Shelter, Paperback
Descriere
Shelter is many things - a visually dynamic, oversized compendium of organic architecture past and present; a how-to book that includes over 1, 250 illustrations; and a Whole Earth Catalog-type sourcebook for living in harmony with the earth by using every conceivable material. First published in 1973, Shelter remains a source of inspiration and invention. Including the nuts-and-bolts aspects of building, the book covers such topics as dwellings from Iron Age huts to Bedouin tents to Togo's tin-and-thatch houses; nomadic shelters from tipis to ``housecars``; and domes, dome cities, sod iglus, and even treehouses. The authors recount personal stories about alternative dwellings that illustrate sensible solutions to problems associated with using materials found in the environment - with fascinating, often surprising results.
Despre autor
Lloyd Kahn este un editor, autor, fotograf, dulgher și arhitect autodidact american. Este editorul-fondator al companiei Shelter Publications, Inc., și fostul editor al revistei Whole Earth Catalog. Este un pionier al mișcărilor legate de construcții ecologice și arhitectură sustenabilă. Cartea sa „Shelter” (1973), despre arhitectura realizată de propriii autori, a vândut mai mult de 250.000 de exemplare.
