Text Appearing Before Image: • z ►3 < Cs •So £§ < 5 44 THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER :;^ Text Appearing After Image: HOTEL CONSTANCE, PASADENAMcNEAL SWASEY. ARCHITECT FEBRUARY, 1927 45 ^e NLW HOTEL CONSTANCEPASADENA, CALIF. M NIeaU SWaSEY , AcCHlTECT IN designing the Hotel Constance at Pasadena, Architect McNealSwasey of Los Angeles felt that the influence of the Mediterraneanshould be exerted, because of the climatic conditions and environ-ment. How well he has handled the problem is evidenced in the accom-panying pictures. The hotel is a monolithic reinforced concrete building,entirely fireproof, and designed to withstand seismic shocks. The planning of this building and of any modern hotel of this typeon a city street is naturally subject to many restrictions and limitationsin design, said Mr. Swasey. Recent building construction in Southern California has been de-veloping a style that is almost distinctive and that has resulted fromdrawing freely from all of the several more or less similar styles ofarchitecture in the different countries about the Mediterranean Sea. The detail and the general c
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