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Designing Ecological Settlements
Daniel Wahl • Designing Regenerative Cultures
organize his practice so that it could produce large and complex projects, and to help build the firm into the kind of organization that could compete with big architectural offices that did not have his creative abilities. With that level of technical expertise combined with his creative strength, Frank reasoned, his office would have an unusual a
... See morePaul Goldberger • Building Art
Metropolis—With a strong emphasis on construction and materials, this magazine offers tremendous insight into the built environment. I also like its coverage of sustainable design. (More info: www.metropolismag.com)
Daniel H. Pink • A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
stimulate development
Paul Goldberger • Building Art
Bernard Rudofsky’s Streets for People;
Ray Oldenburg • The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community
the middle of the twentieth century the Master Builders were dead and gone. The variety and sophistication of advancements in every stage of the construction process had overwhelmed the abilities of any individual to master them.
Atul Gawande • The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
one of the most troubling trends in architecture, a steady reduction in the authority of the architect as a consequence of the increasing complexity of the construction process.