- ISBN13: 9780936070339
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Building on the enormous success of the original Shelter, Lloyd Kahn continues his odyssey of finding and exploring the most magnificent and unusual hand-built houses in existence. Among the intriguing domiciles described in Home Work are a Japanese-style stilt house accessible only by a cable across a river; a stone house in a South African valley whose roof serves as a baboon trampoline; multi-level treehouses on the South China Sea; and a bottle house in the Neva… More >>
#1 by D. Bushe on February 27, 2010 - 4:27 pm
Lloyd Kahn gives us another collection of homes built with imagination, sweat and at times a bit of madness.
He throws in some reprinted pages from some of my favorite other books on homes – the whole thing ads up to a bit of a chaotic mess – it seems to be organized more for the builders, photographers and other contributors to the book than the reader, but it is full of so much wonderful information, stories and tips that one can hardly complain.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Sarah Sardonia on February 27, 2010 - 5:16 pm
The book came as described and has many wonderful creative houses in it. Makes me want to get building now.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by H. Herzberg on February 27, 2010 - 5:23 pm
Reading this made my son and me want to build, build, build. At the same time, the book achieves something else: the way people make their homes shows something very intimate and moving. This collection of photographs, drawings and stories shows how closely related the art of building, the art of art and the art of living are. This is one of the rare occasions where I would like to thank the authors.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Sara Doe on February 27, 2010 - 6:16 pm
followed by several days flipping through again and again, searching for my favorites…beautiful pictures. I could have done with more “on the road” pics and less (what I would refer to as) “normal” houses…I can see those kinds when I look out the window…but that’s just a personal preference….I wish he’d take all the extra stuff he said he had and put it on a website or publish another book. I’d buy it!
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by S. Ray on February 27, 2010 - 7:20 pm
this book is even better then the other books by Lloyd Kahn, and i didnt think that was possible. The photographs are outstanding, the text interesting, informative, and captures thoughts, people, homes and places of times past, present and some that look futuristic! This book is for anyone who has a passion for architecture, and culture. a great coffee table book.
Rating: 5 / 5