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To Joseph Corson Llewellyn

In appreciation of his achievement as a success-

Iful architect, and his service to the active student body

iand to the development of the Department, the stu-

! dents of the Architectural Department of the Univer-

f sity of Illinois dedicate this volume.

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FOREWORD

The function of a Year Book

IS only partially fulfilled in the pub-

lishing of a selected number of

drawings and sketches of particular

merit.

As an annual publication, this

issue of the Year Book is intended

to cover briefly the activities of the

Architectural Department as a

whole, to serve as a book of refer-

ence as well as a record of the year's

work, and to include a short descrip-

tion of courses as offered.

It is with these purposes in

view that we submit this book to its

subscribers.

—The Year Book Staff.

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Edmund Jani:s |ami;s. I'h.D., 1-I..1)., President of the L'niversity

College of Engineering

Charles Ri'ss Richards. ll.M.E., iM.E., U.M.E Acting Dean

IIakvf.v W'li.r.AUD Mili.kr, M.E Assistant Dean

Department of Architecture

LoRiNG Harvey Provine, U.S., A.E Acting Head of the Department

Nathan Clifford Ricker, D.Arch Architectural History

Newton Alonzo Wells, M.P Architectural Decoration

Percy Ash, B.S., C.E., A.I.A Design

W'lLLLVM Caldwell Titcomu, A.B., B.S Design

Charles Richard Clark, B.S Construction

Robert Taylor Jones, B.S Construction

W'lLLLVM Mathews Hekkinc, B.P Freehand Drawing

Joseph Mitchell Kellogg, M.Arch Design

William Sidney Wolfe, B.S., M.S Architectural Engineering

Ralph Stanley Fanning, B.S Design

Wnj.L\M Macey Stanton, B.S., M.S Design

Carl X'rtor Burger, B.Arch Freehand Drawing

Eemuel Cross Dillenrack, B.A., M.A Design

Ralph Edward Muehlman Design

Winifred Feiirenkamp, B.L.S Librarian

STUDY IX C L .\ Y\V. W. IIiil)l)aid

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THE ARCHITECTURAL CLUB

OFFICERS

FIRST SEMESTER

President, G. H. Thomas Second Vice-Pres., T. H. Buell

First Vice-Pres., F. E. Dunlap Secretary, C. A. Gustafson

Treasurer, Ed. Lerch

SECOND SEMESTER

President, II. G. Overend Second \'ice-Pres., F. E. Dunlap

First Vice-Pres., M. S. Stephenson Secretary, R. K. EawrenceTreasurer, Ed. Lerch

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ACTIVE MEMBERS

c. l. boeckemohle

Miss D. Clayberg

f. e. dunlapEd. Hirt

VV. W. Hubbard

SENIORS

C. A. Klein

A. V. Lundgren

Harry OwenE. Pihlgard

F. Rounds

J. P. RUSSETT

E. G. SCHUAMDFRG

D. C. Shuler

R. H. Thiele

G. H. ThomasL. N. Crawford

R. E. Lawrence

G. P. Lagergren

P. T. ROCKEY

H. L. GOGERTY

J. C. Sherrick

G. A. Ferguson

G. W. MahnGeo. Braun

G. F. Keck

L. E. DunlapTom BrownM. S. Stephenson

JUNIORS

D. H. Hamilton

K. HadaR. M. LUEDER

R. E. Grossman

H. H. Lueder

N. A. Kundsen

C. A. GUSTAFSON

R. S. Raaberg

J. H. Fleming

L. Bradley

M. S. Jackson

T. W. TOLMIE

Ed. Garvey

H. O. Bartlett

G. W. Stoddard

H. J. Barnes

Ed. Smidl

Ed. Lerch

C. C. Lundeen

Ed. Mullins

M. ZlEGENHAGEN

J. G. RiTTER

H. G. Overend

A. D. Little

A. Lee

H. G. Antenen

J. R. Hodge

R. E. SiPE

J. H. Bell

F. L. Lampert

N. E. Wiedemann

d. horwich

H. HoenkeA. F. Hansen

B. G. WebbC. HuttonH. Beidler

SOPHOMORES

W. B. Bloodgood

L. J. Baker

A. H. Ingwers

C. C. Cress

KaufmanE. J. WalshL. L. Smith

D. COMPTON

L. E. Trickle

H. L, Clark

FRESHMEN

Miss C. Tuttle

F. R. Gilkey

Wilbur Carter

H. F. VaughnG. H. Deuchler

L. Gallivan

H. Hovey

R. E. Lindsey

W. C. Thompson

E. T. Blix

N. E. Sheldon

E. E. Newcomb

S. W. Bliss

A. N. Hexter

William Stuhr

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Architectural Year Book i

1915-1916

STAFF

R. W. Leibsle Editor

F. N. ViRELius - Assistant Editor

W. \V. Hubbard Business Manager

Assistants

C. L. LuNDEEN L. N. Crawford

J. P. RussETT M. S. Stephenson

Ed. Lerch Assistant 1 lusiness Manager

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

H. G. Overend G. H. ThomasProf. E. H. Provine

