Notes:
Notes:
After the general design had been determined, a 1/8th-inch scale model was made; by photography it was pictured on the site in true relation to existing structures around it. These composite photographs, taken from several ppoints of view, made possible a study from many angles." (p. 505) "The walls are black to prevent undue contrast with countless windows wichi might destroy the mass or silhouette. The terra cotta wall surfaces are broken by countless shallow vertical flues or ribs 1 1/2 inches wide, to catch highlights. The gold ornamentation is of terra cotta coated with a layer of finely pulverized gold, held in suspension in a transparent solution." (p. 505)