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  Barefoot Architect (Paperback) By (author) Johan Van Lengen

  

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  Short Description for Barefoot ArchitectA former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen firsthand the desperate need for a "greener" approach to housing in impoverished tropical climates. This comprehensive book clearly explains every aspect of this endeavor, including design (siting, orientation, climate consideration), materials (sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth), and implementation. The author emphasizes throughout ...
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  • Publisher: Shelter Publications Inc.,U.S.
  • Published: 28 October 2007
  • Format: Paperback 706 pages
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  • Categories: Architecture | Individual Architects & Architectural Firms | Architectural Structure & Design | Environmentally-friendly Architecture & Design
  • ISBN 13: 9780936070421 ISBN 10: 0936070420
  • Sales rank: 21,028

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• A former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen firsthand the desperate need for a "greener" approach to housing in impoverished tropical climates. This comprehensive book clearly explains every aspect of this endeavor, including design (siting, orientation, climate consideration), materials (sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth), and implementation. The author emphasizes throughout the book what is inexpensive and sustainable. Included are sections discussing urban planning, small-scale energy production, cleaning and storing drinking water, and dealing with septic waste, and all information is applied to three distinct tropical regions: humid areas, temporate areas, and desert climates. Hundreds of explanatory drawings by van Lengen allow even novice builders to get started.