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jeannamarie's review against another edition
5.0
As a designer in architecture, I felt this book seriously delivered a highly condensed version of architecture school in a few chapters. The historical precedence the author discusses in relation to designing and thinking about buildings in general is something ingrained in every architecture student.
I enjoyed each chapter breaking down different aspects of the built environment, especially the sound, noise, silence, acoustics chapter (since I spent nine months of my life working on a thesis project going over everything she discussed in the chapter in immense detail).
For any one who is interested in reading this book? Know that the architectural perspective behind this research is accurate for the current climate. Architects and designers are in a practicing profession, it is our job to be okay with constantly finding new methods and means to build spaces for people. With great power, comes great responsibility to make ethical decisions for our planet and everything on it. We’re taught to not solve the world’s problems with architecture in school and Coady emphasizes the same, but together we can do something.
Definitely has that Disney sliver of hope we young people need in order to keep moving forward to make a difference.
I enjoyed each chapter breaking down different aspects of the built environment, especially the sound, noise, silence, acoustics chapter (since I spent nine months of my life working on a thesis project going over everything she discussed in the chapter in immense detail).
For any one who is interested in reading this book? Know that the architectural perspective behind this research is accurate for the current climate. Architects and designers are in a practicing profession, it is our job to be okay with constantly finding new methods and means to build spaces for people. With great power, comes great responsibility to make ethical decisions for our planet and everything on it. We’re taught to not solve the world’s problems with architecture in school and Coady emphasizes the same, but together we can do something.
Definitely has that Disney sliver of hope we young people need in order to keep moving forward to make a difference.
philippam's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
1.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism
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