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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
A very interesting book! Parts of it felt a bit drawn out, but overall, I enjoyed the author’s reflection, ties to his own life, and the overall love for buildings and the people they serve.
A meandering yet lovely introduction to aesthetics and its connections to architectural movements in Europe, North America, and Japan. (The pictures help.)
A compelling, charmingly-written introduction to architecture! I never knew much about it, or how to talk about it, but now I feel like I have a nice intro-level foundation upon which to stand. Definitely not an expert, obviously, but this gives a beginner a leg up on the subject.
informative
This book has made me notice architecture more than I would otherwise. His photographs greatly add to the text. It was, however, not an "enjoyable" read.
Each of the 3 stars is for the prose: this book meets my high expectations in terms of beautifully written, gripping, highlight-worthy prose.
Slashing off 2 stars because it seemed a bit too pedantic for my taste (maybe I'm just not its intended reader?). Though there seemed to be structure and order in its outline of thoughts, it was all over the place in some places, and the arguments moved from architecture to symbols to objects to art and beauty in general. It was a little dizzying.
Though I did appreciate the attempt to make the subject more palpable by using anecdotes and real life examples. This wasn't so successful though because switching from personal experience to random examples to theory and to art history made me a bit detached, as if I was reading something for class.
No regrets, though: the prose *is* beautiful and I picked up a lot of nuggets of wisdom from different chapters, just that as a whole this book was a little out of order.
Slashing off 2 stars because it seemed a bit too pedantic for my taste (maybe I'm just not its intended reader?). Though there seemed to be structure and order in its outline of thoughts, it was all over the place in some places, and the arguments moved from architecture to symbols to objects to art and beauty in general. It was a little dizzying.
Though I did appreciate the attempt to make the subject more palpable by using anecdotes and real life examples. This wasn't so successful though because switching from personal experience to random examples to theory and to art history made me a bit detached, as if I was reading something for class.
No regrets, though: the prose *is* beautiful and I picked up a lot of nuggets of wisdom from different chapters, just that as a whole this book was a little out of order.
Sir did not enjoy that McDonalds, but many beautiful sentences and good thought provoking ideas throughout.
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informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
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