The Barefoot Architect

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Description

A former UN employee and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen firsthand the desperate need for a “greener” way to housing in impoverished tropical climates. This comprehensive book clearly explains each aspect of this endeavor, including design (siting, orientation, climate consideration), materials (sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth), and implementation. The creator emphasizes right through the book what is reasonably priced and sustainable. Included are sections discussing urban making plans, small-scale energy production, cleaning and storing drinking water, and coping with septic waste, and all information is applied to a few distinct tropical regions: humid areas, temporate areas, and desert climates. Hundreds of explanatory drawings by van Lengen allow even novice builders to get began.

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