Masonry Magazine April 1972 Page. 28
New England C/M Association Hosts
Architects for First Time in History
MCAA Vice President Charles F. Velardo joined 150 architects and block manufacturers at the High-rise and Housing Seminar held at the Architectural Center in Boston, April 5. Three block manufacturers were honored for their 150 years of total service to the industry-Telico Rappoli, Jack Freedman and Joe Mazza. Also honored was Dean Arcangelo Cascieri, FAIA, who recently completed 50 years of service with the Architectural Center.
At the head table, among other guests, were (from the left) Henry Toennies, Charles F. Velardo, Bill LeMessurier and Hugh Shepley. Speakers at the all-day session included Albyn Mackintosh, structural engineer, Los Angeles; Arnold Kronstadt, senior partner, Collins & Kronstadt, Silver Spring, Md., and Paul Lenchuk, executive director, and Henry Toennies, director of engineering, National Concrete Masonry Association, Arlington, Va. Joining them as guests at the head table were: Hugh Shepley, president, Massachusetts State Association of Architects; Robert S. Sturgis, FAIA, president, Boston Society of Architects; Gilbert W. Starkey, president, Construction Specifications Institute; William LeMessurier of LeMessurier Associates, Inc., Boston; George Notter, Professional Relations Committee, Boston Society of Architects and Kenneth Dagostino, New York State Concrete Masonry Association. Don Foster, John O'Connor and Victor Kjellman were responsible for arrangements. This was the first Boston seminar hosted by the New England Concrete Masonry Association in the more than 30 years of its existence. Attendance and interest indicated that the association will schedule another such meeting for architects next year, according to Victor Kjellman.
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