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More Mobile: Portable Architecture for Today

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Don't get me wrong, I like mobile architecture and the idea of portability that is embedded into many of these works.However, i find that much of the work is just a rehash of previous ideas.Ideas from the Japanese movement metabolism and the avant garde Archigram are slightly modified and sold as the designer's own work. With that said, i realize that much of today's architecture is influenced by those designs of the yesteryears but i just felt that there were too many similarities and not enough innovation.

Inside the book pictures of projects are presented but some are more emphasized more than others. Plans and sections are sparingly included but that in and of itself does not deter the understanding of the project. The works are then categorized by the firm/designer. The layout is simple: one page for the description of the project/designer and the other for pictures. I do feel that more could be said about the projects as much of the description doesn't really go in depth.

There is the passing thought that most of the works are chosen flippantly just to compile a collection that could be published in a book and i do believe that this is true for this book. Bluntly stated, there are repeats of the same idea (i.e. tent structure, portable cities). However, the point that i believe to be significant is why these works, even though they are disparately similar, are presented here as something worthwhile to look at in a collection of mobile architecture. The answer clearly alludes to the notion of site and construction as they comes into play. So while i did get some brain food from this book, i felt that it was a weak effort to present portable architecture in a way that is really unique.

The item arrived in excelent condition and really quickly
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The book is orginal and refreshing but have one problem: we can't find any plant, section or any kind of technical draw.