tion, for sound may
be as fully deadened as in the "tower" by means of the 12-inch brick
separating walls shown in our plan, and the most improved deafening
treatment of the floor-joists.

Isolation may be made complete in the "flat," the private halls and
front doors of each suite being in every respect the equivalent of
those in the "tower"; the only difference being that with the "flat"
the outer world begins with the public hall and its elevator, while
with the "tower" it begins with the public street and its horse-car.

Add to these advantages the possibility for a greatly enlarged and
delightful social intercourse which a properly arranged and conducted
apartment-house provides, and we have as near an approach to the ideal
of a human habitation as has yet been devised.

J. P. PUTNAM.

ARCHITECTURE IN BROOKLYN.

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The city of Brooklyn has at last waked up to realize her size and
importance architecturally. Brooklyn, though growing very rapidly and
having many buildings of importance, has really had very little good
architecture, for the simple reason that the profession, not being in
any way organized, could not, as a rule, receive the treatment due
respectable architects. For this reason many young men who would not
be capable of practising elsewhere, have flocked to this city, and by
various methods, many of which are far from honorable, have succeeded
in getting control of most of the work. However, we hope for better
things.

The Brooklyn Institute some time ago decided to organize a Department
of Architecture, and for this purpose a meeting of architects was
called, which led to several more meetings and the attendance at these
was exceedingly hopeful for the new department, some forty or fifty
architects signifying their willingness to help along in the work;
finally a public meeting was held in the Institute on Friday December
13, at which some six or seven hundred persons were present, and the
Department was fully organized; the constitution carefully thought-out
at the previous meetings was adopted, and the following list of
officers chosen:

_President_, G. L. Morse; _Vice-President_, Louis De Coppet Berg;
_Secretary_, William B. Tubby; _Treasurer_, Gustave A. Jahn;
_Committee on Current Work_, Richard M. Upjohn, R. L. Daus and Louis
De Coppet Berg; _Committee on Museum and Library_, Walter E. Parfitt,
Pierre Le Brun; and Wm. Hamilton Gibson; _Committee on Competitions
an