Author(s): John S. Taylor
Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co
ISBN: 1890132020
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A Shelter Sketchbook: Timeless Building Solutions
Reprint Edition
Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: September 1997
In a new take on sustainable living and building, John Taylor presents a stunning array of traditional building techniques and housing solutions from around the world and from history. Most are motivated by available materials, economic necessity, and local climate and terrain. In this time of growing interest in earth-friendly building techniques, Taylor shows us that we need to relearn many practical aspects of constructing shelter and must blend the technologies of the present with the traditions of the past, with those of other cultures, and even with those of our own grandparents. Taylor, an architectural designer, has filled this delightful book with remarkable drawings and sketches of building techniques gleaned from his travels; it is a feast for the eyes as well as the brain.
