Archival Object: 1998.7.2
Magazine advertisement Corrguated Transite for Modern Streamlined Buildings? from Engineering News Record featuring the Studies Building
Text Reads: Corrugated Transite for Modern Streamlined Buildings? Black Mountain College, North Carolina. Yes, more and more, architects find J-M Corrguated Transite ideal for expressingthe new design trend for simplified construction. Because of its amazing durbaility and fireproof characteristics, Corrguated Transite has been used extensively, and with outstanding success, in industrial construction for many years. Now architects are discovering that it is equally adaptable to EVERY type of modern building. Unusually attractive in apperance it lends itself to flexibility of design. An excellent example of this new trend is the modern, streamlined college building show above. Here, the entire exterior walls are Corrguated Transite. In other cases used vertically and even horizontally, it provides pleasing contrasts in combination with other exterior building materials, such as stone, brick, etc. Here are a few examples of the outstanding advantages of J-M Corrguated Transite that have made it popular in war-time use and that qualify it for your consideration, no matter what type of construction you plan... 1. It's durable, because its made of abestos and cement, two almost indestructable materials, compressed and corrguated under terrific pressure for extra strength. 2. It's practical, because it can't burn, can't rust, can't rot, and has high resistance to acids, to gaseous fumes, and to severe temperatures. 3. It's economical, because it requires little or no maintenance, is 100% salvagable...easily and quickly installed. 4. It's versatile, because its stone-gray color and beautiful, symmetrical lines blend well with modern architectural plans and designs. If you design more specific and detailed information as to how J-M Corrguated Transite can solve your construction problems, send for our illustrated brochure on this subject. Call or write Johns-Manville, 22 East 40th Street, New York 16, New York. Johns-Manville Asbestos Corrguated Transite. Engineering News Record Febrary 8, 1945 205
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Magazine advertisement: Corrguated Transite for Modern Streamlined Buildings? from Engineering News Record featuring the Studies Building, 1945. Ink on paper. Collection of Black Mountain College + Arts Center.