Earthship Vol. 3: Evolution Beyond Economics, by Michael Reynolds. Solar Survival Press, 1993

Even though I’ll never build another house, I picked this book up out of the free pile at the library because I’ve long been fascinated by alternative building techniques and architecture. The Earthship system uses old tires filled with packed earth for ( Read more... )

The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America’s Man-Made Landscape, by James Howard Kunstler. Touchstone, 1993
This very interesting book looks at city planning and architecture, and how they have both failed to produce cities that people actually want to live in, and that are sustainable over the long run. He hates suburbs and ( Read more... )

Places of the Heart: The Psychogeography of Everyday Life, by Colin Ellard. Bellevue Literary Press, 2015 Psychogeography is, in Ellard’s opinion, how our surroundings affect our moods and behavior. How plants make any place seem better- and make people less apt to destroy things. How featureless concrete expanses make a person nervous and ( Read more... )