OTYPE=R : metzjfcomplete.txt : 00478 | Metzelaar reports on one of the nine questions put to the sections by the board. It concerns the question of whether an award for an architect will indeed and preferably be a prix de Rome, in other words whether a stay in Italy will be useful for him above all. The answer given by Metzelaar Sr. recommends an obligatory first acquaintance with the treasures of the classical art world in Italy and Greece, after which he can be left free to choose which path to follow.