If you are tired of the McMansions or monster homes that are a creeping blight on North American landscapes across the nation, Lloyd Kahn’s latest book is a soothing balm to the creative homebuilders’ soul. Homework: Handbuilt Shelters is the accumulation of some thirty-years of Kahn’s odyssey to visit small houses and handbuilt shelters from around the globe; the book contains more than 1100 photographs documenting every conceivable type of home built by human hands. Homework is an extraordinary pictorial contribution to the small house movement and with so much discussion around the need to live lightly; this book is the perfect compliment to our rapidly changing world.
Castles, homesteads, yurts, off-the-grid, driftwood beach houses, counterculture homes, zomes, straw bale, mud, cob, earthbag, bamboo; are just a few of the home types covered in the definitive guide to home made shelters. Many of the homes include detailed instructions and drawings on how to build the various dwellings.
Read about Ian MacLeod, who built Bally High, a unique stone structure in South Africa, all the more amazing because McLeod likes to build in the nude.
Homework is divided into sections covering every type of home you could imagine, and some you probably have never even thought of before. Chapters include; Natural Materials, Living Lightly, Fantasy, On The Road, Barns, etc. The Builders’ chapter is devoted to innovative builders and pioneers who have gone against the grain to build their dream abodes, like Ian MacLeod, who built Bally High, an unique stone structure in South Africa, all the more amazing because McLeod likes to build in the nude.
The Fantasy section is a gentle visual reminder that we don’t have to live in ugly boxes regardless of where we are situated on the planet. Creativity, whimsy and humor can all be incorporated into our living spaces. Collages, wall paintings, stained glass, painted exterior plaster, tree houses for adults, and a home built entirely from bottles are all showcased. Each home a rallying cry to leave suburbia McMansions behind and make our home a personalized masterpiece.
Homework is a beautiful book for greenies, architecture aficionados, and anyone looking for ideas and inspiration to build their own handmade home.
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Publisher: Shelter Publications
246 Pages
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