{"product_id":"the-art-of-natural-building-second-edition-completely-revised-expanded-and-updated-design-construction-resources-9780865717718","title":"The Art of Natural Building - Second Edition - Completely Revised, Expanded and Updated: Design, Construction, Resources","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The original, complete, user-friendly introduction to natural building, now fully revised and updated \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The popularity of natural building has grown by leaps and bounds, spurred by a grassroots desire for housing that is healthy, affordable, and environmentally responsible. While there are many books available on specific methods such as straw-bale construction, cob, or timber framing, there are few resources which introduce the reader to the entire scope of this burgeoning field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fully revised and updated, \u003ci\u003e The Art of Natural Building \u003c\/i\u003e is the complete \u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003e user-friendly introduction to natural building for everyone from the do-it-yourselfer to architects and designers. This collection of articles from over fifty leaders in the field is now stunningly illustrated with over two-hundred full-color photographs of natural buildings from around the world. Learn about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The case for building with natural materials, from the perspectives of sustainability, lifestyle, and health \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What you need to know to plan and design your own beautiful and efficient natural home \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Explanations of thirty versatile materials and techniques, with resources on where to go for further information on each \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How these techniques are being used to address housing crises around the world. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e Clearly written, logically organized, and beautifully illustrated, \u003ci\u003e The Art of Natural Building \u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003e the \u003c\/i\u003e encyclopedia of natural building. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Joseph F. Kennedy \u003c\/b\u003e is a designer, builder, writer, artist, educator, and co-founder of Builders Without Borders. \u003cb\u003e Michael G. 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Joseph currently teaches at the New School of Architecture and Design in San Diego, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Michael G. Smith \u003c\/b\u003e helped found The Cob Cottage Company in 1993. He has taught hundreds of hands-on workshops in cob, strawbale, natural floors and plasters, earthen ovens, and many other natural building techniques. He is the author of \u003ci\u003e The Cobber's Companion \u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of \u003ci\u003e The Hand-Sculpted House \u003c\/i\u003e . Michael has designed and built nearly fifty small cob and hybrid natural homes. He enjoys sharing his expertise with owner-builders around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Catherine Wanek \u003c\/b\u003e is a cofounder of Builders Without Borders. 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