Reviews for The Architecture of Healing

The average rating for The Architecture of Healing based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-12-26 00:00:00 Kaye Wade I have had a love affair with Eco homes for years. They are my favorite things to look at on Pinterest, besides tattoos. Adobe, cob, ceramic, hand made, strawbale, earthship homes - you name it, I've scrolled through a hundred of these beauties! There is something about taking responsibility for yourself and your needs in a harmonious way that appeals to me. Not to mention that if you are lucky enough to build your own "couture" house it will be as unique and beautiful as your dreams. Now imagine how much more it would mean if you could do it yourself (at least in part)! Nader Khalili was designing high-rises in California before deciding there had to be a better way. He went back to Iran and spent five years on a motorcycle traveling villages to reconnect with an older architecture and develop new earth prototypes. Khalili is the brainchild of both ceramic (kiln fired) homes and superadobe. The book explores some of the philosophical difference between East and West that are reflected in architecture. "Don't fence me in" is a Western expression of the love of wide open spaces and is reflected in the love of big glass windows, sweeping views and open planned living. Eastern views are more appreciative of the introvert, of privacy, thus tall walls and courtyards. I never use to have good feelings about those walls, because they seemed like a cage, and don't get me started on the word compound (I always think Davidian compound), but Khalili has warmed me to them. "So a neighborhood starts with a wall, united in shade. Each side can take advantage of the shade –one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. In the East a wall is built to break the wind, to create privacy, and to have the shade." Shade is something deeply appreciated in August in Texas when afternoons soar to over 100 degrees. Mostly this book is a guide to the basics of building a home with earthen materials. After reading it do I think I can build my own home? No, lol! But I am inspired.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-03-06 00:00:00 Everett Dague I don't know if I could actually build a house after reading it, but I think it is more plausible after doing some of the modeling exercises that are recommended, some pretty interesting ideas, but, I wonder if I am turning into a hippie by reading stuff like this. Hmm...