3 comments about The Michigan Law Quadrangle: Architecture and Origins.

1. The University of Michigan Law Quadrangle is an architectural wonder of American Universities - it is perhaps one of the most outstanding group of buildings in the entire United States. This book illustrates this viewpoint by providing wonderful photographs of the law quad along with fascinating text telling the history of the buidlings. For anyone who has ever visited the Law Quadrangle, this book will reinforce the feeling of awe you get while being within it's walls.



2. The University of Michigan Law Quadrangle is an architecturalwonder of American Universities - it is perhaps one of the mostoutstanding group of buildings in the entire United States. This book illustrates this viewpoint by providing wonderful photographs of the law quad along with fascinating text telling the history of the buidlings. For anyone who has ever visited the Law Quadrangle, this book will reinforce the feeling of awe you get while being within it's walls.



3. The University of Michigan Law Quadrangle is an architectural wonder of American Universities - it is perhaps one of the most outstanding group of buildings in the entire United States. This book illustrates this viewpoint by providing wonderful photographs of the law quad along with fascinating text telling the history of the buidlings. For anyone who has ever visited the Law Quadrangle, this book will reinforce the feeling of awe you get while being within it's walls.

1 comments about Prague Architecture & Design (And Guides).

1. I was expecting from the sparse description of this book to find an architectural guide to the over 6 centuries of buildings still standing in Prague. In fact, this architecture guide only covers 75 buildings all of very recent design---none older than 1994, and most built since the year 2000.
   
   The print and binding quality of this small, 192-page book is very high. Excellent photographs.
   
   The text is translated into 4 languages; and that means that the amount of architectural description that you will find for any one building may be considerably shorter than what you would otherwise expect in a 192-page book.
   
   Buy this book if you want an introduction to Prague's most recent architecture.
   
   I suggest buying the Blue Book Prague, however, if you want a compehensive guide to the range of Romanesque, Medieval, Rennaissance, Baroque, Art Nouveau and Modernist architecture in this beautiful city.

No comments about The Art of Structural Engineering: The Work of Jorg Schlaich and His Team.

No comments about Dublin (Architecture Guides).

No comments about Britain: Modern Architectures in History (Reaktion Books - Modern Architectures in History).

No comments about James J. Hill House (Minnesota Historic Sites Pamphlet Series).

No comments about Art & Architecture: Paris.

1 comments about Canals (Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks in Architecture, Design and Engineering).

1. Kudos to Amazon for selling this book as I have been unable to find it anywhere else. The author is obviously an expert in his subject and consequently this is a fascinating read and a worthy addition to the number of books on this subject. I look forward to a follow-up.

1 comments about University of Chicago: The Campus Guide.

1. Princeton Architectural Press has finally produced a volume in this series up to the standards we expect from them. Past volumes have been plagued with problems: Lack of historical context, pompous and politically correct archispeak, mundane or incomplete photography, overemphasis of unrealized campus plans and lack of complete coverage. This iteration eliminates those problems and brings us a truly lovely survey of a beautiful university, with exceptional aerial and interior photography, insightful essays (without being written in "art-catalog arcane"), complete coverage of the grounds and neighborhood and an appropriate level of historical context. Lets hope that the series continues at this more rigorous standard.

3 comments about Chinese Imperial City Planning.

1. The tradition of Chinese imperial cities is one of the longest and best-documented traditions of preindustrial urbanism. Steinhardt identifies the principles that structured traditional Chinese city planning, construction, and use. The book is well written with many good plans and illustrations. A major contribution to urban history.



2. A classic book -- the paperback version is less intimidating (much lighter in weight and also cheaper in price) than the hardback, so this is a must-have for those interested in Chinese historical studies.



3. Chinese Imperial City Planning is an excellent historical account of the spatial development of China's ancient cities. Extremely well researched, Steinhardt does a nice job of chronicling the impacts each empire had on urban form in China.

   As a scholar interested in Japanese and other East Asian cities, the author's chapter discussing China's historical legacy to urban form in Ancient Japan, was especially interesting. This chapter clearly illustrates how necessary the study of Chinese cities is to the understanding of other Asian cities. It also demonstrates the care Steinhardt took in her research.

   I recommend this book to anyone interested in the historical origins of urban planning and spatial form in China and Japan.