Excerpt from The Architectural Review, Vol. 4: January December, 1916 The staircase, as it rises from the entrance floor, divides into two side runs to reach the landing in front of the Temple Room. To which the entireupper portion of the structure is devoted. The only other principal feature being the organ, which is absolutely hidden, being placed in the roof space over the staircase, opening into the big auditorium through a grille in Visin placed in the high arching ceiling - even the console being cleverly made a part of the walnut screen before the great doorway. The acoustics of this room are per fect, which is very unusual in a domed room. The music does not seem to come from any apparent direction, but instead appears to flood the room with sound. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This polemic is essential reading for anyone converned with the state and direction of architecture and urban planning today and will provake wide-ranging discussion.

Conditional design is the sequel to Operative Design. This book will further explore the operative in a more detailed, intentional, and perhaps functional manner. Spatially, the conditional is the result of the operative. It is not a blind result however. Both terms work together to satisfy a formal manipulation through a set of opportunities for elements such as connections and apertures.

Foreword by Arthur Drexler. Introduction by Vincent Scully.