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Cliairnian, Ed. LerchSeniors, F. G. Rounds Sophomores, A. F. HansonJuniors, T. W. Tolmie Freshmen, B. H. Beidi.er

BLUE-PRINT COMMITTEE

Chairman, F. G. Rounds A. S. Graven

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THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

The instruction of the architectural department at Illinois com-

]jrises two courses: architecture and architectural engineering. The

primary aim of the course of architecture is to fit the student to conceive

and design huildings which shall be at once thoughtful antl beautiful.

The aim of the course in architectural engineering is to train the student

thoroughly in the scientific determination and verification of structural

methods. The subjects studied must be largely the same, but the emphasis|

and method of treatment are and should be different. I

The obligation of the department is to train leaders in architectural |

i design. For leadership men must be given power to understand the !

I movement in which they are to take part, and knowledge less of specific !

[ practical types than of fundamental elements and principles. Such under-[

i standing demands familiarity not only with the history of architecture|

Iitself, but with general history, language, and a multitude of other subjects i

Ifor which the four-year architectural course affords little scoi)e. Until i

Ithe high school can furnish this training, two ways are open—to com- i

Ibine these liberal studies with the professional course, or to demand (

I equivalent work before entrance. So far, Illinois has followed the firstj

aiid more conservative method, making such increases in the liberal !

subjects as has seemed possible without lengthening the course. I

Central in the work of the school is the direct instruction in archi- i

tectural design. This is given at Illinois not onlj' by the .solution and i

criticism of problems in design, but by constant parallel lectures, and

research work in the library. The interrelation between actual practice

in design and theoretical instrv.ction in elements and principles is perhaps

closer than in many of the architectural schools, and is certainly one of

the greatest sources of strength at Illinois. The sequence of lectures and

problems is an orderly one, devised to secure a steady development from

„ simple to complex, with attention focussed on one new thing at a time.|

IIn the first semester of the freshman year a course of general lectures

|

jon the principles and qualities of architecture is given, illustrated by a |

I limited number of carefully selected monuments. At the same time in !

!the drafting room the student is introduced to the technique of archi- !

tectural expression,—instrumental drawing, freehanil drawing in line|

and in light and shade, wash rendering, shades and shadows, and linear I

perspective. .\11 these branches of technique are exercised from the start i

on architectural forms. In the second semester begins the direct andj

systematic study of these forms themselves. The classic forms arej

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studied chiefly, both as those of our traditional heritage and those in

which the principles are illustrated most simply. No fetish is made of

the classic "Orders". The simpler forms—walls, mouldings, openings,

and so on—are taken first, and the Orders are finally reached as certain

very perfect solutions of the problem of the portico, which have shown

also an unrivalled applicability for decorative uses.

The work in design of the three later years is not divided into

courses of fixed duration, but into six stages of a fixed degree of difficulty,

through which the students advance in varying lengths of time, depending i

on their ability and success. The first three grades are devoted primarily|

to the study of the simple architectural units; the general elements of

facades,—bays, pavilions, loggias, and so on ; the general elements of

plans,—vestibules, porticoes, stairways, and other means of circulation.

