Years ago I read How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built on a recommendation,
and I wasn't disappointed
(oddly enough,
it seems more programmers buy this book than architects).
The book goes into depth on how buildings are adapted
(or not—Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings are notorious for their inability to adapt,
in addition to the leaky roofs)
by successive tenants.
Now,
the author of the book,
Stewart Brand,
has uploaded the documentary based on the book to Youtube
(link via Jason Kottke).
For a brief minute and a half peek at the type of content,
there's The Oak Beams of New College, Oxford
(one of my favorite bits from the book).
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