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Recent Designs in Domestic Architecture



PLANS OF RURAL COTTAGES DESIGNED BY ARNOLD MITCHELL, F.R.I.B.A.

solve as soon as peace is in sight. Even supposing
economic conditions are favourable, unless there is
a marked change in the political atmosphere it is
unlikely that private enterprise can be relied upon
to provide a complete solution, and probably the
State, in conjunction with local authorities, will be
called upon to deal with the question. We are not
among those who have any great faith in official
administration in matters where questions of taste
are involved, and if the State is to undertake the
provision of dwellings on a large scale we sincerely
hope public opinion will make itself felt so as to

ensure that the charms of Nature shall not be
marred by the erection of unsightly structures all
over the country. That will not happen if the
designing of cottages for the wage-earner is en-
trusted to architects who have a proper sense of
the requirements. It is at least a hopeful sign that
architects of high standing in the profession have
been invited to give their attention to this subject,
and thus some interesting results have ensued from
their co-operation. We refer particularly on this
occasion to some experiments of Mr. Arnold
Mitchell, F.R.I.B.A., whose work is well known to


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