26 FEBRUARY 1943, Page 13

THE POST-WAR HOME

Sta,—I, too, disagree with-your 'correspondent, Mrs. Carter, that pre- fabrication and standardisation are much -the same, and agree with your correspondent, Sebastian Stafford, that there, is a difference between the two. Both pre-fabrication and standardisitiOn are necessities if the post- war building programme is to proceed at a rapid pace ; the former should he particularly useful in the building of temporary housing accommoda- tion pending the erectim of buildings on more traditional lines, and, in both, standardised parts may be usefully employed without detracting from the architectural merits or affecting the amenities of homes in the true sense. Circumstances prevailing at the close of hostilities may prevent the architect from using tractional ideas in planning .and many new materials may have to be utilised in building, but the. modern architect is quite capable of designing houses good to look at and com- fortable to live in with whatever materials may be in supply when the war

is over.—Yours faithfully, G. B. J. ATHOE, Secretary. The Incorporated Association of Architects and Surveyors, 75 Eaton Place, S.W. i.