Cover Image

Living in the desert : contemporary houses in the desert /

The desert provides a sense of mystery and rugged beauty that attracts architects, home owners, vacationers and anyone looking for an escape within its arid climate. This book showcases fifty works of residential architecture from across the last few decades, each with a unique connection to the des...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Moren, Izabela Anna (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Phaidon Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Architecture, Domestic > Arid regions > Pictorial works. Architecture, Domestic > Arid regions > Designs and plans.

Similar Items

Desert housing : balancing experience and technology for dwelling in hot arid zones /
Published: (1980)

Housing in arid lands : design and planning /
Published: (1980)

Building on challenging ground /
Published: (2024)

Desert cities /
by: Konrad, Aglaia, 1960-
Published: (2008)

Natural energy and vernacular architecture : principles and examples with reference to hot arid climates /
by: Fathy, Hassan
Published: (1986)

Thermal comfort in hot dry climates : traditional dwellings in Iran /
by: Foruzanmehr, Ahmadreza
Published: (2018)

Art of building in Yemen /
by: Varanda, Fernando
Published: (1982)

Wild living homes /
Published: (2025)

High desert retreat /
Published: (2023)

Rick Joy : desert works /
by: Joy, Rick, 1958-
Published: (2002)

Desert architecture /
by: Galindo, Michelle
Published: (2009)

Desert planning : international lessons /
Published: (1982)

Design for arid regions /
Published: (1983)

Building to endure : design lessons of arid lands /
by: Lusk, Paul
Published: (2009)

Homes in cold places /
by: James, Alan, 1943 August 22-
Published: (1989)

The tropical modern house /
by: Barreneche, Raul A.
Published: (2011)

Cool homes in hot places /
by: Trocmé, Suzanne
Published: (2006)

Nordic wonders /
Published: (2025)

Spectacular vernacular : the adobe tradition /
by: Bourgeois, Jean-Louis, 1940-
Published: (1996)

Albert Frey, 1903-1998 : a living architecture of the desert /
by: Koenig, Gloria
Published: (2008)

Spectacular vernacular : the adobe tradition /
by: Bourgeois, Jean-Louis, 1940-
Published: (1989)

Spectacular vernacular : a new appreciation of traditional desert architecture /
by: Bourgeois, Jean-Louis, 1940-
Published: (1983)

Home plans for solar living /
Published: (1989)

Simone Swan : adobe building /
by: Dollens, Dennis
Published: (2005)

Coastal deserts; their natural and human environments /
Published: (1973)

The semi-arid world : man on the fringe of the desert / Dov Nir ; translated from Hebrew by Rivka Gottlieb.
by: Nir, Dov, 1922-
Published: (1974)

Realistic planning for arid lands : natural resource limitations to agricultural development /
by: Matlock, W. Gerald
Published: (1981)

Semiarid lands and deserts : soil resource and reclamation /
Published: (1991)

Retreat : the modern house in nature /
by: Broadhurst, Ron
Published: (2015)

The warm desert environment /
by: Goudie, Andrew
Published: (1977)

Homes filled with natural light : 223 sunny home plans for all regions.
Published: (1996)

House in the landscape : siting your home naturally /
by: Eck, Jeremiah
Published: (2011)

Improvement of desert pastures on the Pamirs /
by: Steshenko, A. P.
Published: (1961)

Participatory research for sustainable livelihoods : a guidebook for field projects /
by: Rennie, J. K.
Published: (1996)

Alternative strategies for desert development and management : proceedings of an international conference held in Sacramento, CA, May 31-June 10, 1977 /
Published: (1982)

Snowbound : dwelling in winter /
by: Morgan, William, 1944-
Published: (2021)

Desert landforms /
by: Mabbutt, J. A.
Published: (1977)

Stay cool : a design guide for the built environment in hot climates /
by: Koch-Nielsen, Holger
Published: (2002)

Small water impoundments in semi-arid regions /
Published: (1988)

Desert research ; proceedings [of the] international Symposium held in Jerusalem, May 7-14, 1952 /
Published: (1953)