Mack Scogin
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Department of Architecture

 

 

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Mack Scogin/Merrill Elam: Knowlton Hall
Editors: Todd Gannon, Teresa Ball
Chronicle Books, 2005

Some buildings are famous. Others deserve to be, but in their modesty remain satisfied to stand simply as excellent works of architecture. Such is the case with Ohio State University School of Architecture's recently completed Knowlton School of Architecture. Designed by the internationally respected firm Mack Scogin Merrill Elam, Knowlton manages to project both a monumental physicality and a sense of subdued elegance. Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects/Knowlton Hall provides a comprehensive look at this impressive new work using sketches, models, renderings, working drawings, and photographs. As with all of the books in the Source Book series, it is accompanied by commentaries from the architects and by critics who explore both the technical and contextual elements of the work. Todd Gannon is a lecturer in architectural theory and design at the Knowlton School of Architecture and a project designer at Acock Associates Architects in Columbus, Ohio.

CONTENTS
Data and Chronology
Conversations with Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam
  On Seeing
  Laban Dance Center Competition
Preliminary Design
Schematic Design
Design Development
Final Drawings
Execution
Completed Construction
Credits
Bibliographies




Mack & Merrill: the Work of Scogin Elam and Bray Architects
edited by Jason Smart, Michigan Architecture Papers, no.7
University of Michigan College of Architecture + Urban Planning, 1999

The things here are products of fantastic clients, not with great budgets, but with great expectations and a lot of energy and a lot of trust. More importantly, a great deal of curiosity about the power of architecture and the ability of architects to, through their medium, somehow touch their spirit and their dreams and fantasies. They talk about these things. These are not things that we are very comfortable talking about, but what we've learned is that great clients are comfortable with talking about those things and they do believe that architecture can do that. We have been fortunate to have wonderful clients over the years, and we have been fortunate to have an amazing group of young people working with us through the years that have believed in the principle that architecture can change lives and can make things that are of great value and fun, and can be fun and can actually be built with care and craftsmanship. It has been a fantastic adventure for us and we are not sure where it all goes from here, but I guess we'll see. Thank you once again; thank you for your patience and thank you for coming.

— Mack Scogin, from his closing remarks




Scogin, Elam, and Bray : Critical Architecture/Architectural Criticism
by Mark Linder; Ann Bergren

Discusses the Clayton County Library, WQXI Radio, the High Museum at Georgia Pacific Center, and other projects designed by the architectural firm.

Contents
Giving critical care / Mark Linder
Appling/McGregor House
Picking up the pieces / Jeffrey Kipnis
New Visions Gallery
Chmar House
Building a practice : Scogin Elam and Bray and social space / Jennifer Wicke
Turner Village, Candler School of Theology
Artemisia, Aristotle, and the view from L.A. / Ann Bergren
Bridge at Concourse
Clayton County Library
WQXI Radio
Dressing down : monuments and material cladding / Anthony Vidler
Buckhead Library
Tallahassee office building
High Museum at Georgia Pacific Center
The architecture of difference : engagement and representation in the work of Scogin Elam and Bray / Alan Plattus
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Corporate Headquarters
Herman Miller, Atlanta
Herman Miller, Michigan


Bibliography by Project
 
Monographs
  Mack & Merrill: The 1999 Charles & Ray Eames Lecture, University of Michigan, 2000
Scogin Elam and Bray: Critical Architecture / Architectural Criticism, Rizzoli, 1992
 
64 Wakefield
  The Architecture Traveler: A Guide to 263 Key American Buildings, W. W. Norton & Company, 2005
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture Travel Edition
, Phaidon Press, 2005
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture, Phaidon Press, 2004
Pools and Spas: New Designs for Gracious Living, Rockport Publishers, 2003
See-Through Houses: Inspirational Homes and Features in Glass, Ryland Peters & Small, 2001
The New American Swimming Pool, Whitney Library of Design, 2001
The New American House 3, Whitney Library of Design, 2001
Four Rooms (Russia), "Life in the Preserve." July 2001
Residential Architect, "split decision." May 2001
The Architect, The Images Publishing Group, 2001
Sotheby’s International Realty: Domain, "Taking the Plunge." Fall / Winter 2000
Art Forum, "The Un-Private House." November 1999
Abitare 388 (Italy), "Pool with Peripherals." October 1999
GA Houses 61 (Japan), "64 Wakefield." October 1999
Metropolitan Home, "Home Peep Show." July / August 1999 
Newsweek, "Burning Down the House." 19 July 1999 
The New York Times, "Drop-Dead Beauty and Luxe, With an Intimate Index of Change." 2 July 1999 
House Beautiful, "MOMA Comes Home." July 1999 
The Un-Private House, The Museum of Modern Art, July 1999 
The Wall Street Journal, "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be the Living Room." 25 June 1999
Architecture Record, "Record Houses." April 1998
Atlanta, "Who Says You Can't Have a Lap Pool in Your Bedroom?" April 1998
 
