The Barefoot Architect is a book dedicated to helping economically-challenged tropical builders learn how to provide shelter, clean water, electrical energy, and sanitation by using indigenous, low-cost, sustainable building materials.
The Barefoot Architect is author Johan van Lengen's gift to the under-priveleged, ill-housed of the tropical world. As a former UN worker and successful architect, van Lengen saw the need for a book explaining in simple language, well-illustrated with lucid graphics, the process of building housing and providing a healthful environment. The theme of the book is that it is always best to search for the simplest solution with what one has on hand.
By:
Johan van Lengen Imprint: Shelter Publications Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 215mm,
Width: 139mm,
Spine: 45mm
Weight: 907g ISBN:9780936070421 ISBN 10: 0936070420 Pages: 706 Publication Date:30 October 2007 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
