No comments about Constructions (Writing Architecture).

No comments about Rethinking Architechtural Technology: A Reader in Architectural Theory.

No comments about The Spaces of the Modern City: Imaginaries, Politics, and Everyday Life.

No comments about The University and Urban Revival: Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Streets (The City in the Twenty-First Century).

2 comments about Suburbanization of New York.

1. this book is not only timely, but thoughtfully done -- a wide variety of essays, questions, thoughts. Accessible to non-academics, and not pedantic at all.



2. The question asked by the book is whether New York can maintain a culturally unique and compelling identity. Or perhaps it will just become like Anyplace USA? Here, suburbanisation is not taken as a compliment. The text suggests that homogenisation is a real peril. But that New York will still, somehow, retain enough of a global cachet to remain on the cutting edge of cultural and fashion trends. The arguments pro and con are not conclusive. Somewhat vague to measure, on either side. Readers from more quantitative fields may wince at the sheer qualitativeness and ephermeral nature of much of the arguments or trends.
   
   Still, at least the discussion is interesting. Lets you step back for a while from current events and try to discern broader long term patterns.

No comments about Sprawl and Suburbia: A Harvard Design Magazine Reader (Harvard Design Magazine).

No comments about Future City: Experiment and Utopia in Architecture.

5 comments about Airport Operations.

1. Im planning to go into Aviation Management and this is a great book that goes over everything that happens at an airport and how to run an airport!! Great book!!



2. This book is an excellent text to all airport related personnels. I found it's particularly useful to people working in airport and/or aviation management who want to gain more in-depth understanding to all areas of airport operations. This book can also serve as in-house classroom training text for airline personnel. A highly recommended one!



3. This book provides a thorough analysis in all facets of airport operations and provides the reader with a logistical insight that is unmatched. While the book provides a great overview, it lacks information particularly on air cargo development and facility planning at airports. While the growth in air cargo traffic significantly outpaces passenger growth, air cargo development issues at airports become more significant. Air cargo development issues must be addressed by airport authorities. This book only makes scant reference to this. However, "Airport Operations" is a valuable book to all airport authorities, consultants and transport researchers. No doubt, a very timely piece of information.



4. This is a great source of information and very clear definitions of many of the key issues relating to Airport Management and Operations. Although written primarily from the European and Asia Pacific Airport and Airline perspectives, the author has worked very hard to include North American issues and examples. As The Airport Industry moves continually towards privatization, these differences will move to the background and be less obvious; and less important. This is a great starting place for the researcher or the occasional affectionato



5. Don't be afraid of the great amount of number data. It's all understandable

1 comments about The Art of City Making.

1. If you are looking for a check list or the do's and don'ts on how to become a better city, this book is not for you. In a way Landry is more of an urban psychiatrist who's challenging cities and their inhabitants to make up their own minds on how to become a better urban society. The book is chock full of examples, stories and insights on the matter (hence the size) which a well informed Landry uses to picture the bigger and positive image without being pushy about anything, although the 'being creative' gets a bit repeative after a while. All in all the book is an easy to read and feel good story about cities that want or should want to be a good city.

No comments about The Judicious Eye: Architecture Against the Other Arts.