The three upper grades are devoted primarily to the study of composition,

using these elements in the design of complete buildings of increasing

extent and complexity. Problems are of two chief kinds ; rendered

problems lasting several weeks, in which mature study is given andj

somewhat elaborate drawings are made, representing the subject with[

essential co^mpleteness ; sketch problems of a week or less, in which an[

idea is presented in a more summary way. !

All these problems are competitive, baseil on a set of common require- !

ments to which each man must conform. The drawings are graded by

a jury composed of all the instructors in design, avoiding any injustice

through personal idiosynocrasy or favoritism. Immediately after the

judgment, while the difficiUties of the problem are still fresh in mind,|

the drawings are hung in the exhibition hall of the department to enable i

the students to compare solutions and progress.

The awards given in the problems in design are "Pass", which denotes

an average standard of excellence, "Mention" and "Mention Com-

mended", which denote successive degrees of distinguished excellence.

For every e.xceptional work a still higher recompense, the "Medal", is

given.

Advancement from each grade to the next is dependent on the

securing of a fixed number of points, the number obtained for any prob-

lem depending on its lengtii and on the award received. A student

obtaining an average award of "Pass" will advance exactly one grade

in a semester. If he does not secure a certain number of ])oints in a

semester, however, or succeed in completing the grade in the maximumtime, he must fdrfeit all the points he has gained and begin the grade

anew. A "point" or credit represents a certain fraction of the quantity

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of work required for a degree. The quality of that particular quantity

Iof work, indicated by the award with which the point was earned, is rep-

i resented in percentage and averaged to secure the student's mark accord-

Iing to the general marking system of the University.

! The schedule of dates for the problems in design is carefully made

up in such a manner that it is feasible, whenever the Department desires,

to enter men in tlie national competitions held by the Society of Beaux-

IArt Architects. In this way men may gain valuable experience and the

Ischool may secure some data of comparison between its work and the

I work of other agencies.

The instruction in architectural design is supplemented as usual by

extended work in freehand drawing, in construction, in architectural his-

tory, business relations, and other professional subjects. .A very com-

plete and effective course in specifications and working drawings is one

of the strongest features of the curriculum.

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Grade V R. S. Thiele

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ARCHITECTVRAL^^^ DESIGN ^^^

The organization of the work in Design is hased on the idea that

efficient training involves the attainment of a certain degree of profici-

ency, rather tlian the cloing of a certain amonnt of work.

The course is thvided into six pages of advancement called grades.

Work in all of these grades is carried on simultaneously, so that it is

possible for the student to enter or complete any of them at any time,

irrespective of their class. The normal time to complete them is three

years; to the students completing them in less time special advanced

work is open.

The work consists of the solution of problems, supjilcmented by

individual criticism, lectures, and library sketches. The first three grades

deal generally with the elements of elevation, and plan ; the last three,

with the composition of these elements of elevation and ])lans into com-

plete buildings or groups of buildings. For the study and criticism of

])roblems, the students are divided into groups or "Ateliers", and are

])ermanently assigned to sej^arate quarters and to separate instructors.

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ELEVATIONC. A. Klein

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PLYMFELLOWSHIP

ANNOUNCEMENTThe Architectural Year Book Committee desires to annoimce that

the Plym Fellowship drawings presented in this number of the Year

Book are for the year 191 5 and that the 1916 drawings will appear in

the edition for next vear.

A BAND STANDGrade II A. C. ZimmermanMention

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PLAND. C. Sclniler

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PLACED FIRSTScarali Competition, 1915 (I. H. Tliomas

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ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING

The work in Architectural Drawing prepares for tlie courses in

Architectural Design by study of the technique of expression and the

vocabulary of elementary forms. Instrumental drawing, freehand draw-

ing in pen and pencil, wash rendering, linear perspective, and the cast-

ing of shadows are exercises in the presentation of simple subjects, cul-

minating in the classic order.

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FREEHAND DRAWING

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