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Not amazing but better than the rest!, 01 Feb 2007
Here is an area where the old school of design still lingers, the book is very suitable for specific tasks but really needs improving on. Having said that I threw away my copy of Charlotte Baden-Powell's book as soon as I got this - because even this tome is much more useable than hers.
Must-have reference book, 23 Oct 2006
This is a valuable pool of infomation on ergonomics, minimum dimensions, information on parking, vehicle dimensions, building dimensions, design of buildings for different purposes and much, much more. I probably have only used about a tenth of the information within the book (I don't have much use for info on airport design, for example) but we use it regularly in our office as a reference book and should we ever need to know the dimensions of a cow, we know just where to look....
solid!, 08 Oct 2004
With data on all kinds of programmatic requirements and some valuable information on structures and materials this is a book architecture students should BORROW from the library or the office. This book can tell you the minimum ceiling height of a badminton court or the density of steel - but it won't design your project!
Planning & Design Data Marvel!, 05 Nov 2003
An exceedingly thorough compilation of all those annoying facts and figures you can never remember or find any where else! This book is always open at the end of my desk, and I now have to fight for it with my colleagues to get to the information. No project or facilities manager, specification writer or other member of the construction industry should be without it!
A bit of a let down, 07 Apr 2000
This is one of the most important books for architects and other associated professions. This copy has been extensively updated, which is to be highly commended, however, the information on acoustics and heat loss seem quite shoddy. Equations are misprinted and the cross-referencing within the sections is confusing at times baring little or no correlation to the worked examples. I only hope the other sections are not subject to the same inaccuracies.
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Customer Reviews
Not amazing but better than the rest!, 01 Feb 2007
Here is an area where the old school of design still lingers, the book is very suitable for specific tasks but really needs improving on. Having said that I threw away my copy of Charlotte Baden-Powell's book as soon as I got this - because even this tome is much more useable than hers.
Must-have reference book, 23 Oct 2006
This is a valuable pool of infomation on ergonomics, minimum dimensions, information on parking, vehicle dimensions, building dimensions, design of buildings for different purposes and much, much more. I probably have only used about a tenth of the information within the book (I don't have much use for info on airport design, for example) but we use it regularly in our office as a reference book and should we ever need to know the dimensions of a cow, we know just where to look....
solid!, 08 Oct 2004
With data on all kinds of programmatic requirements and some valuable information on structures and materials this is a book architecture students should BORROW from the library or the office. This book can tell you the minimum ceiling height of a badminton court or the density of steel - but it won't design your project!
Planning & Design Data Marvel!, 05 Nov 2003
An exceedingly thorough compilation of all those annoying facts and figures you can never remember or find any where else! This book is always open at the end of my desk, and I now have to fight for it with my colleagues to get to the information. No project or facilities manager, specification writer or other member of the construction industry should be without it!
A bit of a let down, 07 Apr 2000
This is one of the most important books for architects and other associated professions. This copy has been extensively updated, which is to be highly commended, however, the information on acoustics and heat loss seem quite shoddy. Equations are misprinted and the cross-referencing within the sections is confusing at times baring little or no correlation to the worked examples. I only hope the other sections are not subject to the same inaccuracies.
The SketchUp bible, 02 Mar 2008
This book is an invaluable reference if you need something more than the Google help files and video tutorials available through SketchUp. When used with Chopra's YouTube videos you can be using the software to model almost anything within a few hours of drawing your first lines. I've knocked a mark off because it doesn't cover the Sandbox tools which admittedly are only availble in the Pro version, but some information on basic operation of these tools would have been good. Otherwise worth every penny. I don't know how Chopra's new Wiley book on SketchUp compares but it would need to go much further than this if it were to be worth its much higher price tag.
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Not amazing but better than the rest!, 01 Feb 2007
Here is an area where the old school of design still lingers, the book is very suitable for specific tasks but really needs improving on. Having said that I threw away my copy of Charlotte Baden-Powell's book as soon as I got this - because even this tome is much more useable than hers. Must-have reference book, 23 Oct 2006
This is a valuable pool of infomation on ergonomics, minimum dimensions, information on parking, vehicle dimensions, building dimensions, design of buildings for different purposes and much, much more. I probably have only used about a tenth of the information within the book (I don't have much use for info on airport design, for example) but we use it regularly in our office as a reference book and should we ever need to know the dimensions of a cow, we know just where to look.... solid!, 08 Oct 2004
With data on all kinds of programmatic requirements and some valuable information on structures and materials this is a book architecture students should BORROW from the library or the office. This book can tell you the minimum ceiling height of a badminton court or the density of steel - but it won't design your project! Planning & Design Data Marvel!, 05 Nov 2003
An exceedingly thorough compilation of all those annoying facts and figures you can never remember or find any where else! This book is always open at the end of my desk, and I now have to fight for it with my colleagues to get to the information. No project or facilities manager, specification writer or other member of the construction industry should be without it! A bit of a let down, 07 Apr 2000
This is one of the most important books for architects and other associated professions. This copy has been extensively updated, which is to be highly commended, however, the information on acoustics and heat loss seem quite shoddy. Equations are misprinted and the cross-referencing within the sections is confusing at times baring little or no correlation to the worked examples. I only hope the other sections are not subject to the same inaccuracies. The SketchUp bible, 02 Mar 2008
This book is an invaluable reference if you need something more than the Google help files and video tutorials available through SketchUp. When used with Chopra's YouTube videos you can be using the software to model almost anything within a few hours of drawing your first lines. I've knocked a mark off because it doesn't cover the Sandbox tools which admittedly are only availble in the Pro version, but some information on basic operation of these tools would have been good. Otherwise worth every penny. I don't know how Chopra's new Wiley book on SketchUp compares but it would need to go much further than this if it were to be worth its much higher price tag. disappointing, 05 Dec 2001
If you want to draw like Ching, get his other books, they are a lot less boring. This book shows only one style of drawing, and it uses imperial American architectural scales. Good drawing is not about copying, and other people can draw better, like Frank Llyod Wright or Franklin D. Israel. Its twenty five quid and won't change your life. Good all round book, 12 Aug 2001
I'm a first year degree student and draftsman at work and found the section on perspectives and freehand sketching particularly good. My only gripe is that the book is an American book and as a result is all in inches and feet. It would have been much better if they had produced a metric version for publication in Great Britain. Apart from that, definitly worth having for any architecture student - fits nicely on the shelf with Chudley and Mitchells!!
essential for any architect or student, 02 Nov 1998
A fabulous survey of the conventions of architectural drawing in an easily referenced, concise format. Adequately covers the basics of orthographic, paraline, perspective, and rendering techniques. Good for the first time student just learning, or the experienced architect looking for a brush up.
