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family occupy the house, which touches the ground at only three points. It is the-latest trend in architecture.
A hyperbolic paraboloid is just the roof for a modern house, believes Donald Dean, associate professor of civil engineering, who has recently built a house using this geometric design.
CAVE IN, HMM? — The hyperbolic paraboloid house was built by Donald Dean, associate professor of civil engineering. He and his
—(Daily Kansan photo)
For That Dream House: A Hyperbolic Paraboloid
The hyperbolic paraboloid is a geometric design for use as a roof on a house. It could well be used on the house of tomorrow and if this is true Prof. Dean now owns a house of tomorrow on the corner of 21st and Alabama streets.
The design is a familiar sight to KU students passing by Lindley and Marvin Halls. It is between these two buildings that a model of this strange structural design was built for demonstrational purposes at last year's Engineering Exposition.
Prof. Dean's house however was not built for demonstrational purposes. It was built primarily as a house to be lived in and to be called home by Prof. Dean, his wife and their 15-month-old son.
The roof could be called a twisted rectangle with two corners of one side and the middle of the other side resting on the ground supporting the roof. The other two corners and middle flare upward into the air.
The roof takes all strain off the walls and in building the house it was constructed first. The outside walls are built up to the roof. Inside the house there is no need for supporting walls which leaves the architecture with unlimited ideas for floor plans and room positions.
We Were In A Hurry
"I'm not sure if this is the best floor plan, but we were in such a hurry to began construction that we didn't waste too much time with small details," Prof. Dean said. Allen Long, 5th year architecture student from Ottawa, helped Prof. Dean design the floor plan. Even now carpenters are working inside the house finishing cupboards, of which there are an abundance.
Insulating and heating problems are also simplified. Prof Dean said. "The walls between the rooms don't reach the ceiling so this leaves space for the return of heated or cooled air to the air conditioning and heating units.
"When it comes to economy, Prof. Dean said, "there is nothing like it. Building costs and materials are much cheaper and heating costs are lower than for a house of comparable size."
House Divided Into Areas
House Divided Into Areas Prof. Dean does not like to think of his house divided into rooms, but rather areas. The house has a large living room, a dining area, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a utility and laundry room, and a modern time-saving kitchen.
Mrs. Dean is quite satisfied with the house and the ease with which she is able to clean it and keep it clean.
Prof. Dean remarked about his master bedroom saying, "When people first walk into the room they are amazed at its size, which is only 16 by 16 feet. The reason for this, I suppose, is that it is at this point that one of the corners of the house flares upward giving the room an illusion of greater depth."
Kansas ranks fifth in petroleum production, having in the southwestern part of the state the largest known gas reserve in the world.
Lecture Highlights Math Meeting
A lecture, "The Geometry of Complex Numbers," was given Monday by George Springer, associate professor of mathematics, at an undergraduate seminar in mathematics.
Assistant Dean Gilbert Ulmer of the College will give a lecture on the historical development of calculus at 4 p.m. Monday in 205 Strong.
Anthracite was discovered in Carbon County, Pa. in 1791.
Plan Tour Of Steel Company Delta Sigma Pi, professional business fraternity, will visit the Sheffield Steel Corp. in Kansas City, Mo. Thursday. The purpose of the trip is to acquaint rushees with the activities of the fraternity.
The winter issue of the Bulletin of Education was recently distributed, Oscar M. Haugh, professor of education and editor of the bulletin, announced.
Education Winter Bulletin Published
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 1957
Published three years yearly by the School of Education, the bulletin is circulated to all educators in Kansas, every major university library in the United States and several foreign universities.
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John Armstrong, former instructor of drawing and painting at KU, now a teacher at the Art Institute in Kansas City, Mo., will speak at the Art Forum at 4 p. m. today in the Trophy Room of the Student Union. Mr. Armstrong's topic will be abstract painting.
Candidates must have a working knowledge of Spanish and at least a B.A. or B.S. degree. Scholarships may be used for either session; from July 15 to Aug. 9 or July 15 to Aug. 23.
Art Forum Lecture Today
The University of Havang, Cuba, will offer five tuition scholarships for the 1957 summer session to U.S.'civil zens.
In addition to articles contributed by University staff members, this issue contains an article, "Problems of School Health Administration," by Dr. Donald A. Dukelow of the Bureau of Health Education of the American Medical Assoc.
Chiapusso In Piano Recital Wednesday
Application blanks and further information may be obtained from the Section of Educational Interchange, Division of Education, Pan American Union, Washington, D.C.
Havana University Offers Awards
General Custer once commanded old Fort Hays, now the site of Fort Hays Kansas State College.
A piano recital by Jan Chiapusso, professor of piano, will be presented at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Strong Auditorium. It will be the fourth in the faculty concert series. "Prelude, Aria and Finale" by Frank, "Symphonic Etudes" by Schumann and Chopin's "D Minor Sonata" will be featured.
Prof. Chiapusso made tours in Europe, Hawaii and Mexico before joining the faculty in 1939.