No comments about The Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

5 comments about Barragan - The Complete Works.

1. Nice price and fast delivery. I could not ask for more.
   Thank you very much indeed!



2. For a book titled The Complete Works, this book visually falls short. Many of the pictures are smaller and in black and white - not providing enough photos to be a really valuable visual research tool.



3. I extolled the first edition of this definitive, splendidly illustrated survey when it appeared in 1996, and urge you to add it to your shelves if you haven't already. Luis Barragan (1902-88) was a master of earthy yet sophisticated buildings that had nothing to do with style and look better with every year that passes. This revised edition is little changed, but for an update of the bibliography and a perceptive essay by Antonio Ruiz Barbarin, from which I learned that Barragan was an almost exact contemporary of Marcel Breuer, Lucio Costa, Arne Jacobsen, and Ivan Leonidov. Truly a vintage year! (Michael Webb is the book reviewer for LA Architect magazine.)



4. for a sensitive humane and theatrical perception of space color and interaction of mater and living creatures is the legacy of a great muster, his buildings as elements of a living construction interact with the elements of life, viewing the composition is relaxing and inspiring.



5. Luis Barragan's gift to twentieth-century architecture is inspiring. His impressive sensitivity, simplicity, and masterful use of color, was captured here for generations of architects to enjoy.

5 comments about Indian Interiors (Interiors (Taschen)).

1. We review a number of books and the first time we saw this one, we were very sure it was going to make to our top selections list. And we were not wrong.

   A beautifully laid out book with 500 vivid color photographs is a visual treat. Recipedelights.com gives it a "must-buy" rating for interior designers and style lovers. One of the few books that correct the injustice done by western journalists and gives a positive spin to thousands of years of culture and history. It truly reflects the grandeur of Indian style by weaving a colorful mélange that will come as no surprise to anyone who has ever visited India. This book explores a spectrum of interiors ranging from Palaces to Havelis to Huts. It does not bore with endless text or try to influence the judgment of the reader. Short text (In English, German and French) accompanies each photograph though the pictures speak for themselves.




2. Excellent value for the money. Beautiful photos covering a broad range of interiors.



3. This totally sumptuous book has been beautifully produced and is proof yet again that Taschen are publishing some of the most beautiful books around. Apart from being a visual delight, each picture has accompanying text on the place featured. The book covers a wide range of interiors from palaces and havelis to Rajasthani huts and everything in between. Whether you are interested in Indian style or interiors generally, you will find much to like in this book.



4. This LUSH book captivates the eye and provides such a visual feast of color, I feel saturated, then satiated, each time I dip into it. Good for hours of fun.

   I have to say, I was lucky enough to meet Deidi on her travels in Ladakh and can tell you that she is one intrepid traveler. There was a war going on in Kashmir when she went to take these photos - although you'd never know it from these pictures which paint such a beautiful image of these sumptuous settings.

   She is a great photographer, with three Taschen books to her credit (Gardens of France, and Fantasy Worlds). She also makes enormous photos of sacred trees in India which are exhibited in galleries - very dramatic and her best work yet!

   This book focuses a great deal on Rajasthan, but also includes regional coverage of key areas.

   A first of its kind and a good antidote to the predictable picture books of India. Everyone expects India photo books to show weird babas in Benares and starving people in Calcutta, so it's good for the West to see there's more to India than that.

   Glad to see that scenes from the folk and peasant traditions are included alongside the fantastic royal palaces, proving that art has no boundaries.