A Country House
  GA Houses Projects 2004 (Japan), "Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects." March 2004
 
A Studio and A Playroom
  GA Houses 56 (Japan), "A Studio and a Playroom." April 1998
 
Appling - McGregor House
  A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "A Weekend House." June 1992
 
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce           
  Office Age (Japan), "Office Now." August 1990
A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Scogin Elam and Bray Architects."  November 1989
 
The Atlanta Pavilion
  1,000 Architects, The Images Publishing Group, 2004
immaterial / ultramaterial, George Braziller / Harvard Design School, 2002
 
Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture – The Ohio State University
  Praxis 8, “Programming aspiration: Mack Scogin / Merrill Elam / Knowlton Hall.” Summer 2006
Praxis 8, “Program is as program does.” Summer 2006
Competitions, “Interview: Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam.” Winter 2005/2006
Mack Scogin Merrill Elam / Knowlton Hall, Source Books in Architecture 6, Princeton Architectural Press, 2005
The Plan (Italy), “Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects.” November 2005
Architecture, “Instructive Spaces.” July 2005
Architectural Record, “Knowlton Hall.” May 2005
In Form Z, "A New School of Architecture at OSU." June 2002
Columbus Monthly, "Instructive Design." August 2001
Harvard Design Magazine, "Faculty Project." Winter / Spring 2001
 
Bailey HouseStudio
  Architectural Record, Record Houses 2004, April 2004
GA Houses 77 (Japan), September 2003
GA Houses 70 (Japan), "Bailey House." March 2002
 
Bank for International Settlements Invited Competition
  Designing with Models: A Studio Guide to Making and Using Architectural Design Models, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005
1,000 Architects, The Images Publishing Group, 2004
Assemblage 41, "Work of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects." April 2000
 
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Invited Competition
  Competing Globally in Architecture Competitions, Wiley-Academy, 2005
Competitions, "Raising the Bar in Dallas." Winter 2001 / 2002
 
Bridge at Concourse
  Contruzioni (Italy), "Ponte pedonale ad Atlanta." June 1990
A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Scogin Elam and Bray Architects."  November 1989
 
Bridge Over Highway 41
  GA Document 43 (Japan), "Bridge Over Highway 41." April 1995
 
Buckhead Branch Library
  Designing with Models: A Studio Guide to Making and Using Architectural Design Models, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005
Library Building Projects: Tips for Survival, Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1994
GA Document 32 (Japan), "Buckhead Branch Library." March 1992
A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Buckhead Branch Library." June 1992
100 Contemporary Architects, Henry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers, 1991
The Washington Post, "Spellbound at the Library." 23 March 1991
Progressive Architecture, "Meaning from Chaos." December 1990
Quaderns (Spain), "L.A. to N.Y.." November 1990
L'Architecture D'Aujourd'Hui (France), "USA: D'est en Ouest." ("USA: from East to West."), October 1990
Assemblage 7, "Work of Scogin Elam and Bray." Fall 1988
Progressive Architecture, "In Progress." August 1987
 
Carol Cobb Turner Branch Library
  Designing with Models: A Studio Guide to Making and Using Architectural Design Models, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005
The Architect, The Images Publishing Group, 2001
It’s a Great Wall, Watson-Guptill Publications, 2000
Library Builders, Academy Editions, 1997
Architectural Record, "Hands-On Architecture." May 1992
GA Document 32 (Japan), "Morrow Branch Library." March 1992
A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Morrow Branch Library." June 1992
Architectura 289 (Spain), "Rethinking the Present." October 1991
 
Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center – Clemson University
  Competitions, “Interview: Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam.” Winter 2005/2006
 
Chicago Public Schools Invited Competition
  Competing Globally in Architecture Competitions, Wiley-Academy, 2005
Architecture for Education: New School Designs from the Chicago Competition, Business and Professional People for the Public, 2002
Competitions, "An Elementary School Paradigm?" Summer 2001
Chicago Sun-Times, "Out-of-Town Architects Win Design Bid to Build Accessible Schools." 12 April 2001
Chicago Sun-Times, "Designers Go Back to School." 2 April 2001
Focus, "Thinking Big for Small Schools." April 2001
 
Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries
  Architectural Record, "A Firm of Many Visions." September 1996
 
