This Building Type Basics book provides an accessible guide to the essentials of designing these specialized environmentsmdash;including the underlying issues of financing; feasibility; and the diverse roles of the design and construction team; sponsor; banks; impresario; and manager. Complete with a wealth of descriptive floor plans; diagrams; photographs; and case studies; it features need-to-know information on design including such technical topics as lighting; acoustics; and materials.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Plethora of Photos; All of Good Size; Easy to See DetailsBy CustomerMany pictures; large enough to see details without difficulty. No clutter of photos "crammed" onto one page. Gives you so much of a tour that you you "feel" like you have been there; as though you have walked (or "are walking"?) those very streets yourself. Not overly filled with narrative.As part of a series called "Images of America;" this books flood of photos definitely fulfills my expectations to see images with very little narrative. Fact-filled; detailed captions. This author writes the most information with the least words. Outstanding to see and read! The author compiled photos that show the culture; various parts of the city (streets; well-known landmarks; churchs; businesses; and the people) including various shoe factories that helped make Brockton the "shoe capital" of the world - allegedly they made more shoes in that city than in any other city in the world. y district ; some of societys behavior; and some of the same streets or angles many years apart.Most of the photos are the early 1900s. (I estimate the majority age from the World War I years; plus or minus 10-12 years.)Genealogists can really enjoy this book; whether to glean photos or factual tidbits; or to travel vicariously to the site.I definitely recommend this book.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Trip to the pastBy K. HolmesI sat down and read through this whole book as soon as I received it. I recognized so many places from my childhood and saw other places that were gone before I was born.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy SceliaGreat pictures.
