No comments about Model Graphics.

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2 comments about Space is the Machine: A Configurational Theory of Architecture.

1. Ever been frustrated? Ever been confused? Ever been disgusted by mediocrity??? Then read Bill Hillier. He is the prophet and this is the Bible of Urban Design and Architecture.



2. I am a graduate student in the College of Architecture at Texas Tech University and this book was required for an Urban Design and Planning Class. I have read the book three times and am writing a lengthy research report based on the book. I have found the book to be very beneficial to the understanding of Spatial Analysis and why people use space as they do. It is a very complex and cumbersome read, however, it is extremely beneficial to those studying urban planning and building design. It was an excellant addition to my library and I recommend it to other colleagues in my field of Architecture. Bill Hillier brings up many points which support his theories and gives excellant graphics throughout the book to help explain the concepts he presents. His models have been an influence in the production of my own Master's Thesis and will give an excellant basis to my own aspirations towards design of public buildings and space. He also has another book which precedes this text: the title is The Social Logic of Space. Space Is The Machine is basically the sequel to The Social Logic of Space.

No comments about The Duke & the Emperor: Wellington & Napoleon (Biography & Memoirs).

No comments about Venice's Mediterranean Colonies: Architecture and Urbanism.

No comments about Orkney (RIAS Illustrated Architectural Guides to Scotland).

No comments about Built For Us: The Work of Government and Colonial Architects, 1860s to 1960s.

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2 comments about Buildings of Colorado (Buildings of the United States).

1. The fifth in an ongoing series of field guides to the buildings of the United States, commissioned from experts by the Society of Architectural Historians. Companion volumes are available on Alaska, DC, Iowa, Michigan, and Nevada, with another dozen in preparation. It's an invaluable project, the most ambitious of its kind since the WPA State guides of the 1930s, and it maps the terra incognita between the few major cities that have been professionally surveyed.

   Colorado is more notable for natural wonders than architecture, and had little more to show than Mesa Verde 150 years ago. Noel provides an encyclopedic 600 pages of plans, photos, and commentary on boom towns-from those that have faded to those, like Denver, that have exploded. He is equally sympathetic to the best new work, but stumbles in his appraisal of an Ed Niles house-a controversial cluster of glass cubes in Vail-as he observes: "This eyecatcher revives the International Style in the Postmodern tradition of Richard Meier."




2. There is much architecture to see in Colorado and Mr. Noel has eloquently documented the variety of buildings one might make a special trip to visit. I especially enjoyed the small town examples. For information on the bigger cities in Colorado, there are more complete guides to Architecture and history... read those too! Keep in mind, that the point of this book was to document those buildings which you could visit or experience; there aren't many examples of private residences or secure buildings. Buy this book and start to plan your road trips through Colorado!

No comments about Art & the City: A Dream of Urbanity (Art and Design Profiles).