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I read an Oregonian article describing this book as "witty and unpatronizing," and as I'm reasonably interested in Portland, I got a copy.
I found this book provides a great way to make sense of the city, filtering away the usual pedestrian's take of undifferentiated angles and buildings, and into a layered whole. I really appreciate the many hours of research this project must have taken, and the élan with which King presents it. Very well done.
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An Architectural Guidebook to Portland by Bart King
Sentorio, January 26, 2008
I read an Oregonian article describing this book as "witty and unpatronizing," and as I'm reasonably interested in Portland, I got a copy.I found this book provides a great way to make sense of the city, filtering away the usual pedestrian's take of undifferentiated angles and buildings, and into a layered whole. I really appreciate the many hours of research this project must have taken, and the élan with which King presents it. Very well done.
(10 of 16 readers found this comment helpful)