II was probable that the
architects and TO perhaps lew o! the
leading architects OF other states who
would be invited To participate after
making application To enter the compc,
tition No decision has been reached
as TO the manner Of making the award
| Utah architects are urging that INC
some prominent and experienced archl-
tcct TO act as professional adviser OF the
board In selecting the plans. This plan
the board although some of the mem
bers have taken the position that the
cmploymcnt Of professional adviser
would be putting the state To an unneccs-
sary expense
Attention Is called by some OF the
prominent local architects TO the differ
! cncc between professional adviser or n
Jury OF award and consulting architect.
| The function OF the adviser would be
merely TO advise the commission as TO
the technical detail Of the plans sub
mttted In order that the board might a"f
| the more intelliEcntly In making the
award. the board howeyer. to, to be e., nn1 n
the architect and the plans.
a, o. Treganza Talks.
A O. Trcganza OF the firm Of Ware
e. Treganza. chairman of the competition
committee Of the Utah Architects asso-
ciation. when asked yesterday with ref
erence 10 the position OF the Utah asso-
citation relative to the competition In con-
nection with the submission OF plans for
the new state capitol said.
1 a
tects association are governed by the
same regulations which govern the Amer
these regulations Is that in all compe-
titlons there shall be a professional ad-
wiser employed. Otherwise the members
cannot recognize the competition. Hence.
ii no legal adviser is employed by the
Utah capitol commission IL will not only
be impossible for any OF our association
tects In the United States must neces-
sarIly refrain from entering the compe-
| titiOn, for they are all fellows or members
OF the American Institute OF Architecture.
| There appears TO he something Of a
misunderstanding with reference TO the
function OF professional adviser Some
consulting architect. The professional
adviser merely acts in an advisory ca
pncity during the consideration of plans
by the board. For example. the board
may limit the preparation OF plans 70
those involving an expenditure of two
millions Of dollars, Yet the members of
|
tects, are unable 10 determine whether
or not the competing architects have
actually come within the limitations The
employment or an excellent professional
adviser may cost the state $4,000. but I
am sure the employment Of such man
will save the state many times that sum.
The professional architect Is In posi-
tion to advise the board relative 10 the
best and most economical OF the plans
submitted
Functions Of Adviser.
However. the professional adviser
would have no voice In the final awarding
of the prizes. His function would be to
explain the technical points in the plans
and TO point out the defects or the merits
of the plans that would undoubtedly be
overlooked by a person not veTSed In Il
technical knowledge OF architecture.
THE duties OF consulting architect
are vastly different. He works in con
junction with the architect OF the build
ing, The advisability of employing a
consulting architect on building. such
o as the new S0S,nst state capitol is to be- may
consulting architect. however is some
thing which the board may or may not
consider. II does not interest us as mem
bers OF an association Of architects.
The employment OF professional ad-
wiser is OF vital interest TO us, how
ever. and should be OF interest to every
grave danger OF the board making serious
mistakes without the advice OF pro-
fessional architect during the consid
petition.
There Is no question that each and
every man OF the capitol commission IS
most able and capable OF fulfilling the
duty to which he has been appointed oil
that commission. and will spare no time
or expense in securing for Utah the best
that can be had.
Advice Is Needed.
However. there is danger that without
professional advice mistakes might be
made by this board that might not prove
easy TO rectify. AS an example, assume
that two designs aann were to all outward ap-
question which should be awarded first
prize. is 1t reasonable TO suppose that tho
man who has devoted his life to studying
law, or has followed that of commerce,
would be able to dig into the vltals OF
such building and determine whether
INC construction OF one of these plans
might involve the expenditure of 500. 900
more for steel than the other. or that the
| forcshorteuinE OF certain portions OF the
building n when seen In the perspective OF
elevation. would lessen or add to Its
| beautyi Gould such points as those be
seen and determined by the layman from
| the mechanical drawings fiat paper?
The employment OF a professional ad
wiser takes no power from the commits
they have the benefit OF the advice given
| by one long experienced In such matters
The professional adviser does not have
the final rendering of the decision, for
that rests finally With the commission it.
self II is for tho commission To state
what their requirements may be. such as
| the arrangement OF various quarters the
space which they shall occupy location.
etc The advisory architect has no power
10 dictate as TO the requirements to be
embodied In capitol building, but surely
| his advice Is worth much to the mode
OF procedure In conducting such compo-
tition by and between the competitors
and the people of the state
! View of A. r. Barnes.
| With reference to the employment of
| q professional adviser Attorney General
y. r Barnes. a member Of the state
| capitol commission said:
| II was not aware OF the regulations OF
| the architects association Dece essita ting
| the employment Of q professional adviser
The employment OF an architect in this
capacity has been suggested. but has not
| been considered by the board,
Personally. 10 has been my opinion
| that we might do without the employment
of such person and thus save The state
The expense such an employment would
| inS olive. However. l believe II would be
much better TO employ Il man 10 fill this
position than to make serious mistake.