The Barefoot Architect  (English, Paperback, van Lengen Johan)

Coming up with ways to make our surroundings greener is the aim of most environment specialist. In this book, Johan van Lengen provides us with a greener approach to build houses that will be comfortable for tropical climates.

Summary of the Book

This book will help people come up with a better housing plan for tropical regions. The idea is to ensure that a greener approach is being used as an alternative to the regular house we live in. The book discusses several aspects like design, materials and implementation. It also talks about urban planning, energy production, cleaning and storing of drinking water, and how to we should deal with septic waste. There are several drawings that give readers a better explanation of the requirements and details.

About Johan van Lengen

In the early seventies, Johan van Lengen left behind his successful career in architecture and set out to find ways of providing better housing for the underprivileged. Lengen has worked with the United Nations and many government agencies in Latin America. He continues to develop ideas in construction technology and finds ways to spread this knowledge to people around the world.