£ G£ m». MUSI JULY, 1957 RICHARD J. NEUTRA, FAIA JAMES M. FITCH DONALD DE LUE CLAY LANCASTER WILLIAM ROGER GREELEY, FAIA HOSPITAL AREA STUDIES — II SCHOOL PLANT STUDIES The American Institute of Architects BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS (Terms expire 1957) LEON CHATELAIN, JR., President 1632 K Street, Washington 6, D. C. JOHN N. RICHARDS, First Vice President PHILIP WILL, JR., Second Vice President 1600 Madison Avenue, Toledo 2, Ohio 309 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago 6, III. EDWARD L. WILSON, Secretary, P.O. Box 9035, Fort Worth 7, Texas RAYMOND S. KASTENDIECK, Treasurer, 128 Glen Park Ave., Gary, Indiana EDMUND R. PURVES, Executive Director REGIONAL DIRECTORS (Terms expire 1958) MATTHEW W. DEL GAUDIO, 545 5th Ave., New York 17, N. Y New York District BRADLEY P. KIDDER, 900 E. Garcia Rd., Santa Fe, N. M Western Mountain District BRYANT E. HADLEY, Myers Bldg., Springfield, III North Central States District AUSTIN W. MATHER, 211 State St., Bridgeport 3, Conn New England District (Terms expire 1959) J. ROY CARROLL, JR., 6 Penn Center Plaza, Philadelphia 3, Penn .. Middle Atlantic District BEROMAN S. LETZLER, 543 S. Fifth St., Louisville 2, Ky Great Lakes District JOHN H. PRITCHARD, Tunica, Miss Gulf States District DONALD J. STEWART, 219 S. W. Stark St., Portland 4 Ore ... Northwest District (Terms Expire 1960) L LLOYD ROARK, 7133 W. 80th Street, Overland Park, Kans Central States SANFORD W. GOIN, 518 N.E. 4th Avenue, Gainesville, Fla South Atlantic U. FLOYD RIBLE, 3670 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 5, Calif Calif.-Nevada-Hawaii R. MAX BROOKS, 203 Perry-Brooks Bldg., Austin, Tex „ Texas THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD (Terms expire 1957) LEON CHATELAIN, JR., Chairman AUSTIN W. MATHER EDWARD L. WILSON, Secretary J. ROY CARROLL, JR. ,Alternate RAYMOND S. KASTENDIECK R .MAX BROOKS, Alternate The Journal of Tht American !n>:i:u!e o/ Architect!. 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