Sticks, Stones, Mud Homes

Description

Sticks, Stones is a book about eco-friendly living, founded on the principles of minimal impact and sustainable practice The buildings in this book are designed to conserve energy, to create new life from old, and employ practical recycling ideas With ingenuity, determination and a new aesthetic sensibility, seemingly unconventional materials can now be adapted for home-building. The houses featured in Sticks, Stones are constructed from rammed earth, baled straw and mud bricks, from salvaged materials, recycled timber and stone, from tin and other inexpensive contemporary materials. There is a fascinating diversity to the way we want to live. Sticks, Stones showcases just some.

Nigel Noyes is a freelance photographer specializing in architecture. His work appears regularly in home and lifestyle magazines such as Elle, House and Garden and Country Style.