Clayton County Headquarters Library
  Competitions, “Interview: Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam.” Winter 2005/2006
Library Building Projects: Tips for Survival, Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1994
immaterial / ultramaterial, George Braziller / Harvard Design School, 2002
Library Builders, Academy Editions, 1997
Quaderns (Spain), "L.A. to N.Y.." November 1990
L'Architecture D'Aujourd'Hui (France), "USA: D'est en Ouest." ("USA: from East to West."), October 1990 Architecture, "Practical, Unpretentious, Open & Family Oriented." May 1989
American Libraries (American Library Association), "Light and Space." April 1989
9H (England), "Work of Scogin Elam and Bray." Spring 1989
Time Magazine, "A Compelling New Modernism." 3 January 1988
Library Journal, "Public Library Buildings." December 1988
Progressive Architecture, "K-Mart for Information." November 1988
Assemblage 7, "Work of Scogin Elam and Bray." Fall 1988
Progressive Architecture, "In Progress." August 1987
 
Corning Child Development Center
  Architecture, "Children in Motion." July 1994
GA Document 38 (Japan), "Corning Incorporated Child Development Center." February 1994
GSD News, Child Development Center, Winter / Spring 1993
 
Don and Sylvia Shaw Salon and Spa
  The Architect, The Images Publishing Group, 2001
Architectural Record, "A Place to Scrub, Rub, Oil, Wax, Massage, Trim, Cleanse, Pamper." September 1996
 
Georgia Power Headquarters
  Corporate Design, “Georgia Power Steps Up to Solar.” November / December 1982
SD: Space Design, February 1983
A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), July 1982
 
Herman Miller Cherokee Operations
  Industrial Spaces, The Images Publishing Group, 2003
Atlanta Business Chronicle, "Mack Scogin Merrill Elam wins four Honor Awards." 5-11 December 2003
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Again, masters of the modernist vernacular." 19 October 2003
Architectural Record, "MSME mediates between the man-made and the natural." November 2002
Architectural Record, "Drain It Right: Wetlands for Managing Runoff." August 2001
 
Herman Miller Entry Pavilion
  L'Architecture D'Aujourd'Hui (France), "USA: D'est en Ouest." ("USA: from East to West"), October 1990
 
Herman Miller Roswell
  Architectural Record, January 1983
A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), July 1982
 
Herman Miller Showroom
  L'Architecture D'Aujourd'Hui (France), "USA: D'est en Ouest." ("USA: from East to West"), October 1990
A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Scogin Elam and Bray Architects."  November 1989
Architectural Record, "Spatial Craft." June 1989
 
The High Museum at Georgia Pacific Center
  A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Scogin Elam and Bray Architects."  November 1989
9H (England), "Work of Scogin Elam and Bray." Spring 1989
Architecture, "Museum Grafted Onto a Tower." May 1988
Atlanta Journal, "Daring Design." 29 May 1988
Architectural Record, "The Framer's Art." November 1986
 
House Chmar
 

The House Book, Phaidon, 2001
Domus (Italy), "Single-Family House in Atlanta, Georgia." April 1998
Modern American Houses, Abrams / Architectural Record, 1996
Modern House, Phaidon, 1995
The New American House, Whitney Library of Design, 1995
A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Scogin Elam and Bray Architects." June 1992
Architectural Record, "Tree House." April 1991
Hauser (Germany), "Respecting Nature." April 1991
GA Houses 30 (Japan), "House Chmar." December 1991
HG House and Garden, "Atlanta Aloft." January 1991
L'Architecture D'Aujourd'Hui (France), "USA: D'est en Ouest." ("USA: from East to West"), October 1990
A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Scogin Elam and Bray Architects." November 1989
 

House for the Next Millennium
  House Beautiful, "Houses for the Next Millennium." July 1998
 
House in Brookline
  Art / Invention / House, Rizzoli New York, 2005
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture Travel Edition, Phaidon Press, 2005
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture, Phaidon Press, 2004
Interior Digest, “Stone Chameleon.” March 2004
The New American House 4, Whitney Library of Design, 2003
Beyond the Bauhaus: The Legacy of Walter Gropius and Modern Boston, October 2003
GA Houses 69 (Japan), "A House in Brookline." January 2002
The Boston Globe, "Modernity's New Wave." 29 October 1998
 
Jannach Residence
  GA Houses 34 (Japan), "Jannach House." March 1992
 
Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library – University of California, Berkeley
  The Plan (Italy), “Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects.” November 2005
Arquitectura Coam (Spain), “Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library.” April 2005
Architecture, “Night and Day.” December 2004
 