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Not amazing but better than the rest!, 01 Feb 2007
Here is an area where the old school of design still lingers, the book is very suitable for specific tasks but really needs improving on. Having said that I threw away my copy of Charlotte Baden-Powell's book as soon as I got this - because even this tome is much more useable than hers. Must-have reference book, 23 Oct 2006
This is a valuable pool of infomation on ergonomics, minimum dimensions, information on parking, vehicle dimensions, building dimensions, design of buildings for different purposes and much, much more. I probably have only used about a tenth of the information within the book (I don't have much use for info on airport design, for example) but we use it regularly in our office as a reference book and should we ever need to know the dimensions of a cow, we know just where to look.... solid!, 08 Oct 2004
With data on all kinds of programmatic requirements and some valuable information on structures and materials this is a book architecture students should BORROW from the library or the office. This book can tell you the minimum ceiling height of a badminton court or the density of steel - but it won't design your project! Planning & Design Data Marvel!, 05 Nov 2003
An exceedingly thorough compilation of all those annoying facts and figures you can never remember or find any where else! This book is always open at the end of my desk, and I now have to fight for it with my colleagues to get to the information. No project or facilities manager, specification writer or other member of the construction industry should be without it! A bit of a let down, 07 Apr 2000
This is one of the most important books for architects and other associated professions. This copy has been extensively updated, which is to be highly commended, however, the information on acoustics and heat loss seem quite shoddy. Equations are misprinted and the cross-referencing within the sections is confusing at times baring little or no correlation to the worked examples. I only hope the other sections are not subject to the same inaccuracies. The SketchUp bible, 02 Mar 2008
This book is an invaluable reference if you need something more than the Google help files and video tutorials available through SketchUp. When used with Chopra's YouTube videos you can be using the software to model almost anything within a few hours of drawing your first lines. I've knocked a mark off because it doesn't cover the Sandbox tools which admittedly are only availble in the Pro version, but some information on basic operation of these tools would have been good. Otherwise worth every penny. I don't know how Chopra's new Wiley book on SketchUp compares but it would need to go much further than this if it were to be worth its much higher price tag. disappointing, 05 Dec 2001
If you want to draw like Ching, get his other books, they are a lot less boring. This book shows only one style of drawing, and it uses imperial American architectural scales. Good drawing is not about copying, and other people can draw better, like Frank Llyod Wright or Franklin D. Israel. Its twenty five quid and won't change your life. Good all round book, 12 Aug 2001
I'm a first year degree student and draftsman at work and found the section on perspectives and freehand sketching particularly good. My only gripe is that the book is an American book and as a result is all in inches and feet. It would have been much better if they had produced a metric version for publication in Great Britain. Apart from that, definitly worth having for any architecture student - fits nicely on the shelf with Chudley and Mitchells!!
essential for any architect or student, 02 Nov 1998
A fabulous survey of the conventions of architectural drawing in an easily referenced, concise format. Adequately covers the basics of orthographic, paraline, perspective, and rendering techniques. Good for the first time student just learning, or the experienced architect looking for a brush up.
Excellent book, 24 Oct 2008
I can't really remember where I brought this book, but that doesn't matter as it is a must buy for any Architectural/Construction students. I study Architectural Technology and have brought many Architectural books over the years, but you mostly end up with pretty photos which is great if you like looking at pretty building with out learning anything.
I believe having cross sections and details of the buildings in question is the best way to learn how the building connects together and how it stands (Which is a must if your designing buildings). This book has many beautiful residential buildings as well as images, cross sections and a CD with the cross sections in dwg format for CAD users.
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Customer Reviews
Not amazing but better than the rest!, 01 Feb 2007
Here is an area where the old school of design still lingers, the book is very suitable for specific tasks but really needs improving on. Having said that I threw away my copy of Charlotte Baden-Powell's book as soon as I got this - because even this tome is much more useable than hers. Must-have reference book, 23 Oct 2006
This is a valuable pool of infomation on ergonomics, minimum dimensions, information on parking, vehicle dimensions, building dimensions, design of buildings for different purposes and much, much more. I probably have only used about a tenth of the information within the book (I don't have much use for info on airport design, for example) but we use it regularly in our office as a reference book and should we ever need to know the dimensions of a cow, we know just where to look.... solid!, 08 Oct 2004
With data on all kinds of programmatic requirements and some valuable information on structures and materials this is a book architecture students should BORROW from the library or the office. This book can tell you the minimum ceiling height of a badminton court or the density of steel - but it won't design your project! Planning & Design Data Marvel!, 05 Nov 2003
An exceedingly thorough compilation of all those annoying facts and figures you can never remember or find any where else! This book is always open at the end of my desk, and I now have to fight for it with my colleagues to get to the information. No project or facilities manager, specification writer or other member of the construction industry should be without it! A bit of a let down, 07 Apr 2000
This is one of the most important books for architects and other associated professions. This copy has been extensively updated, which is to be highly commended, however, the information on acoustics and heat loss seem quite shoddy. Equations are misprinted and the cross-referencing within the sections is confusing at times baring little or no correlation to the worked examples. I only hope the other sections are not subject to the same inaccuracies. The SketchUp bible, 02 Mar 2008
This book is an invaluable reference if you need something more than the Google help files and video tutorials available through SketchUp. When used with Chopra's YouTube videos you can be using the software to model almost anything within a few hours of drawing your first lines. I've knocked a mark off because it doesn't cover the Sandbox tools which admittedly are only availble in the Pro version, but some information on basic operation of these tools would have been good. Otherwise worth every penny. I don't know how Chopra's new Wiley book on SketchUp compares but it would need to go much further than this if it were to be worth its much higher price tag. disappointing, 05 Dec 2001
If you want to draw like Ching, get his other books, they are a lot less boring. This book shows only one style of drawing, and it uses imperial American architectural scales. Good drawing is not about copying, and other people can draw better, like Frank Llyod Wright or Franklin D. Israel. Its twenty five quid and won't change your life. Good all round book, 12 Aug 2001
I'm a first year degree student and draftsman at work and found the section on perspectives and freehand sketching particularly good. My only gripe is that the book is an American book and as a result is all in inches and feet. It would have been much better if they had produced a metric version for publication in Great Britain. Apart from that, definitly worth having for any architecture student - fits nicely on the shelf with Chudley and Mitchells!!
essential for any architect or student, 02 Nov 1998
A fabulous survey of the conventions of architectural drawing in an easily referenced, concise format. Adequately covers the basics of orthographic, paraline, perspective, and rendering techniques. Good for the first time student just learning, or the experienced architect looking for a brush up.
