No comments about Montreal Metropolis, 1880-1930.

No comments about Italian Architecture from Michelangelo to Borromini: From Michelangelo to Borromini (World of Art).

No comments about Günter Behnisch (Studio Paperback).

No comments about Pierre Puvis De Chavannes.

1 comments about Archaeology of Tomorrow.

1. Travis Price invites us to get out of our safety and boring molds and explore/enjoy/rejoyce in the various creative and living forms that nature offers. In reading Price's book I am reminded that a home is a temple where one can retreat in peace.
   Try it!

2 comments about Viva Las Vegas: After-Hours Architecture.

1. I've read other Alan Hess books- Googie come to mind. I really enjoyed Hess's style for this book. Alan Hess writes an occasional column for the San Jose Mercury News concerning architecture. He did not leave me disappointed with this book. It was evident that Alan Hess enjoyed this place as much as I did on my last visit to Sin City!

   This book came out in 1993. If you're looking for information on the newer hotels that have sprung up, the ones that came and left during then and now, you won't find it here. You will find details about the ones that were imploded during the 90's, which was a nice resource for those of us that were curious about the Sands, Dunes, Hacienda and the Aladdin. It's also an indication of just how much the strip has evolved from the timeline of the publishing of this book and what is the strip looks today, year 2001. An excellent study of the architecture changes of Vegas and its reflections on the rest of the U.S.




2. If you buy one book about the colorful history and architecture of the Golden Age of Las Vegas to the present, THIS IS IT!!! This wonderful book is expertly researched with many many old drawings, postcards, photos, and more!

1 comments about Prussia (Art & Architecture).

1. This big, beautiful book, superbly illustrated, printed and bound, offers a wealth of information in five hundred pages after oversized pages of the development and summit of Prussia's art and architecture. In splendid photographs, it shows in impressive detail the progression of Prussian culture and spirit, from the March of Brandenburg to its establishment as a kingdom, Frederick the Great's reign, to its eventual fate as the singular unifier of the German Empire.

   Examples of Prussian sculpture, painting, architecture, urban planning and landscape design abound in these pages. The palaces of Potsdam (the principal example being Sanssouci) and Berlin (Charlottenburg), the numerous examples of church architecture which include the Marienkirche in Prenzlau and Berlin to the different periods of Gothic, Romanesque, Baroque, Rococo, Neo-classical and Biedermeier periods, are all represented and discussed.

   Major painters like Schirmer, Weidemann, Gartner, Kruger, and others; the corresponding architectural works of von Arnim, Hoffmann, Stuler, van der Rohe, Grunberg, von Erdmannsdorff, Gropius and others; the fine sculptures of Georg Ebenhech, Heymuller, Kollwitz, Schluter, the two Rantz brothers and the Wohler father and sons team and others are all here. And it would not be complete without including the works of the celebrated architect, painter and landscape gardener Georg von Knobelsdorff.

   This is another superlative production by the publishing house of Konemann and its contributors--a labor of love can be gleaned throughout these pages. With its heavy paper and quality binding, it is sometimes a wonder it came at such a reasonable price!

   The book isn't only recommended for architecture and art students but also to established designers and urban planners, who may be willing to invoke the grandeur of the past, maybe not at such a scale but to otherwise improve in the style of some of our architecture without reverting completely to Neo-classicism. What a contrast it would be to juxtapose these works from the sometimes soulless and uninspired design that we sometimes see around us, all in the name of functionality and economies of scale. But then the past cannot really compare with the new. In terms of technical grandeur and brilliance, there isn't really any comparison.

No comments about New Wood Architecture.

2 comments about Best of American Dream Homes: 30 Outstanding Homes.

1. It seems like enormous houses are everywhere these days. I try to get out to see them as much as I can, but sometimes I'm just really grateful for a book that brings them to me. That's what the editors of this book do. I like how the book is arranged (by geographical location, not by size.) The editors have also done a very good job of filtering out small houses and boring houses. Siglag and Hyoun (the editors) really know how to dream.



2. This gives you a view into the homes of the rich and famous. Some of the homes are just remarkably beautiful. It's fun to dream.

2 comments about San Luis Obispo: A History in Architecture (CA) (Images of America).

1. Clear, succinct writing - interesting the way she weaves history through the stories. A talented writer with a promising future...will look for more of her work in the coming years.



2. I have lived in San Luis Obispo for over 19 years and have never seen a book this detailed about our cities history. Everyone that picks it up wants to buy a copy for themselves or for one of their friends or family members. My favorite part of the entire book is the fact that Ms. Franks included the address' of many of the homes so that you can walk or drive by and see them present day. And the pictures of the downtown area are amazing. If you haven't bought it yet you will want to as soon as you get a copy in your hands.
   Bravo Janet!