Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-06
Architectural Exhibition
in the Corcoran Gallery
Shows a Variety of Work

The American Institute of Archl-
tects opened it's first national ar
chitectural exhibition in the Corcoran
Gallery of Art last evening with
private view and reception.
This display consists of photo
graphs, prospective renderings and
| plans of important architectural work
by American architects. 1t is grouped
geographically and collectively ac-
cording to chapters. The majority of
+! the work is displayed on the walls
of the upper atrium and the special
exhibition gallery is also filled. In
| the little anteroom between the main
/! galleries and the semi-circular gal
lery is shown work done by members
Of the A. f. F. in the school estab-
lished by the Y. NJ. c. A. and later
taken over by the government in
| France.
The large gallery to the left of the
main staircase. which has lately been
redecoI ated and is commonly used for
loans. is occupied by comprehensive
showing of Washington plans, lent by
the Federal Art Commission. This is
by all odds the most interesting and
important feature of the exhibition.
1t was the park commissions plan
for the development Of Washington
made some twenty years ago under
iauthority Of the United States Senate
that gave fresh impetus to city plan
ming in all parts Of the world. In
Isingle large frame on the east wall
of this gallery are shown L'Enfants
!oriEinal plan for Washington drawn
iup in 1891. the plan as revised in 1900.
1.-THE plan as reverted to in 1900, and
ienlarged and developed, and the plan
lof Washington as so far put into
Iexecution.
Some Warrington Exhibitors.
The Washington exhibit occupies
the fiat wall Of the semi-circular gal
ilery. and includes works by Waddy b.
Wood. Murphy and Olmstead, Dom
& Deming. Marsh & Peter F. B;
Pyle and other well known local
architects Designs are shown for the
new City Club and the new Y. NJ. c. A.
building.
| Perhaps the most impressive and
interesting showing from the several
chapters is that which comes from
Philadelphia. which includes Day
Klauders design for the Princeton
tower and buildings. designs for bust
ness buildings. churches and schools
by other equally well known Phila-
delphia architects.
The Boston contribution is likewise
! significant, and includes Clipston
sturgis' design for the Perkins Insti-
tute Allen & Collen's design for Tay-
lor Hall, Vassar College: Maginnis
& Walsh's design for Carmelite
monastery at Santa Clara. Cal. and
one OF tho Johns Hopkins buildings.
beautiful reversion to colonial type
as well as Cram & Ferguson's design
for the graduate tower and building
at Princeton.
4 The New York section Is less COM
prehensive and less imposing than
might be expected and Is by no means
made up OF merely recent work
Cram. Goodhue & Fergusons design
for St. Thomas Church Is included.
as 10 also John Russell Popes Scot
fish Rite Temple. this city. Mr. Pope
contributes very generously TO this
section and hts work has distinction
lever, in the entire exhibit which quite
comes up to tho Morgan Library by
McKin. Mead & White. Of which an
exquisite photograph is shown.
Tho Illinois exhibit L. essentially
western in character, little inclined
| toward so-called modernism with dic-
regard OF tradition. unitarian rather
than esthetic. Richard Schmidt.
leading exponant Of this school. shows
a building which may possibly be
school. but which Is engaging in de-
sign.
The president Of the American In
lstitute Of Architects, Thomas r. KIM
ball of Omaha. Mob. shows a render
Ting In prospective Of a proposed Ro-
designed in tho mission style as here
itofore employed for exposition uses.
an original adaptation.
An exhibition such ~ this held
In connection with an annual meeting
lof the organixa ton IL considered to he
iof tho utmost value both to the arohi-
Itects themselves and to the general
knuhlic