Excellent book, 24 Oct 2008
I can't really remember where I brought this book, but that doesn't matter as it is a must buy for any Architectural/Construction students. I study Architectural Technology and have brought many Architectural books over the years, but you mostly end up with pretty photos which is great if you like looking at pretty building with out learning anything.
I believe having cross sections and details of the buildings in question is the best way to learn how the building connects together and how it stands (Which is a must if your designing buildings). This book has many beautiful residential buildings as well as images, cross sections and a CD with the cross sections in dwg format for CAD users.
As good as having an experienced designer sitting next to you!, 08 Jul 2008
Despite being six years since the second revised edition was published in 2002, this book is still a cracker. Normally I am a little wary of US publications for use in the UK but this excellent work rises above any minor international differences.
As a newcomer to garden and landscape design, Grant Reid's book will be an invaluable help until I have enough experience to carry out "on auto pilot" the skills he explains. And even then the book will be a useful reference. The subject is comprehensively covered and presented in an easy-to-follow, superbly illustrated style.
I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to both the enthusiatic beginner and to the experienced landscape designer as a handy reference. The next best thing to having an experienced designer sitting next to you.
A good book on landscape sketch and graphic, 22 Nov 2007
This book covers almost every aspect of landscape sketch and graphic. It is good for you if you want to learn hand sketch, it is also good for you if you want to create nice CAD drawings. Many of the tree /shrub symbols in both plan views and elevation views are nicely done, they can inspire you to create nice computer blocks for trees and shrubs for plans and sections and elevations.
It covers graphic language and design process, basic drafting, lettering (nowadays almost everyone can do nice hand lettering fonts with computer, but this book is still good for assisting you to select lettering fonts or create your custom fonts in computer), freehand drawings and conceptual diagrams, presentation plans, section-elevations, graphic symbols files for elevations and perspectives.
All the sketches, plans, sections, elevations and perspectives are nicely done. They can be good samples for landscape architecture students, garden design students, architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and seasoned designers.
Gang Chen, Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA
An excellent book for both amateurs and professionals, 13 Nov 1998
This book is essential for anybody interested in serious landscape designing. It not only takes you through the stages of the design process, but also gives details of the style and quality of graphics required at each stage. It is suitable for all ability levels, from proffesional to amateur, and is probably one of the best technical landscape books that you can buy. Everything is highlighted by the use of case studies, which make the the book extremely easy to use and to get the most out of. A really supurb book.
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Customer Reviews
Not amazing but better than the rest!, 01 Feb 2007
Here is an area where the old school of design still lingers, the book is very suitable for specific tasks but really needs improving on. Having said that I threw away my copy of Charlotte Baden-Powell's book as soon as I got this - because even this tome is much more useable than hers. Must-have reference book, 23 Oct 2006
This is a valuable pool of infomation on ergonomics, minimum dimensions, information on parking, vehicle dimensions, building dimensions, design of buildings for different purposes and much, much more. I probably have only used about a tenth of the information within the book (I don't have much use for info on airport design, for example) but we use it regularly in our office as a reference book and should we ever need to know the dimensions of a cow, we know just where to look.... solid!, 08 Oct 2004
With data on all kinds of programmatic requirements and some valuable information on structures and materials this is a book architecture students should BORROW from the library or the office. This book can tell you the minimum ceiling height of a badminton court or the density of steel - but it won't design your project! Planning & Design Data Marvel!, 05 Nov 2003
An exceedingly thorough compilation of all those annoying facts and figures you can never remember or find any where else! This book is always open at the end of my desk, and I now have to fight for it with my colleagues to get to the information. No project or facilities manager, specification writer or other member of the construction industry should be without it! A bit of a let down, 07 Apr 2000
This is one of the most important books for architects and other associated professions. This copy has been extensively updated, which is to be highly commended, however, the information on acoustics and heat loss seem quite shoddy. Equations are misprinted and the cross-referencing within the sections is confusing at times baring little or no correlation to the worked examples. I only hope the other sections are not subject to the same inaccuracies. The SketchUp bible, 02 Mar 2008
This book is an invaluable reference if you need something more than the Google help files and video tutorials available through SketchUp. When used with Chopra's YouTube videos you can be using the software to model almost anything within a few hours of drawing your first lines. I've knocked a mark off because it doesn't cover the Sandbox tools which admittedly are only availble in the Pro version, but some information on basic operation of these tools would have been good. Otherwise worth every penny. I don't know how Chopra's new Wiley book on SketchUp compares but it would need to go much further than this if it were to be worth its much higher price tag. disappointing, 05 Dec 2001
If you want to draw like Ching, get his other books, they are a lot less boring. This book shows only one style of drawing, and it uses imperial American architectural scales. Good drawing is not about copying, and other people can draw better, like Frank Llyod Wright or Franklin D. Israel. Its twenty five quid and won't change your life. Good all round book, 12 Aug 2001
I'm a first year degree student and draftsman at work and found the section on perspectives and freehand sketching particularly good. My only gripe is that the book is an American book and as a result is all in inches and feet. It would have been much better if they had produced a metric version for publication in Great Britain. Apart from that, definitly worth having for any architecture student - fits nicely on the shelf with Chudley and Mitchells!!
essential for any architect or student, 02 Nov 1998
A fabulous survey of the conventions of architectural drawing in an easily referenced, concise format. Adequately covers the basics of orthographic, paraline, perspective, and rendering techniques. Good for the first time student just learning, or the experienced architect looking for a brush up.
Excellent book, 24 Oct 2008
I can't really remember where I brought this book, but that doesn't matter as it is a must buy for any Architectural/Construction students. I study Architectural Technology and have brought many Architectural books over the years, but you mostly end up with pretty photos which is great if you like looking at pretty building with out learning anything.
I believe having cross sections and details of the buildings in question is the best way to learn how the building connects together and how it stands (Which is a must if your designing buildings). This book has many beautiful residential buildings as well as images, cross sections and a CD with the cross sections in dwg format for CAD users.
