Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter
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Lloyd Kahn's guide gathers photographs and ideas for homemade shelters from many corners of the world. Rather than a single method, the book shows dwellings built by hand from whatever materials are at hand, and looks at how people have made homes in unusual places.
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Its examples range from houses made of glass bottles in the Nevada desert to tree dwellings above the South China Sea, and from raised stilt houses in Japan to many more inventive builds in between. The result is an inspiring look at self-built homes, meant for anyone curious about making a place to live with their own hands.
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