A Shelter Sketchbook: Natural Building Solutions

This book reminds us that most of what we need to know is simply what we've already forgotten. John Taylor's trained eye and skilled hand celebrate details of: -- Thousand-year-old earth-sheltered houses in China-- Passive solar heating designs of the Pueblo Indians-- Natural air conditioning systems built in the Middle East.-- Modular building techniques used in Japan 500 years agoThis is a book for builders, students, and anyone seeking stimulation for the imagination. Author and architect John Taylor's exacting eye, intricate sketches, and hand-written notes are gentle reminders that observation, even more than technology, is the best source of innovation.