Puerto Rican Houses in Sociohistorical Perspective

Rating:
Summary: Can be better
Review: As a Puertorrican Architecture student, who has been working on the documentation and investigation of this book, I disagree on how Jopling adjudges some of the architectural styles to the Puertorrican houses. Personally I think that she should have undergo a more extensive investigation and have taken better photographs. Thank you.

Rating:
Summary: Can be better
Review: As a Puertorrican Architecture student, who has been working on the documentation and investigation of this book, I disagree on how Jopling adjudges some of the architectural styles to the Puertorrican houses. Personally I think that she should have undergo a more extensive investigation and have taken better photographs. Thank you.

Rating:
Summary: Great Reference but difficult to follow
Review: The author makes a study of Puerto Rican houses throughout history. The book is well documented and includes "a lot" of nice pictures and drawings. The only problem with the book is that is difficult to follow. The lecture makes reference to the pictures and drawings so the reader can visualize better the different house types. Many times the pictures are located one or two pages later from the descriptive paragraph. Because of this I was caught flipping back and forward the pages throughout the book. This makes it a little hard to read. Aside from that the book is a good reference and have a lot of valuable information. A must for architects and anthropologist interested in Puerto Rico.