No comments about Insider's Guide to Cashing In On Your Equity.

1 comments about Architecture of Bali: A Source Book of Traditional and Modern Forms (Latitude 20 Books).

1. I am Balinese and grew up surrounded by Balinese architecture in my home village of Ubud. I have also built extensively - my restaurant, shops, houses and villas. I love Balinese architectural forms and materials.

   I am very happy with this book. It is a tremendous contribution to the subject and it is surprising that so little was written before. It is lavishly illustrated with beautiful photographs - many taken by Made Wijaya himself - and sadly many of the buildings no longer exist. Thank goodness, there is now a record of them.

   It is a coffee table book - but it's much more than that - the text is detailed, well researched and easy to follow.

   I have no hesitation in recommending it.

1 comments about The Practice of Sustainable Development.

1. This book should be titled, "The Practice of Ignoring Market Demand." It is little more than an promotion for dense urban development and the elimination of the automobile, which is a sustainable concept for only a small portion of our society.
   
   If "smart growth" is so smart, why has it been around for over 35 years, but only a small portion of our society has bought into it? Generally speaking, it ignores market demand and attempts to shape the market in a way that it refuses to be shaped. THAT is an unsustainable practice.
   
   Dense urban development can be sustainable - or it can be unsustainable. Suburban development can be sustainable - or it can be unsustainable.
   
   The unanswered question (in this book) is: What specific DEVELOPMENT practices contribute to the sustainability we want to achieve?
   
   The presumption in this book is that ALL development is unsustainable, so we need to pack people as close together as possible, so we can do as little of it as possible, and everyone can walk to work and shop.
   
   Today's automobiles represent an unsustainable practice, but developers aren't in the automobile manufacturing business, nor can they sustainably control market demand for their use. Attempting to manipulate the market's demand for privacy and space is a recipe for financial disaster. Hardly sustainable.
   
   I found very little useful information in this book.

1 comments about Facilities Management and the Business of Space.

1. Don't be misled by the apparently narrow title of this book - it is actually a very comprehensive text which addresses many pertinent areas to Facilities Management.

   The material is excellent and up to date, offering useful case studies.

   I shall be adopting this excellent book for my intermediate level and final level undergraduates.

1 comments about The Fountainheadache: The Politics of Architect-Client Relations.

1. David Siegal quotes Fountainheadache several times in Secrets of Successful Websites

No comments about The Architect: Chapters in the History of the Profession (Galaxy Books).

1 comments about Heikkinen + Komonen (Works in Progress).

1. this book has great pictures which depict their work. they are so good with the material and careful details.

No comments about Modernity in Healing And Learning: The Architecture of Anshen+Allen.

3 comments about Plans, Special Provisions and Contract Plan Reviews - A Guide for Plan Preparation, Writing Special Provisions and Performing Plan Reviews.

1. This book is well written and for those that are looking for a comprehensive description of each component for a set of roadway design plans and specifications. Each section provides a good description of what should be included and also what needs to be considered to avoid errors-and-omissions. Sample plan sheets are also very visually helpful. This is a recommended buy for design engineers.



2. This book is great. As another reviewer said this is perfect for someone right out of college. It is written in an easy to read format. It gives a good general overview and background for each type of plan sheet. Really a must have on your bookshelf. This covers a set of plans from birth to construction and even gives advice to prevent costly construction changes.



3. This is a perfect book for new hires and out of college engineers. It explains the relationship between contract documents and how to use them. It is a perfect tool for training new hires in highway engineering. It is about time someone put their experience to use. Must have few copies in your company file room.

No comments about Architecture: the Element of Success: Building Strategies and Business Objectives.