all Homes' Competition Exhibit

ifty-one of the 337 designs submitted in a small homes' .petition recently conducted by the Midwest chapters the American Institute of Architects, were placed on exhibition from January I to 15 at the Architectural rooms in the Architects' Building at Fifth and Figueroa streets, Los Angeles.

The competition also was sponsored by the Monolith Portland Midwest Company, a company affiliated with the Monolith Portland Cement Company of California, and the designs were submitted from virtually every state in the Union and from many foreign countries including England, Canada, Cuba, Porto Rico and Mexico.

While rules for the contest called for a home for a family of moderate means suitable for use in the Midwest sections and not more than six main rooms, 105 of the plans submitted were from California. It is an interesting fact, also, that three Los Angeles archite,cts won first, second and third places.

The winners are Walter L. Moodv. H. Rov Kellev and Arthur H. Hutchason who *erei*"rded first, s-econd and third honors, respectively. Among those honorably mentioned for their designs are Edward W. Kress and Harold H. Weeks, San Francisco; Normal L. Low, Rivera, Cal.; Florence Wright, Santa Monica, Cal.; J. Robert Harris, Hollywood, and Yandell W. Nibecker, Los Angeles. The plans submitted by the winners, those honorably mentioned, and others were on exhibition at the Architects' Building.

The winner of first prize will receive a three months' trip abroad, first class, with all expenses paid and $500 in cash for incidentals; the second prize is a two months' trip abroad on a regular tour or cruise with all expenses paid and $300 in cash for incidentals; third honors call for a three weeks' trip anywhere in the United States with all expenses paid and $150 in cash for incidentals. Those receiving honorable mention will be given $50 in cash each and copies of Richard S. Requars book, "Old World Inspiration for American Architecture." Mr. Requa was the architectural advisor for the contest. and his book consists of attractive reproductions of photographs taken in Europe and representing the latest development in architecture in foreign ,countries.

The competition extended over a period of several months and the judges, members of the Midwest and Salt Lake City chapters of the American Institute of Architects, met in Denver where the plans were considered. Headquarters of the Monolith Portland Midwest Company are at the Colorado metropolis. The designs were submitted by number and the winners' name were not known until after the prize plans were selected.

In conjunction with the small homes' competition, there also was conducted by the same interests a contest for articles on the importance and value of architects' services in designing and building homes. The five winning articles also will be on exhibition while the small homes' plans are being displayed at the Architects' Building. The prize winning articles were selected in the same manner that the prize home designs were chosen.

Strangely enough, California talent also was conspicuous in the articles contest sin.ce three of the five winners are from this state. Here is the list of winners: First, "Why an Architect?", F.lizabeth Worsfold, Palms, Cal.; second, "Value of Design in the Small Hom€," C. H. Williams, Cincinnati, Ohio; third, "You Need an Architect !", Mrs. N. Palmquist, Albany, N.Y.; fourth, "You and Your Architect," Howard A. Winter, Los Angeles; fifth, "An Accident or an Architect?", Walter L. Moody, Los Angeles. It will be noted that winner of first prize in the small homes'competition, Walter L. Moody, also won fifth prize for his article submitted. One prize of $100 and four of $50 each will be awarded the winners, each prize also to be accompanied by a copy of Mr. Requa's book.

During the exhibition at the Architects' Building, the prize winners gave talks on appropriate subjects, and various clubs, associations and classes inspected the display in bodies.