Home Work.Home Work Lloyd Kahn Lloyd Kahn (b. 1935) is the founding editor-in-chief of Shelter Publications, Inc., and is the former Shelter editor of the Whole Earth Catalog. He is also an author, photographer, and pioneer of the green building and green architecture movements. Shelter Publications PO Box 279, Bolinas, CA 94924 0936070331 $26.95 www.shelterpub.com Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter by long-term publicist pub·li·cist n. One who publicizes, especially a press or publicity agent. publicist Noun a person, such as a press agent or journalist, who publicizes something publicist and experienced house-builder Lloyd Kahn is an expertly written, informative, and rather unique compendium com·pen·di·um n. pl. com·pen·di·ums or com·pen·di·a 1. A short, complete summary; an abstract. 2. A list or collection of various items. of a seemingly limitless arrangement of houses that have been "handcrafted hand·craft n. Variant of handicraft. tr.v. hand·craft·ed, hand·craft·ing, hand·crafts To fashion or make by hand. hand·craft " one at a time by their builders. Introducing the reader to Builders; Homes; Natural Materials; Photographers; Fantasy; Trips; On The Road; Living Lightly; Barns; Old Buildings; and enhanced with a reflective "Moreover" commentary, a bibliographic reference for other thematically appropriate books, as well as an Appendix, Home Work maps an intricate and detailed selection of every imaginative, creative, fun, innovative, indigenous, traveling, and eclectic house drawn from diverse cultures ranging from Nova Scotia Nova Scotia (nō`və skō`shə) [Lat.,=new Scotland], province (2001 pop. 908,007), 21,425 sq mi (55,491 sq km), E Canada. Geography to Mongolia. Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter is so very highly recommended to architectural students and non-specialist general readers, particularly those with an interest in building their own unique and memorable home or shelter. |
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