Show SKYSCRAPER SKYSCRAPER- CAN BE BUILT IN A DAY CHICAGO Nov 20 Plans O.-Plans Plans for a mushroom skyscraper that can be built In Ina ina a B. da day were dem demonstrated n b by F. F W W. Baldwin a 0 civil il before batore the annual an an- null nual nURI convention con of ot tho the Amerl American Institute Institute Institute tute of or Architects here hero last lut night By means of ot models and nod lantern slides Ur Mr Baldwin took Alexander Graham Bells Bell's design of tetrahedral construction construction construction tion and showed how a 8 modern skyscraper sky- sky scraper could be bo erected In a day Using the tho tetrahedral as a basis for the ho foot seventy foot tower erected b by Prof Bell ho he demonstrated that unique feature of strength and stability to be by using this principle The parts of ot the Ule tower had hod been constructed in stool mills nulls and V were ero ere as assembled by five unskilled workmen In n three days The framework In the model by Prof Prot Bell consisted of ot tetrahedral cells colls such as could be bo provided for a skyscraper by any of ot the big eastern rolling roiling mills with comparatively small expense It was v.-as shown that the tetrahedral could bo be used for other purposes than for office buildings Tho The plan may even oven extend extend ex extend ex- ex tend to the building of or apartment and tenement houses On account of or tho the peculiar construction of ot the tetrahedral a B. pyramid with its base and three sides exactly equal scaffolding scat scat- folding and superstructure is not needed |