As good as having an experienced designer sitting next to you!, 08 Jul 2008
Despite being six years since the second revised edition was published in 2002, this book is still a cracker. Normally I am a little wary of US publications for use in the UK but this excellent work rises above any minor international differences.
As a newcomer to garden and landscape design, Grant Reid's book will be an invaluable help until I have enough experience to carry out "on auto pilot" the skills he explains. And even then the book will be a useful reference. The subject is comprehensively covered and presented in an easy-to-follow, superbly illustrated style.
I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to both the enthusiatic beginner and to the experienced landscape designer as a handy reference. The next best thing to having an experienced designer sitting next to you.
A good book on landscape sketch and graphic, 22 Nov 2007
This book covers almost every aspect of landscape sketch and graphic. It is good for you if you want to learn hand sketch, it is also good for you if you want to create nice CAD drawings. Many of the tree /shrub symbols in both plan views and elevation views are nicely done, they can inspire you to create nice computer blocks for trees and shrubs for plans and sections and elevations.
It covers graphic language and design process, basic drafting, lettering (nowadays almost everyone can do nice hand lettering fonts with computer, but this book is still good for assisting you to select lettering fonts or create your custom fonts in computer), freehand drawings and conceptual diagrams, presentation plans, section-elevations, graphic symbols files for elevations and perspectives.
All the sketches, plans, sections, elevations and perspectives are nicely done. They can be good samples for landscape architecture students, garden design students, architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and seasoned designers.
Gang Chen, Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA
An excellent book for both amateurs and professionals, 13 Nov 1998
This book is essential for anybody interested in serious landscape designing. It not only takes you through the stages of the design process, but also gives details of the style and quality of graphics required at each stage. It is suitable for all ability levels, from proffesional to amateur, and is probably one of the best technical landscape books that you can buy. Everything is highlighted by the use of case studies, which make the the book extremely easy to use and to get the most out of. A really supurb book.
Book for ALL Architecture Students, 24 Apr 2008
This book based purely on its weight alone, justifies its RRP, like the first reviewer mentioned.
Of all the books I have had and discarded whilst an Architecture Student - this IS the biggie. If only I had access to or had heard of this book in my first year!
Top 3 Books for Architecture Students are; this one, Data Metric Handbook and one featuring many works/ drawings by your favourite architect.
Constructing Architecture takes you through the history, concepts, design process and backs it all up with many pics.
Oh and I nearly forget - a field of details at 1:10/ 1:20 scale - from roofs, walls, doors, windows, floor-wall junctions, down to ground floor/ basement detailing.
4* because its in b/w - but I'm being picky.
More than the sum of it's parts, 27 Apr 2006
"For me, designing and constructing are the same thing" - Andrea Deplazes.
Andea Deplazes is Professor for Architecture & Construction at the ETH Zurich, and an internationally regarded Architect.
Not just another construction manual covering the usual technical and architectural issues, this book is more than the sum of its parts. Its weight alone hints at its substance.
The tradition of fine craftsmanship is evident in Swiss Architecture, and the themes of assembly and construction is clear throughout the book. Unlike other 'construction manuals' this also includes and highlights the consequence of intellectual positions and historic continuity.
Divided into five main sections: Materials, Elements, Structures, Selected Buildings, and Components: Each section contains essays on theory, technical issues, reference, and drawings. All the essays are well written, concise, and read like interesting lectures.
There is a good balance of conceptual sketches, photographs, and technical drawings. The black and white photographs are a little on the small side, however, the written language more than compensates.
The Ten case studies illustrate projects of design and constructional rigor, and provide a good link between education and practice.
Constructing Architecture is compulsory reading for all architecture students, and will prove a good reference for experienced professionals. At this price this book is very good value for money (508 pages).
Highly recommended.
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Customer Reviews
Not amazing but better than the rest!, 01 Feb 2007
Here is an area where the old school of design still lingers, the book is very suitable for specific tasks but really needs improving on. Having said that I threw away my copy of Charlotte Baden-Powell's book as soon as I got this - because even this tome is much more useable than hers. Must-have reference book, 23 Oct 2006
This is a valuable pool of infomation on ergonomics, minimum dimensions, information on parking, vehicle dimensions, building dimensions, design of buildings for different purposes and much, much more. I probably have only used about a tenth of the information within the book (I don't have much use for info on airport design, for example) but we use it regularly in our office as a reference book and should we ever need to know the dimensions of a cow, we know just where to look.... solid!, 08 Oct 2004
With data on all kinds of programmatic requirements and some valuable information on structures and materials this is a book architecture students should BORROW from the library or the office. This book can tell you the minimum ceiling height of a badminton court or the density of steel - but it won't design your project! Planning & Design Data Marvel!, 05 Nov 2003
An exceedingly thorough compilation of all those annoying facts and figures you can never remember or find any where else! This book is always open at the end of my desk, and I now have to fight for it with my colleagues to get to the information. No project or facilities manager, specification writer or other member of the construction industry should be without it! A bit of a let down, 07 Apr 2000
This is one of the most important books for architects and other associated professions. This copy has been extensively updated, which is to be highly commended, however, the information on acoustics and heat loss seem quite shoddy. Equations are misprinted and the cross-referencing within the sections is confusing at times baring little or no correlation to the worked examples. I only hope the other sections are not subject to the same inaccuracies. The SketchUp bible, 02 Mar 2008
This book is an invaluable reference if you need something more than the Google help files and video tutorials available through SketchUp. When used with Chopra's YouTube videos you can be using the software to model almost anything within a few hours of drawing your first lines. I've knocked a mark off because it doesn't cover the Sandbox tools which admittedly are only availble in the Pro version, but some information on basic operation of these tools would have been good. Otherwise worth every penny. I don't know how Chopra's new Wiley book on SketchUp compares but it would need to go much further than this if it were to be worth its much higher price tag. disappointing, 05 Dec 2001
If you want to draw like Ching, get his other books, they are a lot less boring. This book shows only one style of drawing, and it uses imperial American architectural scales. Good drawing is not about copying, and other people can draw better, like Frank Llyod Wright or Franklin D. Israel. Its twenty five quid and won't change your life. Good all round book, 12 Aug 2001
I'm a first year degree student and draftsman at work and found the section on perspectives and freehand sketching particularly good. My only gripe is that the book is an American book and as a result is all in inches and feet. It would have been much better if they had produced a metric version for publication in Great Britain. Apart from that, definitly worth having for any architecture student - fits nicely on the shelf with Chudley and Mitchells!!
essential for any architect or student, 02 Nov 1998
A fabulous survey of the conventions of architectural drawing in an easily referenced, concise format. Adequately covers the basics of orthographic, paraline, perspective, and rendering techniques. Good for the first time student just learning, or the experienced architect looking for a brush up.
