At the heart of a London Park there is a beautiful house. Inside; the raging Pongo has volunteered for an anger management drug trial. But isnrsquo;t anger vital to our humanity?Set in a mythical England against ongoing war and civil insurrection; Animal is a dark and funny tale of humanityrsquo;s struggle for progress. In this millennium; will we choose to be Animals or Angels? Animal opened at The Soho Theatre and New Writing Centre; London; on 4th September 2003 before embarking on a National tour.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Likes to use a lot of word for not saying muchBy LizStThe Early Public Garages of San Francisco: An Architectural and Cultural Study 1906 ndash; 1929 Introduction: I have a Masterrsquo;s of Science in Historic Preservation from the College of Architecture and Planning; Ball State University and I looked forward to getting this book because of the topic of historic public garages in a large city. Needless to say; aside from the great photographs from professional architectural photographer Sharon Risedorph; I was disappointed. This book was definitely written by an architect who has had little experience with writing for the general public. The book has both an introduction and a preface (and no I did not read them completely; most people do not read both); if you have to have that much verbiage before you even get to the first chapter; something is wrong. The first two chapters drop last names as if you should know the person; throw styles and periods of architecture at you in no order and have open ended sentences such as ldquo;The collectionrsquo;s most dramatic arched portals are rendered in brick; representing an ideal confluence of structure; material; composition and symbolism.rdquo; (p.33) Symbolism of what? I knew the language he was talking in; I took 98% of my classes from architects. I know historic architecture from my years of working on both local and state levels and writing and editing National Register of Historic Places nominations for fifteen years and this book is hard to read. A novice to the terms will be totally lost. All is not lost however if you are interested in the public garages of San Francisco in the early Twentieth Century. Chapter Three provides an excellent guide to the garages and a good description to the buildings. If you really want to know where these garages are; are truly an early automobile fanatic and love this sort of thing; then Chapter Three is the chapter you are looking for along with the photographs. The remaining chapters of the book talk about the significance of the garages and have some good historic pictures (although the chapters tend to run amok at times and stray away from what I think is the main topic; San Francisco garages). The last chapter deals with what everyone who loves old buildings wants to know the answer to; how do we save these building and keep from tearing things down just because they are old building. For the average person interested in historic architecture; I give this book two stars. For a San Francisco resident; three stars.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Lowbrow San Francisco ArchitectureBy William WilsonA copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for a review.If yoursquo;re interested in architectural history and preservation or in San Francisco history; this volume may be of interest to you.Irsquo;ve lived and worked in the San Francisco area all my life and am an ardent advocate for historic preservation and adaptive reuse; but I have to confess that I never gave a thought to the public garages that dot the city. Functional rather than flashy; theyrsquo;re not high on the list of a preservationistrsquo;s priorities. Author Mark Kesslerrsquo;s focus is on the garages built in the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 through 1929. Public garages responded to the tremendous growth of automobile ownership during this period and the widespread lack of a place to store and service these vehicles near home or work. Kessler discusses the various types of garages and the styles used for their facades. Many of the architects involved in the design of these buildings are highlighted.Excellent ldquo;then and nowrdquo; photographs of many of the surviving public garage buildings are the highlight of the book. Not surprisingly; most of the buildings still have an automobile-related use; but a few are shown that have been creatively adapted. The author argues for increased attention to the best of the survivors; so that they donrsquo;t face demolition in housing-starved San Francisco.The authorrsquo;s prose is; it must be said; scholarly and jargon-laden; and parts of the book are not of great interest to the general reader. But for those willing to fish for useful information; the book is deep enough to accommodate the effort.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Interesting study of older utilitarian buildingsBy Lakenvelder MuseThis book studies the facade designs based on historical architectural styles. Many of these S.F. show surprising beauty given considering the utilization function. The world has changed since the 20s and the surviving buildings are vulnerable to real estate development. The author feels we need to value these older utilitarian buildings and preserve these structures while adapting them to compatible new uses without muddling their beauty. If you are interested in architectural and cultural study this is a well written and interesting book to read by an architect and professor at the University of California; Davis.