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Microshelters

Author: Derek “Deek” Diedricksen

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2015-08-25

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1612123538

If you dream of living in a tiny house, or creating a getaway in the backwoods or your backyard, you’ll love this gorgeous collection of creative and inspiring ideas for tiny houses, cabins, forts, studios, and other microshelters. Created by a wide array of builders and designers around the United States and beyond, these 59 unique and innovative structures show you the limits of what is possible. Each is displayed in full-color photographs accompanied by commentary by the author. In addition, Diedricksen includes six sets of building plans by leading designers to help you get started on a microshelter of your own. You’ll also find guidelines on building with recycled and salvaged materials, plus techniques for making your small space comfortable and easy to inhabit.

From Hacienda to Bungalow

Author: Agnesa Reeve

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 248

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What do houses tell us about the people who built or remodeled them? Adobe carefully painted to make it look like brick says as much about Anglo culture and presence in New Mexico from 1850 to 1912 as does any political history of those years. This study of domestic architecture, though, is more than a regional one; it addresses issues basic to an understanding of how one culture transports its social mores, cultural values, and material goods to a frontier where they can take hold.

Of Earth and Timbers Made

Author: Bainbridge Bunting

Publisher:

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 104

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First published in 1974, this work has been out of print for several years. A photographic study of New Mexico's vernacular architecture focuses on the village buildings of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, arranged so readers can compare architectural details or study building types.

American Adobes

Author: Beverley Spears

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 236

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Spears focuses on the vernacular architecture of rural adobe houses. Her rich text, illustrated with many photographs, documents a true indigenous style. Architects, historic preservationists, builders, and homeowners will find this book a valuable and long overdue contribution to the literature of the region. First published in 1986.