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AIA Meets in Sqntq Bqrborn Oct. 5

Santa Barbara, Calif.-Some 700 members of the American Institute of Architects will meet here October 5-8 for the loth annual district conference and convention of California architects. Plans are being prepared by Henry L. Wright of Los Angeles, president of the California Council of Architects; Melvin Ferris, executive director, and others. The largest materials exhibit ever assembled for a California architects' convention rvill be shown at the Biltmore hotel here.

Totol Dollqr Volume Set Augusf All-rime Consfruction High

August's total dollar volume of Dodge Reports of contract awards for future construction in the 37 states east of the Rockies set an all-time high for August and was 2070 higher than August 1954, F. W. Dodge Corporation announced. The figure was $1,894,841,000. The total for the first eight months was $16,130,149,000, up 27/o from the eight-month figure of last year.

Both for August and for the eight months, all three of Dodge's major construction ,categories showed substantial gains over last year. The figures for August were : residential building, $835,418,000, up 2l/o; eight months: residential building, $7,232,18,WO, up 33/o.