Excellent book, 24 Oct 2008
I can't really remember where I brought this book, but that doesn't matter as it is a must buy for any Architectural/Construction students. I study Architectural Technology and have brought many Architectural books over the years, but you mostly end up with pretty photos which is great if you like looking at pretty building with out learning anything.
I believe having cross sections and details of the buildings in question is the best way to learn how the building connects together and how it stands (Which is a must if your designing buildings). This book has many beautiful residential buildings as well as images, cross sections and a CD with the cross sections in dwg format for CAD users.
As good as having an experienced designer sitting next to you!, 08 Jul 2008
Despite being six years since the second revised edition was published in 2002, this book is still a cracker. Normally I am a little wary of US publications for use in the UK but this excellent work rises above any minor international differences.
As a newcomer to garden and landscape design, Grant Reid's book will be an invaluable help until I have enough experience to carry out "on auto pilot" the skills he explains. And even then the book will be a useful reference. The subject is comprehensively covered and presented in an easy-to-follow, superbly illustrated style.
I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to both the enthusiatic beginner and to the experienced landscape designer as a handy reference. The next best thing to having an experienced designer sitting next to you.
A good book on landscape sketch and graphic, 22 Nov 2007
This book covers almost every aspect of landscape sketch and graphic. It is good for you if you want to learn hand sketch, it is also good for you if you want to create nice CAD drawings. Many of the tree /shrub symbols in both plan views and elevation views are nicely done, they can inspire you to create nice computer blocks for trees and shrubs for plans and sections and elevations.
It covers graphic language and design process, basic drafting, lettering (nowadays almost everyone can do nice hand lettering fonts with computer, but this book is still good for assisting you to select lettering fonts or create your custom fonts in computer), freehand drawings and conceptual diagrams, presentation plans, section-elevations, graphic symbols files for elevations and perspectives.
All the sketches, plans, sections, elevations and perspectives are nicely done. They can be good samples for landscape architecture students, garden design students, architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and seasoned designers.
Gang Chen, Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA
An excellent book for both amateurs and professionals, 13 Nov 1998
This book is essential for anybody interested in serious landscape designing. It not only takes you through the stages of the design process, but also gives details of the style and quality of graphics required at each stage. It is suitable for all ability levels, from proffesional to amateur, and is probably one of the best technical landscape books that you can buy. Everything is highlighted by the use of case studies, which make the the book extremely easy to use and to get the most out of. A really supurb book.
Book for ALL Architecture Students, 24 Apr 2008
This book based purely on its weight alone, justifies its RRP, like the first reviewer mentioned.
Of all the books I have had and discarded whilst an Architecture Student - this IS the biggie. If only I had access to or had heard of this book in my first year!
Top 3 Books for Architecture Students are; this one, Data Metric Handbook and one featuring many works/ drawings by your favourite architect.
Constructing Architecture takes you through the history, concepts, design process and backs it all up with many pics.
Oh and I nearly forget - a field of details at 1:10/ 1:20 scale - from roofs, walls, doors, windows, floor-wall junctions, down to ground floor/ basement detailing.
4* because its in b/w - but I'm being picky.
More than the sum of it's parts, 27 Apr 2006
"For me, designing and constructing are the same thing" - Andrea Deplazes.
Andea Deplazes is Professor for Architecture & Construction at the ETH Zurich, and an internationally regarded Architect.
Not just another construction manual covering the usual technical and architectural issues, this book is more than the sum of its parts. Its weight alone hints at its substance.
The tradition of fine craftsmanship is evident in Swiss Architecture, and the themes of assembly and construction is clear throughout the book. Unlike other 'construction manuals' this also includes and highlights the consequence of intellectual positions and historic continuity.
Divided into five main sections: Materials, Elements, Structures, Selected Buildings, and Components: Each section contains essays on theory, technical issues, reference, and drawings. All the essays are well written, concise, and read like interesting lectures.
There is a good balance of conceptual sketches, photographs, and technical drawings. The black and white photographs are a little on the small side, however, the written language more than compensates.
The Ten case studies illustrate projects of design and constructional rigor, and provide a good link between education and practice.
Constructing Architecture is compulsory reading for all architecture students, and will prove a good reference for experienced professionals. At this price this book is very good value for money (508 pages).
Highly recommended.
Excellent and concise, 01 Feb 2007
Clear descriptive elements for all phases of building. A very good guide for DIY stawbale building. The book concerns construction in northern climes. Whilst it is pertinent to foundation & wall structures, a chapter exploring roof design & construction would have the icing on the cake.
Can't do without, 25 Mar 2006
This book is concise, spot on and a must for every straw house builder. All the fundamentals are covered and while other books may be ten times the size they rarely will give you really more information. What I would like to see is a bit more about statics e.g. how much can a wall, a frame, a truss or a piece of timber hold.
Great Introduction to SB Building, 18 Oct 2005
I used this book throughout my final year of university, and I still do as a design aid. It provides the perfect introduction to building with bales pointed really well towards self-builders. Crucially, it differs from other guides as being specific to the UK and Ireland and the authors expertise in building here means this is covered very well.
If you are looking for a book detailing the history and growth of SB building then this isn't it; check out the Steens excelent books perhaps. There are also books on the subject that go into more detail (Lacinski and Bergerons "Serious Straw Bale" for instance), however this book is concise and holds just the right amount of detail to get you started, especially if you are in the UK or Ireland.
Highly recomended!
Go and build it with bales!
