Handmade Houses
Author: Art Boericke
Publisher:
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamples of owner-built houses are depicted in this photographic journey through the countryside.
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Author: Art Boericke
Publisher:
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamples of owner-built houses are depicted in this photographic journey through the countryside.
Author: Michael Gotkin
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2011-05-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780810995840
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Artists' handmade houses' examines the homes and studios crafted by a diverse group of artists from New York to California, including such greats as George Nakashima, Henry Varnum Poor, Sam Maloof, Wharton Esherick, Henry Mercer, Frederic Church, Paolo Santi and Russel Wright, among others.
Author: Robert Haney
Publisher:
Published: 1994-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780964292154
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Woodstock Generation established a new kind of lifestyle and began to build their houses, studios, and simple structures as refuges from conformist architecture. This book shows examples of some of these homes in full-color detail, and is meant to be an inspiration to amateur as well as professional self-home builders.
Author: John May
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780500342589
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVernacular architecture, by its very nature, is built from local materials that are readily to hand and is thus defined by the geology and ecology of the region and by local climatic conditions. Constructed by the community using traditional tools, these structures are highly practical, energy-efficient, and blend with the landscape. They carry many of the attributes that we are now seeking in 'green architecture' as we struggle to adapt our built environment to the demands and concerns of the climate-change era. 'Handmade Houses and Other Buildings' looks at everyday structures all over the world, from whatever wood, grass, earth or stone that was to hand, in ways that offered practical solutions to the challenges of climate or terrain. Based on immemorial principles, but highly relevant to our newly found environmental concerns, these buildings show the simple and satisfying ways in which humans have worked out how to live - and live well, in harmony with their surroundings.
Author: Michele McKee-Orsini
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
Published: 2022-03-29
Total Pages: 482
ISBN-13: 1800651473
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese handmade birdhouses and feeders, bee hotels, and butterfly and ladybird homes will bring welcome visitors to your garden. Handmade Houses and Feeders for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies features 35 beautiful havens to build to attract more wildlife into your garden. Each house is beautifully designed, with colourful details, but is also perfectly adapted for its intended inhabitants. There are birdhouses you can hang up or place on stands, and a bee house you can 'plant' in your flowerbed. There are also feeders for birds, and homes for butterflies and ladybirds. With her trademark attention to detail, Michele McKee-Orsini has designed a gorgeous collection of miniature palaces for the wildlife that we should all be encouraging into our gardens. Michele takes you through the basic woodworking and decorating skills you will need, and the step-by-step project instructions, clear artwork, and stunning photography will all inspire you to build your own havens for our flying friends. Handmade Houses and Feeders for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies is a compilation of previously published favourites.
Author: Sally J. Smith
Publisher:
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 1591866723
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAdd an exquisite flourish of design to your beloved green space or garden by adding tiny fairy homes inter-woven with nature. Fairy Houses gives you the instruction and inspiration you need to start! Have you ever seen a real fairy house? Not the ceramic ones at cavernous home improvement stores, but a real fairy house made from natural elements? Well, now you can build your own miniature magical abode - the perfect addition to your garden. Step-by-step instructions for constructing exquisite fairy houses are revealed in Fairy Houses, explained by master fairy house architect Sally Smith. Smith has been creating one-of-a-kind DIY fairy houses out of natural artifacts for years, now she passes her miniature construction knowledge to you. Imagine, a fairy garden with homes that have butterfly wings as stained-glass windows, twigs for window frames, birch bark for walls, dried mushrooms for shingles; it's all possible with a little instruction and inspiration from Fairy Houses. Begin by flipping through an inspiration gallery, find which elements appeal to you, and how they fit together. From there, you’ll learn about building materials (found and natural), on-site fairy house construction, and how to light a fairy house.
Author: Geraldine Bedell
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2006-05-25
Total Pages: 245
ISBN-13: 0141012994
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the true and very funny story of how journalist, Geraldine Bedell and her husband Charlie Leadbeater, with no savings and no knowledge of architecture nearly make themselves bankrupt in an attempt to build their dream home.
Author: Richard Cahan
Publisher: Cityfiles Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9780978545055
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeatures the architecture and designs inside the studios the artist created in Chicago, using color illustrations and a brief biography.
Author: Stephanie Barron
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780520227675
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of essays written by a stellar cast of art historians and scholars looks closely at the forces that shaped fine art and material culture in California. Illustrations.
Author: John Ota
Publisher: Appetite by Random House
Published: 2020-02-25
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 0525609911
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne man's quest to seek out--and be inspired by--the great historic kitchens of Canada and the USA. John Ota was a man on a mission--to put together the perfect kitchen. He and his wife had been making do with a room that was frankly no great advertisement for John's architectural expertise. It just about did the job but for a room that's supposed to be the beating heart of a home and a joy to cook in, the Otas' left a lot to be desired. And so John set out on a quest across North America, exploring examples of excellent designs throughout history, to learn from them and apply their lessons to his own restoration. Along the way, he learned about the origins and evolution of the kitchen, its architecture and its appliances. He cooked, with expert instruction. And he learned too about the homes and their occupants, who range from pilgrims to President Thomas Jefferson, from turn of the century tenement dwellers to 21st century Vancouver idealists, from Julia Child to Georgia O'Keeffe, and from Elvis Presley to Louis Armstrong. John Ota has a refreshingly upbeat approach and a hunger for knowledge (and indeed for food). His energy and enthusiasm are contagious, and his insights of lasting value. Illustrated throughout, with photographs and also with drawings by the author, this is a book for homeowners, home makers, interior designers, cooks, armchair historians, and for anyone who--like John Ota before them--is looking for inspiration for a renovation.