Those illustrations are great! Stuart Brand's "How Buildings Learn" also provides some theoretical background on buildings as infrastructure and can inform how

Those illustrations are great! Stuart Brand's "How Buildings Learn" also provides some theoretical background on buildings as infrastructure and can inform how a property may be improved with an eye to the future. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Buildings_Learn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Buildings_Learn http://www.amazon.com/How-Buildings-Learn-Happens-Theyre/dp/0140139966 http://www.amazon.com/How-Buildings-Learn-Happens-Theyre/dp/... There's a whole video series as well, this segment discusses the advantages of loose zoning at the docks in Sausalito: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKPknFLHno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKPknFLHno