No comments about Pool Design (Architecture).

No comments about Dibujo tecnico.

1 comments about Stereolithography & Other RP&M Technologies: From Rapid Prototyping to Rapid Tooling.

1. just to know about the books and its contents

No comments about Window Systems for High-Performance Buildings.

5 comments about Golf Course Architecture: Evolutions in Design, Construction, and Restoration Technology.

1. Starts off very well with the hope that it will get more technical but instead becomes more theoretical in areas such as aesthetics and fine art, areas which the author seems to not have a background in. ie, his discussion of perception, symmetry and balance etc. If you can skip the middle chapters its not bad but again I had hoped for more technical insights. Perhaps I needed a book on golf course construction. I just assumed from architecture courses that construction issues and recommendations as well as more detail of layout relative to game play would be discussed.



2. This is one of five best technical books I ever found. As a beginner in golf course design, I found in this book all I needed to realize my projects.



3. This is a fascinating book for any golf enthusiast or historian, as well as an essential practical resource for anyone actively involved in golf course design, construction and maintenance.

   The design process progresses from the green to the individual hole to the entire course. Detailed technical information is well integrated with aesthetic and theoretical concepts making the entire book interesting & readable.

   The book is packed with color photos of individual holes to illustrate design concepts, sites under construction and wonderful historical documents. The technical drawings & plans are well done and very useful.

   This book is a great example of making a technical manual a joy to read. Any golfer who appreciates the background of the course he or she is playing on will love it.




4. This book is filled with wonderful pictures from cover to cover. An incredible collection of the worlds most famous golf courses and designers.



5. Simply an outstanding look at the fascinating process of taking a piece of land and sculpting a chapmionship layout. A step-by-step process that details the many intricacies and disciplines involved in creating a golf course. Any golfer will more fully appreciate the not only what they see on a course, but also what they "don't" see. The photos and illustrations are plentiful and precise in leading one through each phase of construction. Must reading for an serious student of the game. Kevin Burke

No comments about Using LANDCADD.

1 comments about Digital Tectonics.

1. Neal Leach et al., ed., Digital Tectonics (Wiley, 2004)
   
   Let me start by saying that I know absolutely nothing about architecture besides what I've read here and in Michael Benedikt's stuff, so most of the time I've no bloody idea what I was reading here. This one came to me as a library mixup (someone had gotten it confused with Loss Glazier's Digital Poetics), but it caught my attention, and so I read it anyway.
   
   When did philosophy and architecture become so entangled? (I ask myself this after Benedikt's stuff, too.) I don't know, but the end result is that books like this, which are aimed at showcasing new technologies in architecture, also end up showcasing a good deal of philosphy. And I'm on still tenuous, but far more solid, ground with philosophy than I am with calculus, so I did understand at least part of what was going on.
   
   According to Leach and his contributors, there has been a fundamental rift in the construction of buildings since time immemorial-- the architect's aesthetics and the engineer's physics. The point of the digital tectonics movement is to find ways, through computer technology, that these two things can be brought together into one profession. (Can you hear the engineers screaming for blood now? I can.) In order to give the reader an idea of the directions the digital tectonic movement is taking, they published this slim, but detailed and lavishly illustrated, collection of papers from some of the foremost names in the field.
   
   Drawing on the mostly-conceptual work of Gaudi and Otto, and using Deleuze and Guattari mostly as dummies at which to aim critical looks, these folks are proclaiming the idea of a revolution in architecture that will change, if it succeeds, the very way society interacts. This is most evident in the paper "SoftOffice," detailing the construction of a hypothetical space (well, two; an office building and a childs' playroom, though one gets the feeling that the authors see the two as eventually interchangeable) completely at odds with what we know of space today, and yet intuitive. It's easy to see the strengths of such an installation as an office building. This is, in no small part, because the paper's author is also a gifted writer.
   
   As with any anthology of work where the main profession of those contributing is not writing, this is not always the case. There are a few papers that seem to wander off aimlessly or end long before they should (and there's one baleful attempt at a poem that reads rather like a building would look if I tried to design it), but a good portion of what's here does its job quite nicely.
   
   That said, I can tell you from experience that Digital Tectonics is not in any way a book for beginners; if you've got a background in architecture, you're likely to get more out of it than I did. Still, I found it quite enjoyable. ***

No comments about Bruno Monguzzi: A Designer's Perspective (Issues in Cultural Theory,).

No comments about New Perspectives: Country Houses (New Perspectives).

5 comments about Autocad 2000 Bible.

1. AutoCAD 2000 Bible leads the student through a step by step process to teach even the beginner how to use AutoCAD 2000.



2. Having purchased AutoCAD for Dummies 2000, and AutoCAD for Architecture 14, this book makes you roll up your sleeves and start working productively from the second chapter. It's written for both the beginner and intermediate AutoCAD user. The CD has various small excercises to complete and provides the user with a wealth of time-saving steps. For anyone using AutoCAD 2000, whether you are a student or professional, this book is excellent. It has saved me literally hours of frustration. The book addresses both architectural and mechanical/electrical diciplines. The plotting chapter is exhaustive, and anyone using AutoCAD knows how important the proper procedures are for final output. Highly recommend this book.



3. This is a great Reference book. It is verry straight forward. Verry indepth. The chapters on 3d modeling are extremly helpful.



4. I have used this book to teach a basic Cad class. It is helpful for use of reference only, but for a beginner, it can be overwhelming



5. This is a very good book, I am exceptionally pleased about this purchase.