Reviews for Kerr's Cost Data Landscape Const 1994

The average rating for Kerr's Cost Data Landscape Const 1994 based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-07-07 00:00:00 Carlo Mery Based on the 2005 Clark Conference, eleven architecture critics and historians offer their thoughts on the position of architecture in contemporary culture. Topics range from developments in production to acid trips. Vidler loosely groups the essays into three sections: Question the Spectacle, Histories and Genealogies, and Redefining the Spectacle. Most of the essays were written between 2004 and 2006, and a lot has changed in the world of architecture since then (both with technological developments and economic collapse), but most of the ideas hold up. Naturally, there is a lot of focus on modern architecture in exploration of the roots of today's spectacular architecture. Buckminster Fuller makes several appearances, as does the Sydney Opera House. Critique of very recent works is pretty limited, but it is a fairly solid overview of contemporary theory and what gave rise to the Bilbao effect. I would probably give it 3.5 stars but Felicity Scott and Beatriz Colomina's contributions are cause enough to round up.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-08-02 00:00:00 Tashia Barnes This little book is packed with living spaces, mostly small, some even just one room with kitchen corner. All feel well-lived and often quite full, so I can relate *lol* Order *with* chaos. There is one exception towards the end: a rare pre-WWII building of dark wood, very beautiful. The often-seen bathroom slippers were funny. And you can see the people's hobbies, passions and sometimes even work things within (things like surfing, theatre, music, collecting cute stuff, making hats, etc.). There is much detail. Because the book is small I had to make some effort to keep the spine line-free, but it felt worth it. This is a wonderful book, with much inspiration, and well worth the buy :)