Includes bibliographical references and index.

Belonging to a place -- Beauty without waste -- The poetry of natural materials -- Living ecologically is also...

This volume presents illustrations of some of the most prominent emerging tendencies and lines of research in the field of ecological architecture, and introduces some of their protagonists-pioneers, masters, and budding youth-through an expansive review of projects dedicated to the most prevalent way of living the world: the individual and single-family home. Also included is an appendix dedicated to temporary lodgings, used typically by people who travel for tourism or work.