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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 720 EAN: 9780811862851 ISBN: 0811862852 Label: Chronicle Books Manufacturer: Chronicle Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 204 Publication Date: February 06, 2008 Publisher: Chronicle Books Studio: Chronicle Books Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: At a time when sustainable living has never been more popular, we're proud to offer a paperback edition of Living Homes, published ahead of its time as a hardcover in 2001. Hundreds of photographs tour the interiors and gardens of 22 admirable homes made with energy efficient means. Expertly written and visually inspiring, this edition includes an introduction by Cradle to Cradle author and leader in green architecture William McDonough and updated resources. Average Rating:
 Rating: - A good intro.This book offers a good introduction into building with earth, straw and recycled materials. There are lots of nice photos with a brief story telling how and why the builders used the chosen materials. This book does not go into depth on how to make a home out of straw bale, adobe, rammed earth or any other techniques. There are lots of other good books that do though. I am kind of disappointed in a couple of the things the author says that are a bit misleading or untrue, probably ... Read More Rating:  - Living Homes shows "Architecture"Finally! A book on sustainable architecture that shows quality buildings designed by Architects. All too often, these books show buildings that are not well designed, and detailed, and the quality of construction is lacking. I was very pleased to see well known architects, as well as lesser known architects' work detailed in this beautiful book. This book is wonderful to look at and it also has excellent, well written descriptions of each project. It's a great read, and it is now in my personal library. ... Read More Rating: - A beautiful bookIn the course of designing our new house, my family and I were looking for inspiration. This book gave us plenty of ideas and opened up new possibilities as to materials we could use that would be kinder to the environment that traditionally built homes. The photographs are beautiful, and it was interesting to read what each of the book's homeowners had to say about constructing their houses. I had always thought that homes built of rammed earth or bales of straw were boring-looking, but this book ... Read More Rating:  - Beautiful, but lackingI received this much-anticipated book today. True to description, it contains beautiful photos (one page was misprinted with a wide pink streak across the photo) and text from architects, owners, etc. What it doesn't have much of is anything more than brief or shallow explanations of HOW sustainable living takes place -- minimal floor plans (meaning only for a few of the homes reviewed. For one clear example, Lake/Flato architects built a truly innovative vacation house, with the living area surrounded ... Read More 
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