stenaros's review against another edition
4.0
Bart King is funny and loves architecture. I'm on board with both of these things. Take a gander at his eco-roof definition:
Any roof that you could grow salad greens on qualifies. An eco-roof insulates the building, limits water run-off, and lasts twice as long as a conventional roof. But without a caretaker and/or good drainage, an eco-roof can turn into a dead weedroof, which isn't as impressive.
Any roof that you could grow salad greens on qualifies. An eco-roof insulates the building, limits water run-off, and lasts twice as long as a conventional roof. But without a caretaker and/or good drainage, an eco-roof can turn into a dead weedroof, which isn't as impressive.
realbooks4ever's review
4.0
This is the Second Edition, published in 2007, and a LOT of building has been going on in Portland since then, especially since 2012. The majority are ugly dense-occupancy apartment buildings that most Portlanders can’t afford to live in. But I digress...
I loved this book! There are b/w photos accompanying most of the listings, and handy maps! King does a great job of describing the architecture points to look for and if you don’t know the meaning of, say, “cornice”, there’s also a glossary!
Highly recommended for architecture and history buffs!
I loved this book! There are b/w photos accompanying most of the listings, and handy maps! King does a great job of describing the architecture points to look for and if you don’t know the meaning of, say, “cornice”, there’s also a glossary!
Highly recommended for architecture and history buffs!
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