A Shelter Sketchbook

Timeless Building Solutions

John S. Taylor (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2006
Chelsea Green Publishing Co (Verlag)
978-1-60358-007-6 (ISBN)

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Through enthralling pen-and-ink sketches John Taylor depicts and explains more than 600 elegantly simple and practical structures created by centuries of anonymous builders. The traditions of indigenous folk architecture are distinguished by wise use of resources, responsiveness to environmental forces, and a very economical accommodation of human needs. Fortunately, we are seeing a resurgence of interest in buildings that are more respectful of these ecological factors.

A Shelter Sketchbook is for builders, students, and anyone seeking stimulation for the imagination. The author's exacting drawings take us on a tour through the world of human shelter, and are reminders that observation, even more than technology, can be the best source of innovation.

John S. Taylor is an architectural designer living in Wilmot Flat, New Hampshire. His work incorporates passive solar ideas and many other practical concepts illustrated in this book. He is also the founder and director of Childrenís Design Project, a design-related interdisciplinary educational program for K-12 students and teachers.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.1.2006
Verlagsort	White River Junction
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	1-60358-007-7 / 1603580077
ISBN-13	978-1-60358-007-6 / 9781603580076
Zustand	Neuware