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Shelter II is one in a series of books about people building their own homes in different parts of the world. Shelter, a scrapbook of building ideas, was published almost 40 years ago and since then, housing costs - land, building materials, real estate, and rents - have increased dramatically. The principles outlined in Shelter seem even more important today: re-learning the still-usable skills of the past, finding a balance between what we can produce for ourselves and what we most buy, and doing more hand work in providing life's necessities. Shelter II goes on with a review of world-wide hooting techniques, provides a basic manual of design and construction for the first time house-builder, and covers self-help housing projects now underway in large cities. The book begins with simple shelters still being built and lived in by people with minimal resources. They can be viewed for historical or anthropological interest, or as sensible – even instructive examples – of efficient construction by those who lack the choices available in industrialized societies. We can also learn from the farm and country buildings of North America – still-standing reminders of an era of practical design and straightforward construction practices: siting to minimize wind exposure, roofs shaped to shed rain or snow, shady porches for summer coolness.
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Shelter II - A great addition to the Shelter family!, Oct 17 2010
By J. Welsh - Published on Amazon.com
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I've received my copy of Shelter II already! I pre-ordered it. I have Shelter and HomeWork, and I love both of them. Shelter II rounds out the collection. Shelter II doesn't have color pages, but then again Shelter doesn't have many either. Shelter II does have Mongolian yurts and gypsy vans as well as many other indigenous shelters, and it has lots of building information. I'm thrilled to have another Shelter Publication to enjoy. Thank you, Lloyd Kann!Shelter and HomeWork and Shelter II will inspire those who wish to live simply...whether or not you wish to build your own shelter. These books simply speak to the soul. You do not need to be a builder to enjoy them. I have gotten more pleasure out of reading these books and looking at the pictures than any other books in my collection. If you have a builder on your gift list, all of these books are a must-have. But the books will also speak to those interested in alternative housing, indigenous shelters, or on-the-road lifestyles.
If you must have color pages, buy HomeWork. If you don't mind black and white, buy Shelter and Shelter II. I highly recommend all three. If you want to build a house, you must have Shelter II. It includes an abbreviated 24-page construction manual and lots of inspiration. It's a book you will pick up again and again and again.
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Disappointing, Oct 21 2010
By Joseph Andrew Crawley - Published on Amazon.com
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I was excited to receive another Lloyd Kahn collection of outrageously interesting houses but instead I received a book with a few interesting houses and a brief overview of standard house framing. I know this book was written as more a how to follow up to the original shelter book. Even so I expected something a little more creative/inspiring than boring old run of the mill ballon framing. Oh well.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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If your expectations are reasonable, you'll like the book., Oct 26 2010
By Dominic Ebacher - Published on Amazon.com
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I own Shelter, Homework, and Builders (my favorite). I was expecting this to be another in the same vein; I didn't expect what this book really is about - and therein lies the problem. I would suggest folks know what they are getting. This is great to add to your Lloyd Kahn collection of classics, but it is a republish of older material. The pictures are black and white, and he and his team have come a long way since this was first released in terms of design and typeface layout. I wouldn't return it, and for what it is: I am satisfied - I just think that I was expecting something else, more colorful, more like the other books of his that I have (Like the Tiny House book that he has in the works - Can't Wait!), and if I had known what I was really getting it would have kept me from being disappointed (in the lack of color) at what I got before I even really got into it and started enjoying the material that is presented.
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