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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
The rare book relevant to both my YIMBY work and open community work. MediaWiki is very much a building that has learned; I hope the next generation of Wikipedians can keep that alive. XKCD’s “guy in Nebraska” is also a part of a structure that learns, but precariously and with less provision for systemic, cross-ecosystem learning than Wikipedia. On the flip side, we’re never going to build what Brand calls “low” buildings in SF again; at best we’ll get some ADUs but mostly we’ll get a lot of big buildings. That’s good and needed but they’ll never be great buildings in the way our Edwardians are.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
This book gets 4 stars for ideas and 2 stars for actual writing. He could have used a better editor. But also, this book was written in 1995!
As a professional in the buildings industry, I am constantly running into the unique contexts each operator finds herself in whether the building is on day 2 of operations or day 2000. Lots of good things to talk about and to consider both at work and in my home renovation journey. Glad I found this book!
As a professional in the buildings industry, I am constantly running into the unique contexts each operator finds herself in whether the building is on day 2 of operations or day 2000. Lots of good things to talk about and to consider both at work and in my home renovation journey. Glad I found this book!
informative
slow-paced
This book is really excellent. I now walk around looking at buildings thinking about how they've evolved over time or where they could grow. Etc. Also he predicts IoT but this was written in 1993. Its overall just very cool. Main lesson: build a boring box then fill it in
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Shockingly relatable to my own field of software development, though still pretty fascinating even if you aren't into building or software architecture. One of the better arguments for agile that I've ever read.
This book is super fascinating, well written, and clear - it's about how buildings change over time and how architects can better adapt to that process of change. I want to read an updated version! The parts about MIT are showing their age, especially because Brand can clearly claim prescience about the Stata Center's roof leaking.
Go find the dead tree version though - the e-book formatting for Kindle is terrible.
Go find the dead tree version though - the e-book formatting for Kindle is terrible.
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced