Almanac of Architecture and Design 2000 (Almanac of Architecture & Design) [Paperback]

James P. Cramer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 16, 1999 | Series: Almanac of Architecture & Design

The complete reference guide to architecture and design, including: awards & honors, noted individuals, important projects, rankings of colleges of architecture and design, firm rankings, etc.

Editorial Reviews

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Aiming to provide "an essential and definitive resource on architecture and design facts," editor Cramer (former CEO of the American Institute of Architects, currently at the University of Hawaii) delivers a mixed bag that falls short of his goal. With extensive lists of award winners, association members, and leading firms, this almanac's first edition reads mostly like a who's who in architecture. A fact-filled section on "design econometrics" will aid the marketing efforts of professionals, and lists of institutions, periodicals, associations, and schools will benefit the student and practitioner. A fair amount of browsable trivia is included in the "records and rankings" section. The index includes only names, failing completely as a point of subject access. As no comparable resource exists, architecture schools and professionals may want to add this affordable reference to their libraries, with the hope that it will improve with future installments.DDavid Soltesz, Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, OH
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"...the reader who uses this book well will come away with a richer sense of the texture of the profession and of the architecture it produces..." -- From the Foreword by Paul Goldberger

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Product Details

• Paperback: 594 pages
• Publisher: The Greenway Group (December 16, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967547709
• ISBN-13: 978-0967547701
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,655,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and excellent quality, March 18, 2000

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Lynn A. Aaker (Stillwater, Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Almanac of Architecture and Design 2000 (Almanac of Architecture & Design) (Paperback)

I bought this book and have not been able to put it down. It has more information packed into it than I had originally thought. The best sections I think are on liscensing laws in landscape architectue, architecture, and the 250 leading design firms in the U.S. I will make my own recommendations to the editors but this is one of the most informative sites that I have visited. The section on journals and magazines is especially helpful. I recommend regional magazines be included such as Architectue Minnesota and Texas Architect. Quality of the paper and print is outstanding. Thanks for this breakthrough book on architecture lists and rankings.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful and Interesting-, March 8, 2000

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Eric Heidt (Durham, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Almanac of Architecture and Design 2000 (Almanac of Architecture & Design) (Paperback)

A good resource, for a number of reasons. The variety of information the editors provide, from hard building cost data to locations of architectural bookstores, makes this guide useful in many ways. Although the book bogs down in spots with lists that I will probably never use, most of the material is stuff I just KNOW I'll need to look up at some point (such as average architectural salaries, by level and state; that "some point" is when I change jobs again). In fact, I've already referred to it a couple times already, and the year 2000 is still young. Plus, the book enlightened me to the fact that Walter Gropius shares my birthday (how do you compile that knd of stuff? call his house?). Anyway, I can't possibly enmerate all the ways this book is useful. I can say its a pretty good one to have on the shelf.