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Building Within Nature: A Guide for Home Owners, Contractors, and Architects
Andy Wasowski
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Description for Building Within Nature: A Guide for Home Owners, Contractors, and Architects
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 6 halftones, 91 colour photos. BIC Classification: WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 181 x 13. Weight in Grams: 503.
Every year, many thousands of acres of woodlands, deserts, meadowlands, and coastal scrub are turned into home or commercial sites. Ironically, by the time these structures are complete, bulldozers have scraped the land clean of its natural vegetation and character, the very features that attracted buyers in the first place. In Building within Nature, Andy and Sally Wasowski introduce new and exciting techniques for preserving the natural land on which we build new homes, offices, or even shopping centers.
Building within Nature stresses that the unnatural landscapes so common in America literally exist on artificial life support. A ... Read more
Every year, many thousands of acres of woodlands, deserts, meadowlands, and coastal scrub are turned into home or commercial sites. Ironically, by the time these structures are complete, bulldozers have scraped the land clean of its natural vegetation and character, the very features that attracted buyers in the first place. In Building within Nature, Andy and Sally Wasowski introduce new and exciting techniques for preserving the natural land on which we build new homes, offices, or even shopping centers.
Building within Nature stresses that the unnatural landscapes so common in America literally exist on artificial life support. A ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
178
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816649020
SKU
V9780816649020
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About Andy Wasowski
Andy and Sally Wasowski are the authors of nine books about gardening and landscaping with native plants, including Gardening with Prairie Plants: How to Create Beautiful Native Landscapes (Minnesota, 2002). Their work has appeared in the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens handbooks, Country America, National Gardening, Sierra, Audubon, American Gardener, and Fine Gardening. Darrel G. Morrison, FASLA, is one of the nation's ... Read more
Reviews for Building Within Nature: A Guide for Home Owners, Contractors, and Architects
"For offering workable alternatives in nontechnical terms to ecologically minded home owners, contractors, and architects, the Wasowskis' book is highly recommended." - Library Journal"