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A fascinating guide to homemade shelter presents images and ideas culled from across the globe, including bottle homes in the Nevada desert, tree houses on the South China Sea, Japanese stilt houses, and much, much more. Original.
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IN THE MID-'80s I went up to the northern California coast to shoot pictures of a house my ex-Bolinas neighbor Jack Williams had built (see p.32). Read the first page
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IN THE MID-'80s I went up to the northern California coast to shoot pictures of a house my ex-Bolinas neighbor Jack Williams had built (see p.32). Read the first page
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Martin Doyle
Format:Paperback
This is a luxurious book that will keep drawing you back to it time and time again. Filled with photos and illustrations along with fascinating stories, it details the background to several 'shelters' across the world ranging from driftwood shacks to really large structures. The key thing is that each one was built by hand as a home to be lived in.
As a book for design inspiration it is without equal (although the original 'Shelter' by the same author comes close!
There is a rustic feel about the whole book - it's almost like you are reading through someone's personal scrapbook, which in a way you are.
If you are interested in building, whether it's a shed in the garden or something much bigger, don't delay - get this book.
As a book for design inspiration it is without equal (although the original 'Shelter' by the same author comes close!
There is a rustic feel about the whole book - it's almost like you are reading through someone's personal scrapbook, which in a way you are.
If you are interested in building, whether it's a shed in the garden or something much bigger, don't delay - get this book.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By P. Miller
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this book is a wonderful collection of photos and information of many of the diverse ways people house themselves through their own effort. buy it and read it for the rest of your life.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Heiduli
Format:Paperback
I just received this book and I am already in love with it. INtending to build my own earthy dwelling, this book gives tons of ideas and inspiration as well as information and life-stories of the people contributing to this book with their unusual but beautiful homes. Recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It has taken Lloyd Khan a lifetime to amass photographs, stories, with pure infectious knowledge and shared joy of self-built homes. Even if you have no interest in architecture this book fascinates. If you have an interest in what makes a building into a home, then this book alongside his earlier book titled Shelter, is essential reference. You can read it cover to cover or dip into it whenever you have a few minutes, whichever way it lifts the spirits and inspires the senses. It should be compulsory reading for any self-builder or trainee architect or town planner or builders of any trade or nationality!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have had this book for about 5 years and keep never tire of looking through it. Kahn's passion and enthusiasm shine through. This book covers a very wide range of different hand built structures. In many cases the photos show intimate glimpses into lives of the makers, reflected in the way they have designed and use the spaces they have created. These are at odds with mass produced and 'non-handmade' houses. The book has an inspiring and exciting sense of 60/70s idealism. I would heartily recommend to anyone interested in creating or designing buildings or structures.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fantastic book full of the most intersting photos. Anything comming from Lloyd is a winner with me and allways a great encouragement.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By James Barton
Format:Paperback
I got this book as a present for a friend they texted me every few pages as they were so excited by the ideas. Flicking through this book convinced me I need to build something the only problem was I was spoilt for choice of ideas of what and how to make it.
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good and inspiring book
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Published 5 months ago by eileen boyle
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Great photo book
Good for inspiration and entertainment. Great pictures, lots of pictures. Funny, crazy, beautiful, unique homes.
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