"LIKE ESKIMO HOUSES? YES, BUT THEY'RE QUAKE-PROOF"

Martin Wagner, assistant professor of Regional Planning, claims that even the Turkish earthquake couldn't destroy houses designed by him, which "are strangely like those of Negroes in the heart of Africa, and Eskimos, yet offer the highest standard of civilization in Housing."

In a recent letter to the New York Times, Professor Wagner said he doubted whether sophisticated Americans would take to his "machine-shaped" dwellings, intended to provide better and cheaper shelter for the masses.

After three years as adviser to the Turkish government in building construction and town-planning, Professor Wagner evolved plans for his houses, which are assembled in single room units, are enameled and steel skinned, and are highly insulated against heat, cold, and noise.