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DG 1110-3-124
August 1976
2-7 Architectural
In Arts and Crafts Centers, emphasis is placed on the
a.
creation of objects of beauty and function. Therefore, it
stands to reason that the centers themselves should reflect
Character
similar concerns with good design and functional plan-
ning.
b. Military posts are dispersed worldwide and, in a broad
sense, local commands should be sensitive to regional
characteristics of architectural style, scale, form, materials
and composition. This does not mean that the buildings
on any one post should be copies of a particular architec-
tural style. Architecture expresses the culture and technol-
ogy of its own time, and military construction should be
no exception. Architectural character should be an out-
growth of function and form and for an Arts and Crafts
Center, it should be unpretentious and humane.
Arts and Crafts Centers should be inviting places
c.
whose exteriors express some of the excitement of the
activities within. Tasteful bulletin boards, window dis-
plays, signage, entrances and landscaping should all attract
the casual passerby. The building itself should not strike a
jarring note within its neighborhood.
d. The appropriateness of building materials and scale
will depend on the nature of the installation and the
character of the ambient buildings. The building should
exemplify desirable characteristics of local construction
practices, with materials chosen on the basis of avail-
ability, economy, durability and capability to generate
visual interest through color and texture.
Character Determinate
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