Reviews for The Alhambra

The average rating for The Alhambra based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-08-21 00:00:00 Richard Welch wish i hadn't skimmed so much but some of the details, however well researched, were just mundane contractual drama... utzon's character very obnoxious but given the public response (very pro-utzon) im glad this side of the story was told. important project to consider for topics such as "is this iconic piece of architecture worth all the blood, sweat, and tears?" (see also: frank gehry, santiago calatrava); architecture and innovation and computation/technology; architect as a sculptor/dreamer v.s. architect capable of delivering; collaborations with architects originally read just to read about Peter Rice's contribution. there is a little mention of his role in the roof geometries. glad i got to finish the book to realize how that was just one small piece of the whole drama. now seems especially inappropriate that the sydney opera house appears on the cover of the new (unauthorized??) edition of Rice's memoir...

Review # 2 was written on 2020-07-20 00:00:00 Stephanie Krebs There are better books on this topic.