{"product_id":"shelter-40th-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"Shelter: 40th Anniversary Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLloyd Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBob Easton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead the definitive, complete guide to shelters--more than 300,000 copies sold!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelter\u003c\/i\u003e is so amazing, so revolutionary, that the best way to describe it is with one word: everything! It's a history of architecture, a do-it-yourself (DIY) guide, a scrapbook, and a collection of essays and stories. If you've ever wondered about any aspect of houses, homes, or other simple structures in which people have lived, this is the book for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1973, \u003ci\u003eShelter\u003c\/i\u003e remains a source of inspiration and invention. Including the nuts-and-bolts aspects of building, the book covers such topics as dwellings, from Iron Age huts to Bedouin tents to Togo's tin-and-thatch houses; nomadic shelters, from tipis to \"housecars;\" and domes; dome cities; sod iglus; and even treehouses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors Lloyd Kahn and Bob Easton recount personal stories about alternative dwellings that demonstrate sensible solutions to problems associated with using materials found in the environment--with fascinating, often surprising results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelter\u003c\/i\u003e is many things: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea visually dynamic, oversized compendium of organic architecture, past and present;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ea how-to book that includes more than 1,250 illustrations; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ea \u003ci\u003eWhole Earth Catalog\u003c\/i\u003e-type of sourcebook for living in harmony with the earth by using every conceivable material.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLloyd Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e started building more than 50 years ago and has lived in a self-built home ever since. If he'd been able to buy a wonderful, old, good-feeling house, he might have never started building. But it was always cheaper to build than to buy, and by building himself, he could design what he wanted and use materials that he wanted to live with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLloyd set off to learn the art of building in 1960. He liked the whole process immensely. Ideally he'd have worked with a master carpenter long enough to learn the basics, but there was never time. He learned from friends and books and by blundering his way into a process that required a certain amount of competence. His perspective was that of a novice, a homeowner, rather than a pro. As he learned, he felt that he could tell others how to build--or at least get them started on the path to creating their own homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the years, he's personally gone from post and beam to geodesic domes to stud-frame construction. It's been a constant learning process, and this has led him into investigating many methods of construction. For five years in the late '60s to early '70s, he built geodesic domes. He got into book publishing by producing \u003ci\u003eDomebook One\u003c\/i\u003e in 1970 and \u003ci\u003eDomebook 2\u003c\/i\u003e in 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe gave up on domes (as homes) and published his company's namesake \u003ci\u003eShelter\u003c\/i\u003e in 1973. Since then, Shelter Publications has produced books on a variety of subjects and returned to its roots with \u003ci\u003eHome Work\u003c\/i\u003e in 2004, \u003ci\u003eThe Barefoot Architect\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBuilders of the Pacific Coast\u003c\/i\u003e in 2008, \u003ci\u003eTiny Homes\u003c\/i\u003e in 2012, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding is Lloyd's favorite subject. Even in this day and age, building a house with one's own hands can save a ton of money and--if you follow it through--you can get what you want in a home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Easton\u003c\/b\u003e is an architect and owner of Bob Easton AIA Architect in Montecito, California. He designs in many styles to meet clients' needs and budgets. His firm specializes in fine residential and commercial design and interiors. Bob is the co-author and designer of \u003ci\u003eDomebook One, Domebook 2, Shelter, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShelter II.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 14.4 x 11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44812271779942,"sku":"9780936070117","price":38.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bVN1WWEwcDh2aEF3azdxQjNESEU2Zz09.webp?v=1771707312","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/shelter-40th-anniversary-edition-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}