Title: The title is correct, it's mostly a sketchbook.
Review: I should give this a 4 star for sketches, but I'm hard on Architects, they had it easy in school. Anyway the drawings are nice however the designs are mostly dated and some include aspects of passive solar design. The narrative is humorous but sounds like a long "poor me" story, but you can just skip that and browse the pictures. I understand Mac Wells is usually referred to as a leader, or as his narrative suggests a martyr, the design of earth sheltered homes has moved on and there is alot more info in books by Rob Roy.Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable...Not to mention a great deal more discussion of materials, environment, etc.In summary this is a pretty book, but probably boring for engineers or builders.
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