The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . h of the lloorarea in each room; and whether all reiuircments of the dwellinghouse act will be complied with. The Charm of a Chinese House The most wonderful thing about a C hinesc house is the spirit of peacewhich seems to ))erva(le it, .says an exchange. The courtyards, enclosedby houses, which are in turn surrounded by high walls, have an air ofsecurity and seclusion which is not to be fnuncj in our Western these i)eacefnl courtyards the imise of the busy world docs not pene-trate. The trii)le doors seem to sh
The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . h of the lloorarea in each room; and whether all reiuircments of the dwellinghouse act will be complied with. The Charm of a Chinese House The most wonderful thing about a C hinesc house is the spirit of peacewhich seems to ))erva(le it, .says an exchange. The courtyards, enclosedby houses, which are in turn surrounded by high walls, have an air ofsecurity and seclusion which is not to be fnuncj in our Western these i)eacefnl courtyards the imise of the busy world docs not pene-trate. The trii)le doors seem to shut out the storms of the worlii andits troubles. In the more iiretentioiis houses some of the courtvard-. are trans-formed into miniature landscaite gardens. There are miniature uMuntaini,precipices, lotus ponds, bridges, grottos aixl rustic nooks. The irregular nnrksare so well fitted together and built up against tiie sides of the house thatthey seem to have been placed there by nature long l>cfore the house*were erected. 102 THE ARCHITECT .IND ENGINEER. a; l«O i~ 5* THE ARCHITECT AND ENCIXEER 103 Coast Engineers Train for Active War Service THE following engineers, many of tliem well known to the profession on thePacific Coast, are now quartered at the Government training camp at Vancouver,Wash., making ready for early service in Prance. Mr. Chas. L. Wing, who iieadsthe list as major, lias long been a member of the Stanford University faculty andis a recognized authority on reinforced concrete construction. Mr. E. T. Thurston,appointed a captain, has been in the contracting business in San Francisco since thelire of 1906. At one time he was associated with Mr. Maurice C. Couchot, consult-ing engineer. Readers of this magazine will recall two articles in the August issuewritten by Mr. Thurston and which were quite characteristic of him. K. Irvin, Salmon, Jepson, Sparks, k. Johnson, San Francisco. Charle Ore. M.\JORSL. Wing, Palo O. Allen, S
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