1 comments about LARE Review Section B Practice Problems: Inventory, Analysis, and Program Development, 2nd ed..

1. I waited to review this book until after I wrote the exam. I felt that the format of the questions was helpful, but that it didn't adequately cover all the material being tested. There seemed to be some very specific questions on zoning, nothing on Quadrangles and townships as the book suggests.
   
   Overall, I would probably purchase it again, because it did have some useful information, but use it more as a starting point for your studying- see where you are weak and go to other sources for your information.

5 comments about Architecture: Form, Space, & Order.

1. I can't believe how much cheaper I can find books online compared to what the college bookstores charge!



2. It was wrapped and in perfect condition. It's nice to look at and gives inspiration through the illustrations.



3. This is an invaluable reference for architecture students and professionals alike. Ching's illustrations are amazing and the depth of information presented is incredible. I highly recommend this book.



4. it was realy interesting and the cd which i got was quit good i realy exited 100



5. Its very informative, but feels very tedious to read. Very very good illustrations which aid in learning to draft and understand spacial concepts.

3 comments about California Real Estate Practice.

1. The book is poorly written, which makes it difficult to read and understand. There are very few examples. The end of each chapter has a 10 question quiz, but there are no answers included. The practices they teach in the Prospecting section are questionable.



2. This is an excellent book that covers all the basics of getting started in real estate. It goes into the systems you need to be successful, such as developing your listing presentation, servicing your listings, and advertising. Everything is here. I recommend this book highly!! (It also helped me pass the CA broker exam.)



3. This is an excellent introduction to the basics of California real estate practice. I passed the broker's exam on the first try with the help of this book, even though I had no experience as a real estate salesperson and I did not take a test-preparation course.

No comments about Abstract 04/05.

No comments about Design Strategies in Architecture: An Approach to the Analysis of Form.

2 comments about Archispeak: An Illustrated Guide to Architectural Design Terms.

1. This book is very well presented and clear; very useful for students of architecture in their early years of study. It covers a comprehensive range of words used frequently in the discourse of architecture.



2. a better read than you'd expect. a great source of information and terminology. I give it my 2 thumbs up!

1 comments about LARE Review Section D Practice Problems: Design and Construction Documentation, 2nd ed..

1. These books are not particularly helpful for the 2008 tests, as far as giving an indication of what is actually covered. They are really only useful in providing an idea of how the questions are worded. Study Time Saver Standards and focus on stormwater management.

1 comments about LARE Review, Section A Practice Problems: Project and Construction Administration, 2nd ed..

1. These books are pretty expensive, and unfortunately they are not very representative of the current (2008) test. They are really only helpful to give an indication of how the test questions are worded.

No comments about Pamphlet Architecture 26: Thirteen Projects for the Sheridan Expressway.

1 comments about Self-Sufficient Housing: 1st Advanced Architecture Contest.

1. This hand-sized publication chronicles the results of the 1st Advanced Architecture Contest sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC). With the goal of stimulating social, technical and cultural progress, the international competition's intention was to be a precursor to more extensive research to be performed at the IAAC on the theme of the Self-Sufficient House.
   
   As you can imagine, attracting 529 participants from 6 continents, the entries demonstrate an impressive diversity of ideas and development. The editors managed to locate each entry ideologically within the eight categories of 'Bio and Bug', 'Blow and Form', 'Common and Related', 'Modulated and Cost', 'Position and Site', 'Territorial and Community', 'Theory' and 'Wrapped'. Admittedly, the categories are nebulous at times and this may be due partly to the fact that many entries simply straddle multiple ideas and defy categorization.
   
   The format and layout is easy-to-use and predictable with each entry presented on two pages with several entries earning additional pages where warranted. What is impressive about the work as a whole is the level of sophistication of the majority of the entries. Some are very diagrammatically and ideologically well-developed while others delve into the reality of the assembly and fabrication of the proposed systems. Because of the compact size of the publication and limited pages dedicated to each work, you sometimes get the impression that you're not seeing the entire picture as it relates to each work individually.
   
   There are a wealth of ideas to be discovered here and IAAC should be commended on the quality of their dissemination of the information. Now, if only all competitions resulted in similar publications.