3 comments about Design and Layout of Foodservice Facilities.

1. Great reference book. I have been in the foodservice business for years and I learned a few things from reading this book.



2. As a professional health facilities planner, I was in need of a definative reference on planning institutional kitchens and cafeterias. This book is particularly informative and exceeded my expectations.



3. I like the fact that this book discusses how to make the design and layout of a facility function in its favor. As I read it, it continues to remind me that a lot of thought has to be put into the environment of the facility and people within various specialties must be integrated to make everything work smoothly.

5 comments about Charter of The New Urbanism.

1. This book presents urban design ideas which are useful, sustainable, and proven by time. Many of the cities that are so loved, for example, Paris, Budapest, Prague, Rome, etc., are built on principles of design that are similar to those that are presented in this book. While this form of urbansim may now seem new in America, it is found in America's past, throughout Europe, and other areas of the world. I really enjoyed reading this book.



2. The Charter of the New Urbanism not only sets forth a manifesto of what future generations of town planners and residential developers may deem the most significant architectural movement of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, but it does so with clarity, precision, and economy.

   This volume is an essential text in an essential field, and should be considered so by municipal planners, developers, builders, architects, and citizens who care about the quality of life in their cities, towns, suburbs, and hamlets.

   In addition to rendering their own analyses in compelling and thoughtful prose, McCormick and Leccese have displayed the deftness of master cat herders by wrangling a passel of leading New Urbanists -- by no means the most egregiously agreeable of architectural types -- into presenting their thoughts in a thorough-going and satisfying manner.

   The reader who delves into this book and rides it to its conclusion will come away understanding a great deal about how we live today, and how we could -- and perhaps should -- be living.




3. This is a very dry and disjointed work. If you are interested in the topic, have a blast and read Suburban Nation and The Geography of Nowhere. Then if you want more, buy Christopher Alexander's works--and savor them.



4. "An important work that defines the tenets of New Urbanism, this book serves as the group's manifesto. The charter illustrates the 27 principles of New Urbanism, from the scale of regions to neighborhoods and buildings, and pairs each with an essay by a different author. Now followers of the movement can use the charter to define their work and detractors can refer to it when presenting their side of the debate. ... Graphically pleasing, the book reads well ... When defining the problems of today's development patterns, the text is clear and seductive. ... The test of the Charter of New Urbanism will be its timeless quality. ..."



5. The Charter of the New Urbanism is an absolutely fantastic book. It should be required reading for all planners, architects, public officials, engineers, and citizen activists. It brings together in one book essays from some of today's brightest minds. Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Peter Calthorpe, Walter Kulash, John Norquist and others describe the Congress for the New Urbanism's (CNU) positions on many important issues, such and traffic congestion, regional planning, environmental issues, affordable housing, civic art, and of course, curbing urban sprawl. New Urbanism is a highly organized and diverse branch of the "Smart Growth" family tree. They have brought a broad range of people together in forming this book, which shows that the problems of sprawl, environmental degregation, inner city decay, and increasing separation by race and income are "one interrelated community-building challenge."

1 comments about The Goddess Home Style Guide: Divine Interiors Inspired by Aphrodite, Athena, Atemis, Demeter, Hera, Hestia, and Persephone.

1. Interesting but I thought it would have a little quiz you could take to see which goddess you are! I know I am an Aphrodite but I doubt if most women would automatically know which goddess they are. So other than that which I hope the author will add in upcoming editions I loved the book. Great photos.

2 comments about Harnessing AutoCAD 2007.

1. I am still using this book again and again, trying to learn everything inside, because you know it explains everything what you need in design, ligtning, forming, modeling, texturing looks like you are working in a real 3d or 2d world, THANKS FOR AMAZON-THE BEST SELLING COMPANY, I like amazon service more than other ones, thanks



2. The item was exactly what I was looking for and I got it timely and at a very good price.

2 comments about Climate Considerations in Building and Urban Design.

1. In "Climate Considerations in Building and Urban Design" based on the natural factors and environmental capacities, there are very useful techniques in terms of thermal comfort achievement and energy saving. Passive solar systems including greenhouse, solar chimney, thermal roofs and wall, with simple and clear explanation are presented in this book. This is recommended basic book and perfect reference for all students that they are studying in thermal comfort and passive solar systems in architecture.
   Finally for those that like to know how to use the natural possibilities to achieve thermal comfort in building, Givoni presents a clear reference with good figures and brief explanation.



2. ..that will complement Givoni's Passive Low Energy Cooling of Buildings; the MIT Solar Heat Technologies Series; Brown and DeKay's Sun, Wind & Light; Hyde and Woods' Climate Responsive Design; and Lechner's Heating, Cooling, Lighting on the sustainable design bookshelf. I rate the book four stars rather than five because of its less than careful editing: absolute temperature = F + 459.67 (no mention of Rankine, p. 113), absolute temperature = 492 + F (no reference to the freezing point of water, p. 112), 1" = 5 cm (p. 162-165), dt = finite temperature difference (p. 90), dT = finite temperature difference = "heat island intensity" (p. 281), superscripts written as multipliers (p. 281), to list just a few potential stumbling blocks for students.

No comments about Dreams Behind Glass: The Most Sublime Conservatories.

No comments about Digitalia: Essays on the Digital, The ENvironmental and the Avant-Garde.

2 comments about Lettering for Architects and Designers, 2nd Edition.

1. This book was excellent for an interior design or architectural student. I highly recommed it!



2. If you have ever wondered how architects and designers form such uniform letters, this is an essential reference. It is one of few books that focus on the beauty of written forms presented on blueprints.

   Outside, the book has a simple cover. Inside, every page is filled with the author's handwriting; the letters are incredibly consistent from page to page.

   Although the author presents a limited variety of alphabets, she offers many pointers on how to perfect them. This is clearly a case where quality received a greater emphasis than quantity.

1 comments about Closing the Power Gap between ASIC & Custom: Tools and Techniques for Low Power Design.

1. Recently the requirements for my processor design work have shifted from maximizing performance to minimizing power consumption. This new book from the authors of "Closing the Gap between ASIC & Custom" was published at just the right time. It follows a similar format as the previous book, but instead discusses the considerations involved in minimizing power consumption of processors. The authors again draw extensively on real-world chip design examples and have included contributions from a range of industry experts.
   
   This is a book for chip designers and processor architects. It covers the contribution of and techniques to minimize power consumption from the major factors in processors of leakage, active switching, and clock tree. The book does not discuss the design of software or system hardware outside of processor chips such as batteries, displays, or transceivers.
   
   As academics, the authors have insight into many leading edge design techniques and many companies' commercial chip designs. I know of no other book on low power design that is as deep or thorough a treatment of the subject as this one.

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