No comments about Sex of Architecture.

No comments about Louis Kahn's Situated Modernism.

No comments about Vernacular Architecture in the 21st Century: Theory, Education and Practice.

No comments about The Felix Candela Lectures.

No comments about Storia Dell'Architettura Italiana: Il Qualtrocento.

3 comments about Lloyd Wright.

1. Lloyd Wright's work is brilliant, agitated and theatrical. Many people mistake his buildings for those of his father, but FLW could never have created the marvelous and fanciful designs that came from the hand of his son. FLW was a domineering genius, and I suppose Lloyd went a little overboard in trying to make his own mark; perhaps without his father's vision, but with a sure sense of drama and glamour -- Lloyd's buildings always impress. The post-FLW architects of Taliesin have never been able to come close to the brilliance of their founder, but Lloyd Wright was able to use his father's ideals and still make his own statement. This book surveys his most important creations and contains many beautiful, contemporary photographs. If something is missing, it's more photos of the original interiors -- but perhaps these pictures no longer exist. An excellent and worthy tribute to a long-neglected master.



2. I've long marveled at Lloyd Wright's Southern California residences and wondered when a book like this might appear. His buildings are so sensual, complex and full of surprises that any large-format photo collection couldn't help but be magnificently beautiful. And this one certainly is. My only diappointments with the book came in regard to the paucity of floorplans and the many extant buildings which receive only a token mention and a tiny photo in the appendix.



3. The photos of the Wayfarer's chapel in Palos Verdes, CA is worth half the price of the book. I know it had a profound influence on an architect friend, Lee A. Ward A.I.A. in Napa, on his way to Taliasen West.

3 comments about Morocco Modern (Ypma, Herbert J. M. World Design, 4.).

1. Don't let yourself be fooled by the title. This isn't really an interior design book at all. It's more of a Moroccan themed photography book, filled with artsy camera angles, photos of random people, and extreme closeup shots of architecture, while also focusing on the history and various exports of Morocco. As a Moroccan sourcebook, it's not half bad. It's very informative and written in a very informal style that's easily digested by the average reader. I really enjoyed reading the historical information and looking at the gorgeous pictures, hence the 4 stars.
   
   However, if you are thinking of picking this up as a resource for Moroccan style interior decorating, I wouldn't recommend this as one of your top picks. There are many other interior decorating books out there which are so much better for that purpose... "Moroccan Style" by Alexandra Bonfante-Warren, "Moroccan Interiors" by Lisa Lovatt-Smith, and "Exotic Style" by Sara Bliss, to name just a few. I picked this up to add to my Moroccan decorating collection, and was pretty disappointed with it as a design book. It hardly focuses on design at all.
   
   There aren't any interior pictures at all of average Moroccan homes. The few interior pictures featured are limited to public buildings such as mosques, historical sites, hotels, and government buildings. Most of the photographs in this book are exterior shots combined with closeup pictures of tilework, grillework, calligraphy, pottery, and textiles. To get a better idea of what I mean, take a look at the back cover of the book. The 6 pictures featured on the back cover of the book give a pretty fair overview of most of the photographic content of this book. The pictures are very lovely, but most of them aren't going to be too terrible helpful as design inspiration.



2. I bought this book for its colorful, lush photography, high production values, and because I just really wanted it when I saw it. As a book collector, I had to have it. As an artist, I can't walk by it on the shelf without picking it up and looking inside - it's very inspiring. Makes me want to go to Morocco !



3. The richness of the colors, the incredible patterns for the tiles, the bountiful King's Palmeraie... I was just inspired. Immensily superior to Moroccan Interiors, better photos and no comparison in terms of the tex

No comments about Signs of Grace: Meditations on the Notre Dame Campus.

No comments about Objectile: Fast-Wood: A Brouillon Project (Consequence Book Series on Fresh Architecture).

2 comments about Sir Banister Fletcher's a History of Architecture.

1. If you are seriously interested in architecure then this should be a staple of your library. Whether an architecturtal student or a professional this book is a most. It it well written in the text and superbly highlighted with examples of photographs and sketches.
   
   As a student in architectural school this was a valuable tool for studies and design ideas for projects. As a professional I would be lying if I said that I never pull it off my bookshelf.
   
   This is not a book for simple or light reading. It is a reference book that belongs in any architectural interested person's library.



2. As a student of Architecture, this was my guide to History of World Architecture. The illustrations are a highlight to this book. Sir Banister Fletcher talks in depth about each of the Architectures like Egyptian, Roman, Greek...to Modern Skyscrapers in terms of evolution of civilizations, Architecture, the Architects, the building materials etc.. The book is like a Guru for History of Architecture.