5. This is a gorgeous book, beautifully laid out, with good photography and a vast range of type of interiors from palaces to village huts. Having spent significant time traveling throughout India, I frankly opened this book fully expecting to be disappointed and expecting it to be one more example of journalism not being able to do justice to the breadth and scope of India. We see that failure in all manner of books about India, from cook books, design books, culture books, and travel books; any subject that trys to cover the subcontinent in one fell swoop. Remarkably, this book achieves what no others I've seen has. In addition to photography of Deco interiors, British Revival, and Native Cultural Design, INDIAN INTERIORS wisely leaves the commentary to short blocks of text detailing the background of the property and the homeowners but not forming broad judgements or attempting to endlessly characterize and embellish. I have photo books on Village India, India Rail, Indian Design, etc., and they all try to do too much and not let the material speak for itself. This book is different, very different, and from what I've seen from this publisher in other venues, Taschen is one to watch for if you like your material presented succinctly and beautifully without gushing or extraneous filler.

No comments about Otto Wagner, 1841-1918: Forerunner of Modern Architecture (Basic Architecture).

No comments about Destructive Turfgrass Insects: Biology, Diagnosis, and Control.

3 comments about Castles And Palaces of Europe.

1. THE PICTURES ARE BEAUTIFUL, EVERY PAGE IS FILLED WITH COLOR AND BEAUTY FROM THESE BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURES ALL THROUGHOUT EUROPE. MOST OF THE CASTLES AND PALACES SHOWN ARE IN GERMANY OR AUSTRIA, BUT THERE ARE SOOO MANY MORE AS WELL. THE BOOK LITERALLY HAS CASTLES FROM NEARLY EVERY COUNTRY IN EUROPE. PURELY AMAZING.



2. I just received this book, and I really enjoy it just with first pages this book is over my expectations, if you really love castles I recommend you this book, my favorite castle is the one that is in the cover "Neuschwanstein" I was looking for a book of that castle and I checked so many books and when my husband found this book and ordered immediately at Amazon the same day and I like to thank Amazon for quickly deliver of my item, and again this book is beautiful so get it and enjoy it.
   
   Best rgds,
   Samy



3. A huge very colorful book of castles and palaces.Includes sites from all over Europe. Most of the castles featured are newer fancier types,not many old ruins in here.Gorgeous photography with inside pictures as well.Quite a bit of information on each palace is also included. If you like German castles you will love this book.

5 comments about Lost Twin Cities.

1. A really fun book. Outstanding photos. Made me want to go out and see what is there now!! We've lost too many true treasures.
   Larry is a great story-teller and fact-finder.



2. This is a fascinating, though often sad, look at Twin Cities architectural history. I loved it!



3. Reading Lost Twin Cities feels like you've found that great uncle or aunt who can explain all the black and white family photos. This is a great example of the historian's art, a real case in which an author, by choosing a particular way to frame a set of information, calls a past world back to vivid life. It's a bittersweet pleasure to relive the life span of each historical building. Millet's approach is anecdotal, like that old relative's conversational voice.

   Indirectly, this book also raises some natural questions about our country's urban development. The demise of the Twin Cities' streetcar system is particularly well described, for example. I could see a creative professor, teaching a lower level course on urban development, assigning this book as a text. (The same professor would also have students view "Chinatown.")

   The book was also adapted for television by the local (Minneapolis and Saint Paul) public station. The program is quite entertaining, and catches the tone of the book pretty well.

   Larry Millet has written a few Sherlock Holmes mysteries, largely as an excuse to present much of this same historical information in a livelier way. If you're considering which approach to take, stick to this. The mysteries are awful, extremely flat-footed and despiriting for an Arthur Conan Doyle fan; this is a wonderful book.




4. I have a newer version of this book, and I just wanted to say that it is a very, very interesting book. Even if you arn't originally from the Twin Cities this book is still very interesting to look at to see how things have changed over the years such as the cars, the billboards/advertisements, and the way people dressed. I think that this is definetly worth every cent, and I look forward for another edition to come out with different photos of streets in the Twin Cities.



5. So far the best architectural book I've read, especially since I'm from the area of the subjects.

No comments about Places That Count, Traditional Cultural Properties in Cultural Resource Management.

No comments about Manuelle Gautrand Architecture.

No comments about Arata Isozaki.