John J. Ross - William C. Blakley Law Library – Arizona State University
  The Architect, The Images Publishing Group, 2001
Library Builders, Academy Editions, 1997
Contemporary American Architects, Taschen, 1996
L'Industria Delle Costruzioni 288 (Italy), "Biblioteca Della Facolta Di Giurisprudenza." October 1995
A+U:  Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Scogin Elam and Bray Architects." March 1995
GA Document 38 (Japan), "John J. Ross – William C. Blakley Law Library." February 1994
Architectural Record, "Adventure in Form." January 1994
RIBA Journal (England), "Desert Storm. " January 1994
Syllabus (American Bar Association), "Reflections on the Dedication of a New Law Library." Winter 1994
A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Law Library Expansion." June 1992
 
Laban Centre for Movement and Dance Invited Competition
  Designing with Models: A Studio Guide to Making and Using Architectural Design Models, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005
1,000 Architects, The Images Publishing Group, 2004
Assemblage 41, "Work of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects." April 2000
 
Lee B. Philmon Branch Library
  The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture Travel Edition, Phaidon Press, 2005
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture, The Phaidon Press, 2004
Architecture for the Books, The Images Publishing Group, 2003
Atlanta Business Chronicle, "Mack Scogin Merrill Elam wins four Honor Awards." 5-11 December 2003
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Again, masters of the modernist vernacular.” 19 October 2003
American Libraries (American Library Association), "Building for the Future." April 2003
Architecture, "Tight Bookkeeping." February 2000
 
Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center – Wellesley College
  Architecture in the United Sates, Taschen, 2007
Time + Architecture, “Forest of Wellesley.” January 2007
ArchitectureBoston, “2006 Harleston Parker Medal.” January / February 2007
The Boston Globe, “Taking the mystery out of architecture.” 21 December 2006
The New Republic, “Dorm Art.” 13 November 2006
Bloomberg.com, “Exploding Campus Center at Wellesley Nurtures Student Life.” 08 August 2006
Architectural Record, “Mack Scogin Merrill Elam angles its architecture toward the landscape and culture of Wellesley with the idiosyncratic Wang Campus Center.” July 2006
Harvard Design Magazine, “Faculty Projects.” Spring / Summer 2006
Wellesley Magazine, A Special Issue on the Culmination of the Wellesley Campaign, Fall 2005
Competitions, “Interview: Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam.” Winter 2005/2006
The Boston Globe, “Robert Campbell’s Picks.” 25 December 2005
The Boston Globe, “Center of attention on a centerless campus.” 13 November 2005
The Plan (Italy), “Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects.” November 2005
The Wellesley Townsman, “Curiouser and curiouser.” 27 October 2005
The New York Times, “Building a Better Soundtrap.” 29 August 2004
Architectural Record, "Buildings have become more complex; technology keeps evolving." March 2004
 
Mountain House
  Interior Digest (Russia), "At the Foot of the Mountains." June 2003
See-Through Houses: Inspirational Homes and Features in Glass, Ryland Peters & Small, 2001
The American House Today, Carles Broto & Josep Minguet, 2000
Wallpaper (England), "Go Tell It On the Mountain." March 1999
GA Houses 56 (Japan), "Mountain House." April 1998
House Beautiful, "A House That Delivers." March 1998
American House Now - Contemporary Architectural Directions, Universe Publishing, 1997
Architectural Record, "A House in the North Georgia Mountains." April 1997
 
Mountain Tree House
  Industria delle Costruzioni, “Casa per gli ospiti a Dillard, Georgia.” April 2008
Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture, Laurence King Publishing Ltd, 2007
de arhitectura: Case in Peisaje (Romania), “Mountain Tree House.” nr. 20, 2006
Glass Houses, Collins Design, 2006
Grand Designs (UK), “The Perfect House.” August 2006
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture Travel Edition, Phaidon Press, 2005
Beautiful Homes, "Into the Woods." July 2004
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture, Phaidon Press, 2004
Archicree, “Maison dans le Maine.” July-August 2003
Another 100 of the World’s Best Houses, The Images Publishing Group, 2003
Atlanta Business Chronicle, "Mack Scogin Merrill Elam wins four Honor Awards." 5-11 December 2003
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Again, masters of the modernist vernacular." 19 October 2003
GA Houses 77 (Japan), September 2003
Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, "Mountain Modern." August 2003
Interior Digest (Russia), "At the Foot of the Mountains." June 2003
Architectural Record, "Mountain Guesthouse." April 2003
25 Houses: Under 2500 Square Feet, HarperCollins Publishers, 2002
GA Houses 66 (Japan), "Mountain Garage." March 2001
 
