Auckland Architectural Students’ Association

Progress, Volume XII, Issue 7, 1 March 1917, Page 904

Auckland Architectural Students’ Association

In spite of the war and the absence of many members at the front, the Association has had a most successful year, and a large amount of very useful work has been done.

During the year we lost one of our most prominent members in Mr. H. L. Massey, who is now in training at Trcntham. Mr. Massey was on of the earlv Students to start the Association, and it is chiefly to his hard work that the Association owes its present sound position.

At the beginning of the year it was decided not to have a Club Room, and as a consequence there was an

generally, that it errs on the side of being rather too “high-flown” in its language. An essay on an architectural subject, and of a practical nature, is better written in a quieter and more practical way, and greater attention given to the subject than to high sounding phrases. . In conclusion, I am glad to see that Belcher’s “Essentials in Architecture” has been carefully studied (by “Heureka” at any rate,) as it is a book full of pregant interest, and valuable suggestions.” BASIL HOOPER, A.R.1.8;A.

“How important it is that, where small figures are introduced in illustration of some subject apart from the building, they should be framed or set in a panel. Belcher.

absence of Esquisse Esquisse subjects. However, interesting lectures were delivered by a number of prominent Architects and several competitions set. The membership now stands at 27. Mr. N. Walnutt, is the Honorary Secretary.