Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-06
Home Owning Building Washington Suburbs
OF HOME DESIGNS
ENTERED IN NATIONAL CONTEST
Fifth of u. S. Architects and Craftsmen
File Drawings of Small Houses In
Competition for Prizes.

| Small-home designs are being piled
| up in The Star and the IL other re-
gional headquarters of the 1929 National
Better Homes Architectural COMPETE
ton, as reported to Home Owners In
stitute at national headquarters at AL
Lexington avenue, New York City, in
dicating success of this effort in behalf
of better housing facilities for the
American people. 1t is estimated that
nearly one-f1fth OF the architectural
profession has taken some part In this
event, with entries from over 5000 ar
chitects, craftsmen and architectural
students from all parts of the United
| States, for $29, 900 in prizes.
The next step will be the meeting of
regional jur1es of award to decide on
the prize winning designs in each of
the regions. 1t is expected that these
meetings will be held as early as next
| week.
Frederick Vernon Murphy. dean OF
the School Of Architecture Of Catholic
University, is chairman of the Jury of
award in the Washington region, which
includes the District Of Columbia, Mary
land, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia
and North Carolina The jury is now
laying plans for selection of the three
prize-winning designs and three for
honorable mention in this region. Other
members OF the jury, in addition to
Chairman Murphy, are Samuel H.
Kaufman, representing The star: Hor-
ace w. Peaslee, president of the local
chapter Of the American Institute of
Architects; Louis Justement. former
president Of the local architects chap
Ter, AND w. G. Miller, former president
OF the Washington Real Estate Board.
In order to prevent any possible lack
81 absolute fairness to all competitors,
the names OF winners of regional COM
petitions will not be known even to
members OF regional awards. Conse-
quently. when these regional prize-win-
ning designs which constitute the en-
cries IN the National Better Homes Com
petition are considered by the national
jury OF award, the authors of the plans
VIII be known to national jury members
only by the nom de plume or device
which has been inscribed on the draw
lngs. The sealed envelopes containing
the real names and addresses of the
contestants will not be opened until the
national prize winning designs have
peen selected. This procedure is in
keeping with the methods Of conducting
Sucn q competition as approved by the
American Institute Of Architects.
Inese regional prize-winning designs.
however, will be published in the al
sponsoring newspapers without the
Ldnes OF Lnelr orlg1natOrS. The honor
aoIe-mention regional designs also will
De published, together with the names
OF those architects, craftsmen or archi-
tectural students who created them,
Following the announcement of thu
winners In the national contest the sue
cessful architects will proceed to pre-
pare working drawings and specifca-
tons SO that the actual construction of
the prize-winning designs can 20 for
ward at the earliest possible moment.
1t Is estimated that less than one month
will be required for this work. A mini
mum OF 40 Of these master model homes
will be built with the cooperation of
the National Association Of Real Estate