It’s amazing how much those books by Francis D.K. Ching aide me in my understanding of buildings, design, and construction. They would have been wonderful tools in supplementing my education had I actually taken the time to look through them while I was in school! Of course, I glanced at them from time to time, but not nearly enough. Some days I find myself wondering if the world would make a lot more sense to me had I studied these a little more while in school? Maybe not, but I can’t help but question it every now and then.
I have never considered myself a "history buff" but I did find my Architecture History classes rather fascinating. However, as a student bogged down with 15-18 hours of classes (including a treacherous studio) and a part-time job, it was hard to really enjoy studying about Romanesque architecture or the Enlightenment period. When I flip through the pages of this book now, I get excited about architecture and its history!
I’ll admit it. This is a book I bought with the best intentions of reading it, as I love the work of Kieran Timberlake, but again my busy life caught up with me and I never made it past page 67. With that said, it is back on my book list.
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