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Book Review: How To Build A Treehouse

Posted on June 27, 2024 by nathanalbright

How To Build A Treehouse, by Christopher Richter and Miriam Ruggeberg Growing up, I spent a substantial amount of time in the mulberry and kumquat trees that used to be near the front gate to my grandparents’ place outside of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Urban Jungle

Posted on April 10, 2024 by nathanalbright

Urban Jungle: The History And Future Of Nature In The City, by Ben Wilson While cities and the creation around them have often been viewed in antagonistic terms, the best examples of cities in history as well as in the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Affordable Remodel

Posted on December 17, 2023 by nathanalbright

Affordable Remodel: How To Get Custom Results On Any Budget, by Fernando Pages Ruiz One of the most notable aspects of remodels is that they tend to cost more and take far longer than expected, as those who have engaged in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Seeing Like A State

Posted on September 15, 2023 by nathanalbright

Seeing Like A State: How Certain Schemes To Improve The Human Condition Have Failed, by James. C. Scott If you are familiar with the author’s work at all as I am or have read or engaged in anything that resembles … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts On Airport Design

Posted on October 19, 2022 by nathanalbright

What is it that makes an airport pleasant to travel through? Having spent much of today traveling, I have pondered the airports that I am traveled in, and thought about ones in the past, in order to reflect upon elements … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Solar Power For Your Home

Posted on May 24, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Solar Power For Your Home, by Dan Ramsey With David Hughes One of the more interesting aspects of this book is the way that the appeal of the subject matter of the book is somewhat … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Passive Solar House

Posted on May 23, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Passive Solar House: The Complete Guide To Heating And Cooling Your Home, by James Kachadorian When reading a book like this, it is important to know why. Sometimes an author will be coy about their intentions, but in this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Pattern Language

Posted on January 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Pattern Language:  Towns, Buildings, Construction, by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, with Max jacobson, Ingrid Fiksadahl-King, and Shlomo Angel There are some books that are bad because they are incompetent, because the author has no idea what they … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Be In A Treehouse

Posted on November 16, 2019 by nathanalbright

Be In A Treehouse:  Design, Construction, Inspiration, by Pete Nelson Sometimes someone might want a detailed guide on how it is that one can build a treehouse and do so in a way that is minimally destructive to the tree … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Treehouses (The House That Jack Built)

Posted on November 16, 2019 by nathanalbright

Treehouses (The House That Jack Built), by David Pearson It is fascinating to think of the strange coalition of people who are interested in treehouses.  The author of this fascinating and well-illustrated book does a good job in showing the … Continue reading →

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