New Visions Gallery
  A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Scogin Elam and Bray Architects." June 1992
Architectural Record, "Art on the Rise." September 1988
 
Nomentana Residence
  Qanbar Dywidag (Saudi Arabia), April 2004
Contemporary Windows, Mitchell Beazley, 2003
Interior Digest (Russia), "Back into Woods." February 2003
100 of the World’s Best Houses, The Images Publishing Group, 2002
House: American Houses for the New Century, Universe Publishing, 2001
The Perfect Room, Rockport Publishers, 2001
The New American House 3, Whitney Library of Design, 2001
See-Through Houses: Inspirational Homes and Features in Glass, Ryland Peters & Small, 2001
The Architect, The Images Publishing Group, 2001
Modern House 2, Phaidon, 2001
Diseño Interior (Spain), "Casa Nomentana en Maine." January 2001
The Bathroom Idea Book, Taunton Press, 1999
Architectural Record, "1999 Honors and Awards." May 1999
Hauser (Germany), "Wohnslalom in New England." May 1999
GA Houses 58 (Japan), "A House in Maine." January 1999
The New York Times, "Return to Innovation In a House That Dares." 2 July 1998
ArchiCréé-281 (France), "Maison dans le Maine." April 1998
Architecture, "Maine Frame." March 1998
 
Pittsburgh Children’s Museum Invited Competition
  Designing with Models: A Studio Guide to Making and Using Architectural Design Models, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005
1,000 Architects, The Images Publishing Group, 2004
 
Reston Town Center Gallery
  A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Reston Gallery of Science and Art." June 1992
 
"Sensation" High Museum of Art Installation
  Sky Magazine, July 1985
Art Education, "How the Arts and Technology Can Extend the Sense." May 1985
 
Serenbe Community
  Contract Magazine, December 2005
Contract Magazine, “Art and Architecture.” November 2005
The Citizen Newspaper, “Arts center headed for Serenbe.” 21 November 2005
 
“Spaces and Illusions” High Museum of Art Installation
  informes de la construccion (Spain), “Spaces and Illusions.” October 1980
 
Tallahassee City Hall
  Architectural Record, "A Positive Presence." November 1984
A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), August 1984
 
"Touch Me!" High Museum of Art Installation
  Sky Magazine, July 1985
 
Turner Village at the Candler School of Theology – Emory University
  Designing with Models: A Studio Guide to Making and Using Architectural Design Models, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005
GA Document 32 (Japan), "D. Abbott Turner Center." March 1992
A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Scogin Elam and Bray Architects." June 1992
Architectura 289 (Spain), "Rethinking the Present." October 1991
Progressive Architecture, "Focal Point." December 1990
L'Architecture D'Aujourd'Hui (France), "USA: D'est en Ouest" ("USA: from East to West"), October 1990
Progressive Architecture, "In Progress." March 1988
 
United States Courthouse – Austin, Texas
  Austin American-Statesman, “An ‘extroverted’ courthouse.” 28 March 2006
Austin American-Statesman, “A first look at Austin’s future U.S. courthouse.” 26 March 2006
Competitions, “Interview: Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam.” Winter 2005/2006
Austin American-Statesman, “Modern design envisioned for site of Austin’s Intel shell.” 23 December 2005
Texas Architect, “Interlocking Spaces Key to Proposed Design.” November / December 2004
The New York Times, “Uncle Sam, Visionary Builder.” 19 September 2004
 
University of Connecticut at Storrs – Fine Arts Center Invited Competition
  Designing with Models: A Studio Guide to Making and Using Architectural Design Models, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005
 
US Shoe Corporation Headquarters
  A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), July 1982
 
Willow Street Residence Hall – Tulane University
  Atlanta Business Chronicle, "Mack Scogin Merrill Elam wins four Honor Awards." 5-11 December 2003
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Again, masters of the modernist vernacular.” 19 October 2003
Architecture, "Cool Jazz." September 2001
New Orleans Magazine, "Willow Street Dormitory at Tulane University." May 2000
Praxis 0, "Willow Street Dormitory." Fall 1999
 
Wolfsburg Science Center Invited Competition
  1,000 Architects, The Images Publishing Group, 2004
Assemblage 41, "Work of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects." April 2000
 
WQXI Radio Station and Corporate Headquarters
  A+U: Architecture and Urbanism (Japan), "Scogin Elam and Bray Architects."  November 1989
Progressive Architecture, "Focal Point." January 1988
Progressive Architecture, "In Progress." April 1986
Art Papers, "Southerness." July / August 1986
 
Zhongkai Sheshan Villas
  GA Houses 92 Project 2006 (Japan), "Mack Scogin Merrill Elam.," April 2006