Identifier: palmofalphatauom5719alph (find matches)
Title: The Palm of Alpha Tau Omega
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Alpha Tau Omega
Subjects: Greek letter societies
Publisher: (Champaign, Ill., etc.)
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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dwith striking lighting effects. And here is where the business manshould prick up his ears, raise his eye-brows, chew his cigar or do whatever heis wont to do when he sees a good thingmarching along: In the drawings for each buildingprovisions were made for special illum-inating devices and recesses. It is trueall buildings ought to develop tliat way,but it is only in the exceptional case thatit happens today. The Centennial is oneoutstanding example, forcefully impress-ing architects with this practice. Lighting may contribute most whenconsidered as a part of architecture. Inall the interiors, as well as exteriors atthe Centennial, lighting elements such ascoves, recesses, panels and built-in re-flector fixtures create part of the decora-tive pattern. Lighting was bright enough to per-mit easy seeing and yet to be easy onthe eyes, avoiding glare. Lighting unitswere made a part of the color schemes,just as they should be in all stores andhomes, too. New units that give more light for
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STREAM OF GOI.D FOUNTAIN With a 50-foot lumifious green pylon as a background, a massive stream of ivater istransformed to hrilliant gold hy iinderioater lighting. Spectacular effects such as thislead to developments that have practical, everyday application, points out Mr. Cutler. 124 THE PALM, April, 1937

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