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Not amazing but better than the rest!, 01 Feb 2007
Here is an area where the old school of design still lingers, the book is very suitable for specific tasks but really needs improving on. Having said that I threw away my copy of Charlotte Baden-Powell's book as soon as I got this - because even this tome is much more useable than hers. Must-have reference book, 23 Oct 2006
This is a valuable pool of infomation on ergonomics, minimum dimensions, information on parking, vehicle dimensions, building dimensions, design of buildings for different purposes and much, much more. I probably have only used about a tenth of the information within the book (I don't have much use for info on airport design, for example) but we use it regularly in our office as a reference book and should we ever need to know the dimensions of a cow, we know just where to look.... solid!, 08 Oct 2004
With data on all kinds of programmatic requirements and some valuable information on structures and materials this is a book architecture students should BORROW from the library or the office. This book can tell you the minimum ceiling height of a badminton court or the density of steel - but it won't design your project! Planning & Design Data Marvel!, 05 Nov 2003
An exceedingly thorough compilation of all those annoying facts and figures you can never remember or find any where else! This book is always open at the end of my desk, and I now have to fight for it with my colleagues to get to the information. No project or facilities manager, specification writer or other member of the construction industry should be without it! A bit of a let down, 07 Apr 2000
This is one of the most important books for architects and other associated professions. This copy has been extensively updated, which is to be highly commended, however, the information on acoustics and heat loss seem quite shoddy. Equations are misprinted and the cross-referencing within the sections is confusing at times baring little or no correlation to the worked examples. I only hope the other sections are not subject to the same inaccuracies. The SketchUp bible, 02 Mar 2008
This book is an invaluable reference if you need something more than the Google help files and video tutorials available through SketchUp. When used with Chopra's YouTube videos you can be using the software to model almost anything within a few hours of drawing your first lines. I've knocked a mark off because it doesn't cover the Sandbox tools which admittedly are only availble in the Pro version, but some information on basic operation of these tools would have been good. Otherwise worth every penny. I don't know how Chopra's new Wiley book on SketchUp compares but it would need to go much further than this if it were to be worth its much higher price tag. disappointing, 05 Dec 2001
If you want to draw like Ching, get his other books, they are a lot less boring. This book shows only one style of drawing, and it uses imperial American architectural scales. Good drawing is not about copying, and other people can draw better, like Frank Llyod Wright or Franklin D. Israel. Its twenty five quid and won't change your life. Good all round book, 12 Aug 2001
I'm a first year degree student and draftsman at work and found the section on perspectives and freehand sketching particularly good. My only gripe is that the book is an American book and as a result is all in inches and feet. It would have been much better if they had produced a metric version for publication in Great Britain. Apart from that, definitly worth having for any architecture student - fits nicely on the shelf with Chudley and Mitchells!!
essential for any architect or student, 02 Nov 1998
A fabulous survey of the conventions of architectural drawing in an easily referenced, concise format. Adequately covers the basics of orthographic, paraline, perspective, and rendering techniques. Good for the first time student just learning, or the experienced architect looking for a brush up.
Excellent book, 24 Oct 2008
I can't really remember where I brought this book, but that doesn't matter as it is a must buy for any Architectural/Construction students. I study Architectural Technology and have brought many Architectural books over the years, but you mostly end up with pretty photos which is great if you like looking at pretty building with out learning anything.
I believe having cross sections and details of the buildings in question is the best way to learn how the building connects together and how it stands (Which is a must if your designing buildings). This book has many beautiful residential buildings as well as images, cross sections and a CD with the cross sections in dwg format for CAD users.
As good as having an experienced designer sitting next to you!, 08 Jul 2008
Despite being six years since the second revised edition was published in 2002, this book is still a cracker. Normally I am a little wary of US publications for use in the UK but this excellent work rises above any minor international differences.
As a newcomer to garden and landscape design, Grant Reid's book will be an invaluable help until I have enough experience to carry out "on auto pilot" the skills he explains. And even then the book will be a useful reference. The subject is comprehensively covered and presented in an easy-to-follow, superbly illustrated style.
I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to both the enthusiatic beginner and to the experienced landscape designer as a handy reference. The next best thing to having an experienced designer sitting next to you.
A good book on landscape sketch and graphic, 22 Nov 2007
This book covers almost every aspect of landscape sketch and graphic. It is good for you if you want to learn hand sketch, it is also good for you if you want to create nice CAD drawings. Many of the tree /shrub symbols in both plan views and elevation views are nicely done, they can inspire you to create nice computer blocks for trees and shrubs for plans and sections and elevations.
It covers graphic language and design process, basic drafting, lettering (nowadays almost everyone can do nice hand lettering fonts with computer, but this book is still good for assisting you to select lettering fonts or create your custom fonts in computer), freehand drawings and conceptual diagrams, presentation plans, section-elevations, graphic symbols files for elevations and perspectives.
All the sketches, plans, sections, elevations and perspectives are nicely done. They can be good samples for landscape architecture students, garden design students, architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and seasoned designers.
Gang Chen, Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA
An excellent book for both amateurs and professionals, 13 Nov 1998
This book is essential for anybody interested in serious landscape designing. It not only takes you through the stages of the design process, but also gives details of the style and quality of graphics required at each stage. It is suitable for all ability levels, from proffesional to amateur, and is probably one of the best technical landscape books that you can buy. Everything is highlighted by the use of case studies, which make the the book extremely easy to use and to get the most out of. A really supurb book.
Book for ALL Architecture Students, 24 Apr 2008
This book based purely on its weight alone, justifies its RRP, like the first reviewer mentioned.
Of all the books I have had and discarded whilst an Architecture Student - this IS the biggie. If only I had access to or had heard of this book in my first year!
Top 3 Books for Architecture Students are; this one, Data Metric Handbook and one featuring many works/ drawings by your favourite architect.
Constructing Architecture takes you through the history, concepts, design process and backs it all up with many pics.
Oh and I nearly forget - a field of details at 1:10/ 1:20 scale - from roofs, walls, doors, windows, floor-wall junctions, down to ground floor/ basement detailing.
4* because its in b/w - but I'm being picky.
More than the sum of it's parts, 27 Apr 2006
"For me, designing and constructing are the same thing" - Andrea Deplazes.
Andea Deplazes is Professor for Architecture & Construction at the ETH Zurich, and an internationally regarded Architect.
Not just another construction manual covering the usual technical and architectural issues, this book is more than the sum of its parts. Its weight alone hints at its substance.
The tradition of fine craftsmanship is evident in Swiss Architecture, and the themes of assembly and construction is clear throughout the book. Unlike other 'construction manuals' this also includes and highlights the consequence of intellectual positions and historic continuity.
Divided into five main sections: Materials, Elements, Structures, Selected Buildings, and Components: Each section contains essays on theory, technical issues, reference, and drawings. All the essays are well written, concise, and read like interesting lectures.
There is a good balance of conceptual sketches, photographs, and technical drawings. The black and white photographs are a little on the small side, however, the written language more than compensates.
