
Northern Virginia until he moved with wife Denise in 2001 to Rappahannock County in the Blue Ridge Mountains. This noble, experiential school whereĭesign students learned self-awareness in an open curriculum format lasted three years. After his first wife passed away in the early 1980s, Chandler founded, directed and taught at the Spectra School of Design inįlint Hill, Virginia, of which Henry Kamphoefner, Duncan Stuart, and Horatio Caminos were on the Board of Advisors. In 1968 he opened his own office in McLean VA. In 1962 he relocated to Washington DC, where he worked for Chloethiel Woodard Smithand later Mariani andĪssociates. Chandler was friends with Robert Burns and they both worked 1957-1958 for EJ Austin in Southern Pines NC.Ĭhandler moved to New York City where he worked for Skidmore Owings and Merrill.

Service with the Coast Guard and a few years off delayed his graduation until 1960 with a degree inĪrchitecture.

This was increased to ten digits in 1946. When MESC was initially introduced, materials were allocated a unique 7-digit number.

The system is a catalogue of specifications in the English language, to allow buyers to purchase standardised materials all over the world. It was created in 1932 for internal use by Shell, but later on licensed to every company who wished to pay for it.

It is a tool of the materials department for standardisation and handling of materials used in business. The acronym MESC stands for Material and Equipment Standards and Code.
