Volume 1 of an unabridged reprint of extremely influential work by great 19th-century architect; champion of the Gothic Revival. Coverage of Greek and Roman architecture; Byzantine architecture; teaching of architecture; monumental sculpture; domestic architecture; much more. Over 230 engravings and woodcuts (most by Viollet-le-Duc) enhance the text. Republication of rare English edition (1877—1881).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Getting to schoolBy Newton OoiOf the many problems Americans frequently complain about; one has been lurking under the radar over the last several decades; and has occasionally surfaced in nasty fights at the state and local government level. This problem is that of transportation to and from college campuses. As the US population grows; the availability of open land goes down; and the number of college students increase; physical access to colleges has become a perennial issue in many states. I came to discover this in the past decade. First as a student; and now as a staff scientist at Arizona State University; I have been at ASU since 1994. In that time; I have watched parking at ASU go from great; to downright horrible.Dr. Michael Crow became ASUs president in 2002; and since then; he has proceeded to enact numerous changes at ASU. One of them is the transformation of ASU from a commuter campus to a residential campus; and the associated loss of parking spaces inherent in such a change. As part of this; Dr. Crow had asked the students of ASU to form a task force to address transportation needs. I joined this task force; and as part of my duties; read a lot of books on transportation issues of college campuses. This is one of the books I read. I am glad I read this book. It examines transportation management at universities across the US; from large public schools; to small private schools; from schools in the countryside to schools in downtown. This book looks at the various aspects of transportation management; such as public transit; carpooling; greener forms of transit; correlating the demand and supply of parking on campuses; how to get schools and other government agencies to work together; etc; etc...The book provides detailed case studies of how specific schools have handled their transportation needs for both their employees and students. Successes and failures are highlighted; and how both came to be. Details are given; such as costs; timelines; maps showing how transit plans were developed; charts correlating bus usage with ticket prices; etc... The primary conclusion reached by the book are similar to those I reached while working on the task force at ASU: reduce demand for car parking instead increasing supply. All in all; a great book that should be required reading for anyone who intends to work in the administration of a university or college. I do not give it five stars because it lacks examples from other countries; where cars are used less frequently than here in America.