1 comments about Management for the Small Design Firm: Handling Your Practice, Personnel, Finances and Projects.

1. I bought this book as a prep for a licensing exam. I found it to be a good starting point for further research. (a handy bibliography is provided at the end of the book) The author does a good job at introducing issues that get ignored in the general education of a designer. At least half of the book was case studys the methodology of practicing designers.

1 comments about Designing Public Consensus: The Civic Theater of Community Participation for Architects, Landscape Architects, Planners, and Urban Designers.

1. I found this book to be very helpful to my work as a consulting planner. The stories are excellent reminders of the battles hard fought. I agree that projects are better for the public process they go through. There has not been a good book on this subject, so Ms. Faga has written a great book for students, professionals and community activists alike.

No comments about The New Shape of Suburbia.

1 comments about Means Ada Compliance Pricing Guide: Cost Data for 75 Essential Projects.

1. I have tried to use this book several times over the years to estimate the cost of modifications, and I have found that the prices are way off, even with inflation adjustments. Some of the projects have ended up costing twice what was predicted in the book.
   However, the book does seem to do a pretty good job of laying out what is required for each type of modification, and includes references to the proper part of the ADAAG for details on the specifications for accessibility.

1 comments about Understanding Architects : A Constructor's Guide to Architectural Practice.

1. This book is an excellent resource for students entering the Architecture, construction and engineering professions. Gone are the days of the architect as the master builder - it is now the entire A/E/C team. This book helps the constructor and engineer to understand the background that architects bring to the process. It also helps them to understand why the profession is so slow to change - they are still being taught the old methods at the university level. Understanding Architects gives a good overview of the development of the archtecture profession - it does not attempt to cover an in depth history. Makes for an excellent book to use in construction education programs or engineering programs.

1 comments about Density by Design : New Directions in Residential Development.

1. good resource of options for the designer

No comments about Managing Architectural and Engineering Practice.

No comments about Practice Practise Praxis: Serial Repetition, Organizational Behavior And Strategic Action in Architecture.

No comments about Project Planning and Control.

No comments about Distributed Storage Networks: Architecture, Protocols and Management.