The Ten case studies illustrate projects of design and constructional rigor, and provide a good link between education and practice.
Constructing Architecture is compulsory reading for all architecture students, and will prove a good reference for experienced professionals. At this price this book is very good value for money (508 pages).
Highly recommended.
Excellent and concise, 01 Feb 2007
Clear descriptive elements for all phases of building. A very good guide for DIY stawbale building. The book concerns construction in northern climes. Whilst it is pertinent to foundation & wall structures, a chapter exploring roof design & construction would have the icing on the cake.
Can't do without, 25 Mar 2006
This book is concise, spot on and a must for every straw house builder. All the fundamentals are covered and while other books may be ten times the size they rarely will give you really more information. What I would like to see is a bit more about statics e.g. how much can a wall, a frame, a truss or a piece of timber hold.
Great Introduction to SB Building, 18 Oct 2005
I used this book throughout my final year of university, and I still do as a design aid. It provides the perfect introduction to building with bales pointed really well towards self-builders. Crucially, it differs from other guides as being specific to the UK and Ireland and the authors expertise in building here means this is covered very well.
If you are looking for a book detailing the history and growth of SB building then this isn't it; check out the Steens excelent books perhaps. There are also books on the subject that go into more detail (Lacinski and Bergerons "Serious Straw Bale" for instance), however this book is concise and holds just the right amount of detail to get you started, especially if you are in the UK or Ireland.
Highly recomended!
Go and build it with bales!
Very concise and accurate overview of the Stonemason's art, 28 Dec 2001
I am in my third year of a Stonemasonry apprenticeship at Carlisle Cathedral. I enjoyed reading the book and would recommend it as a very useful resource for anyone learning the trade.
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Not amazing but better than the rest!, 01 Feb 2007
Here is an area where the old school of design still lingers, the book is very suitable for specific tasks but really needs improving on. Having said that I threw away my copy of Charlotte Baden-Powell's book as soon as I got this - because even this tome is much more useable than hers. Must-have reference book, 23 Oct 2006
This is a valuable pool of infomation on ergonomics, minimum dimensions, information on parking, vehicle dimensions, building dimensions, design of buildings for different purposes and much, much more. I probably have only used about a tenth of the information within the book (I don't have much use for info on airport design, for example) but we use it regularly in our office as a reference book and should we ever need to know the dimensions of a cow, we know just where to look.... solid!, 08 Oct 2004
With data on all kinds of programmatic requirements and some valuable information on structures and materials this is a book architecture students should BORROW from the library or the office. This book can tell you the minimum ceiling height of a badminton court or the density of steel - but it won't design your project! Planning & Design Data Marvel!, 05 Nov 2003
An exceedingly thorough compilation of all those annoying facts and figures you can never remember or find any where else! This book is always open at the end of my desk, and I now have to fight for it with my colleagues to get to the information. No project or facilities manager, specification writer or other member of the construction industry should be without it! A bit of a let down, 07 Apr 2000
This is one of the most important books for architects and other associated professions. This copy has been extensively updated, which is to be highly commended, however, the information on acoustics and heat loss seem quite shoddy. Equations are misprinted and the cross-referencing within the sections is confusing at times baring little or no correlation to the worked examples. I only hope the other sections are not subject to the same inaccuracies. The SketchUp bible, 02 Mar 2008
This book is an invaluable reference if you need something more than the Google help files and video tutorials available through SketchUp. When used with Chopra's YouTube videos you can be using the software to model almost anything within a few hours of drawing your first lines. I've knocked a mark off because it doesn't cover the Sandbox tools which admittedly are only availble in the Pro version, but some information on basic operation of these tools would have been good. Otherwise worth every penny. I don't know how Chopra's new Wiley book on SketchUp compares but it would need to go much further than this if it were to be worth its much higher price tag. disappointing, 05 Dec 2001
If you want to draw like Ching, get his other books, they are a lot less boring. This book shows only one style of drawing, and it uses imperial American architectural scales. Good drawing is not about copying, and other people can draw better, like Frank Llyod Wright or Franklin D. Israel. Its twenty five quid and won't change your life. Good all round book, 12 Aug 2001
I'm a first year degree student and draftsman at work and found the section on perspectives and freehand sketching particularly good. My only gripe is that the book is an American book and as a result is all in inches and feet. It would have been much better if they had produced a metric version for publication in Great Britain. Apart from that, definitly worth having for any architecture student - fits nicely on the shelf with Chudley and Mitchells!!
essential for any architect or student, 02 Nov 1998
A fabulous survey of the conventions of architectural drawing in an easily referenced, concise format. Adequately covers the basics of orthographic, paraline, perspective, and rendering techniques. Good for the first time student just learning, or the experienced architect looking for a brush up.
Excellent book, 24 Oct 2008
I can't really remember where I brought this book, but that doesn't matter as it is a must buy for any Architectural/Construction students. I study Architectural Technology and have brought many Architectural books over the years, but you mostly end up with pretty photos which is great if you like looking at pretty building with out learning anything.
I believe having cross sections and details of the buildings in question is the best way to learn how the building connects together and how it stands (Which is a must if your designing buildings). This book has many beautiful residential buildings as well as images, cross sections and a CD with the cross sections in dwg format for CAD users.
As good as having an experienced designer sitting next to you!, 08 Jul 2008
Despite being six years since the second revised edition was published in 2002, this book is still a cracker. Normally I am a little wary of US publications for use in the UK but this excellent work rises above any minor international differences.
As a newcomer to garden and landscape design, Grant Reid's book will be an invaluable help until I have enough experience to carry out "on auto pilot" the skills he explains. And even then the book will be a useful reference. The subject is comprehensively covered and presented in an easy-to-follow, superbly illustrated style.
I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to both the enthusiatic beginner and to the experienced landscape designer as a handy reference. The next best thing to having an experienced designer sitting next to you.
A good book on landscape sketch and graphic, 22 Nov 2007
This book covers almost every aspect of landscape sketch and graphic. It is good for you if you want to learn hand sketch, it is also good for you if you want to create nice CAD drawings. Many of the tree /shrub symbols in both plan views and elevation views are nicely done, they can inspire you to create nice computer blocks for trees and shrubs for plans and sections and elevations.
It covers graphic language and design process, basic drafting, lettering (nowadays almost everyone can do nice hand lettering fonts with computer, but this book is still good for assisting you to select lettering fonts or create your custom fonts in computer), freehand drawings and conceptual diagrams, presentation plans, section-elevations, graphic symbols files for elevations and perspectives.
