Reviews for An architectural guidebook to Portland

The average rating for An architectural guidebook to Portland based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-09-17 00:00:00 Brett Graham This is the Second Edition, published in 2007, and a LOT of building has been going on in Portland since then, especially since 2012. The majority are ugly dense-occupancy apartment buildings that most Portlanders can’t afford to live in. But I digress... I loved this book! There are b/w photos accompanying most of the listings, and handy maps! King does a great job of describing the architecture points to look for and if you don’t know the meaning of, say, “cornice”, there’s also a glossary! Highly recommended for architecture and history buffs!

Review # 2 was written on 2021-04-21 00:00:00 John Goddard Bart King is funny and loves architecture. I'm on board with both of these things. Take a gander at his eco-roof definition: Any roof that you could grow salad greens on qualifies. An eco-roof insulates the building, limits water run-off, and lasts twice as long as a conventional roof. But without a caretaker and/or good drainage, an eco-roof can turn into a dead weedroof, which isn't as impressive.