Shelter II (The Shelter Library of Building Books)

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.

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.

Almost anyone interested in the history of housing has the original book Shelter, most of us had heard that there were planed further volumes, but didn't have access to them. How this "blast from the past" comes to partially fill that gap. Due to the permanent nature of shelter construction the information is still of interest tody and this book belongs on the book shelf next to the first volume.

Shelter 1, Home Work and The builders of the Pacific Coast are the four books I read and re-read so often with the same pleasure, and now I've just purchased Shelter 2 which is the complement I missed. Those books are not only shelters, they are monuments about technics, art, history and beauty. Should be on the shelves of everyone interested in living in the comfort of a nice home in a real word, although some articles and photos make me dream.

Love this books. Great ideas. Well written.

Its a fun book filled with photos!I like it.Its old school.I want To build my own shelter so this is perfect for getting the info i needed!

So glad this came back into print. Maybe the first edition was B&W, too, but I was disappointed to see that it was a B&W book with a color cover.

It was a disappointment and was a specialty book from the 60's that I'm not sure was published then.....black and white and not so hot.....pretty dated and not too useful for say tiny house movement or pocket neighborhoods. Many other more useful books out there..

awesome

THX

Great to have this in my collection.

Großartig, inspirierend oder auch nur zum Blättern. Für Selbermacher, Träumer oder sogar Archtitekten. Man verbleibt immer mit einer Träne im Knopfloch in seinem Sessel, weil man nach deutschem Baurecht nicht einfach so drauflos bauen kann wie die Amis.

makes you want to try to build house.