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[Abstract of] The Architect and Building News, vol. 212, no. 15, October 9, 1957. pp. 478- 485 (Illustrations)

1. This is a presentation of the recently exhibited experimental "house of the Future," which was sponsored by the Plastics Division of the Monsanto Chemical Company as early as 1954. Design and construction of the house was accomplished by various branches of the company, while extensive design and engineering research was carried out by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Architectural features, interiors, communications, lighting, locks and doors, plastic paints, flooring, carpeting, etc., were handled by special companies.

2. The main Monsanto project and the MIT project has as a common goal the placing on the market of plastics as sound engineering materials and aiding the building industry in the achievement of production line facilities and methods through the use of new designs and materials. Already many plastics products, such a: wire insulation,'switchgear, counter and table tops, domes skylights and lighting fixtures, under-slub damp-proof-course floor and wall coverings, and surface coatings, have been widely accepted for certain specific applications.

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