All the sketches, plans, sections, elevations and perspectives are nicely done. They can be good samples for landscape architecture students, garden design students, architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and seasoned designers.
Gang Chen, Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA
An excellent book for both amateurs and professionals, 13 Nov 1998
This book is essential for anybody interested in serious landscape designing. It not only takes you through the stages of the design process, but also gives details of the style and quality of graphics required at each stage. It is suitable for all ability levels, from proffesional to amateur, and is probably one of the best technical landscape books that you can buy. Everything is highlighted by the use of case studies, which make the the book extremely easy to use and to get the most out of. A really supurb book.
Book for ALL Architecture Students, 24 Apr 2008
This book based purely on its weight alone, justifies its RRP, like the first reviewer mentioned.
Of all the books I have had and discarded whilst an Architecture Student - this IS the biggie. If only I had access to or had heard of this book in my first year!
Top 3 Books for Architecture Students are; this one, Data Metric Handbook and one featuring many works/ drawings by your favourite architect.
Constructing Architecture takes you through the history, concepts, design process and backs it all up with many pics.
Oh and I nearly forget - a field of details at 1:10/ 1:20 scale - from roofs, walls, doors, windows, floor-wall junctions, down to ground floor/ basement detailing.
4* because its in b/w - but I'm being picky.
More than the sum of it's parts, 27 Apr 2006
"For me, designing and constructing are the same thing" - Andrea Deplazes.
Andea Deplazes is Professor for Architecture & Construction at the ETH Zurich, and an internationally regarded Architect.
Not just another construction manual covering the usual technical and architectural issues, this book is more than the sum of its parts. Its weight alone hints at its substance.
The tradition of fine craftsmanship is evident in Swiss Architecture, and the themes of assembly and construction is clear throughout the book. Unlike other 'construction manuals' this also includes and highlights the consequence of intellectual positions and historic continuity.
Divided into five main sections: Materials, Elements, Structures, Selected Buildings, and Components: Each section contains essays on theory, technical issues, reference, and drawings. All the essays are well written, concise, and read like interesting lectures.
There is a good balance of conceptual sketches, photographs, and technical drawings. The black and white photographs are a little on the small side, however, the written language more than compensates.
The Ten case studies illustrate projects of design and constructional rigor, and provide a good link between education and practice.
Constructing Architecture is compulsory reading for all architecture students, and will prove a good reference for experienced professionals. At this price this book is very good value for money (508 pages).
Highly recommended.
Excellent and concise, 01 Feb 2007
Clear descriptive elements for all phases of building. A very good guide for DIY stawbale building. The book concerns construction in northern climes. Whilst it is pertinent to foundation & wall structures, a chapter exploring roof design & construction would have the icing on the cake.
Can't do without, 25 Mar 2006
This book is concise, spot on and a must for every straw house builder. All the fundamentals are covered and while other books may be ten times the size they rarely will give you really more information. What I would like to see is a bit more about statics e.g. how much can a wall, a frame, a truss or a piece of timber hold.
Great Introduction to SB Building, 18 Oct 2005
I used this book throughout my final year of university, and I still do as a design aid. It provides the perfect introduction to building with bales pointed really well towards self-builders. Crucially, it differs from other guides as being specific to the UK and Ireland and the authors expertise in building here means this is covered very well.
If you are looking for a book detailing the history and growth of SB building then this isn't it; check out the Steens excelent books perhaps. There are also books on the subject that go into more detail (Lacinski and Bergerons "Serious Straw Bale" for instance), however this book is concise and holds just the right amount of detail to get you started, especially if you are in the UK or Ireland.
Highly recomended!
Go and build it with bales!
Very concise and accurate overview of the Stonemason's art, 28 Dec 2001
I am in my third year of a Stonemasonry apprenticeship at Carlisle Cathedral. I enjoyed reading the book and would recommend it as a very useful resource for anyone learning the trade.
Shelter, 06 Jun 2006
Wow! 6 stars!
Get lost in this book forever! Be inspired! I keep on finding new stuff in this all the time, loads of great ideas, amazing stories. I think the format makes it even more fun and loads of hand drawn sketches give you loads of inspiration. Check out Homework too and see how many people shelter has inspired. I love it, i bet you will too.
Excellent introduction to alternative housing..., 12 Jan 2001
I am currently researching for a book on alternative housing and found a second hand edition of this book in a bookstore - it looks very much like I was beaten to it by these guys. They've done an excellent job - with articles on Tipis, domes and even pictures of a squatted housing community in London. I especially like the small black an white picture of the driftwood house built on top of a waterfall... The only reason I wouldn't give this 5 stars is because of the format of the book - Its the same size as a broadsheet newspaper (although this may have changed with newer printing of this title) and with around 200 pages is even more difficult to read on the train.
Informative and Interesting, 25 Sep 1998
I believe this book was out of print for a while so it is nice to have it back. Architecture students or anyone with an interest in architecture would appreciate this book. It is a good look at how humans have satisfied one of our basic needs. It is an exhaustive collection of human habitats, written in a clever and unprentious way (unlike most architecture books!). If you like this book, you may also enjoy books by Witold Rybczynski such as Home, and Looking Around.
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Not amazing but better than the rest!, 01 Feb 2007
Here is an area where the old school of design still lingers, the book is very suitable for specific tasks but really needs improving on. Having said that I threw away my copy of Charlotte Baden-Powell's book as soon as I got this - because even this tome is much more useable than hers.
Must-have reference book, 23 Oct 2006
This is a valuable pool of infomation on ergonomics, minimum dimensions, information on parking, vehicle dimensions, building dimensions, design of buildings for different purposes and much, much more. I probably have only used about a tenth of the information within the book (I don't have much use for info on airport design, for example) but we use it regularly in our office as a reference book and should we ever need to know the dimensions of a cow, we know just where to look....
solid!, 08 Oct 2004
With data on all kinds of programmatic requirements and some valuable information on structures and materials this is a book architecture students should BORROW from the library or the office. This book can tell you the minimum ceiling height of a badminton court or the density of steel - but it won't design your project!
Planning & Design Data Marvel!, 05 Nov 2003
An exceedingly thorough compilation of all those annoying facts and figures you can never remember or find any where else! This book is always open at the end of my desk, and I now have to fight for it with my colleagues to get to the information. No project or facilities manager, specification writer or other member of the construction in | | |