Book reviews

Abstract Space is the Machine: A Configurational Theory of Architecture. Bill Hillier. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1996, 463 pp., £45.00, ISBN 0–521–56039‐X Life between Buildings, Using Public Space. Jan Gehl. Arkitektens Forlag, Copenhagen, 1996, ISBN 87 7407 173 4 Planning for Urban Quality: Urban Design in Towns and Cities. Michael Parfect & Gordon Power. Routledge, London 1997, 242 pp, £22.50 pbk, ISBN 0 415 15968 7 Written in Stone: Public Monuments in Changing Societies. Sanford Levinson. Duke University Press, Durham, NC, 1998, £9.95, ISBN 08223 2220X The Writings of Clarence S. Stein: Architect of the Planned Community. K.C. Parsons (Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 1998, 717 pp. US$59.95, ISBN 08018 57562. Japanese Landscapes: Where Land and Culture Merge. Cotton Mather, P.P. Karan & S. Iijima. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1998, 112 pp, US$24.95, ISBN 0 8131 2090 X. Context: New Buildings in Historic Settings. J. Warren, J. Worthington & S.D. Taylor (Eds) Architectural Press, 1998, £35.00, ISBN 07506 37382. The Evaluative Image of the City. Jack L. Nasar. Sage Publications, London 1998, 192 pp, £11.99. ISBN 08039 54484 The Presidio: From Army Post to National Park. Lisa M. Benton. Northeastern University Press, Boston, MA, 1998, 277 pp., £38.50, ISBN 1–55553–335–3 Heritage Preservation: Tradition and Diversity: An Annotated Bibliography. Jiri Zuzanek, Brenda Luscott & Jo Nordley Beglo . Otium Publications (University of Waterloo), Waterloo, Ontario, 1996, 343 pp., £27.00, ISBN 1 895125 06 5