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The ultimate escapist collection of environmentally sustainable houses, cabins, and retreats, this book circles the globe to find the best eco-architecture in the most stunning and remote locations. The imperative to reduce our carbon footprint and focus on renewable energy is having a profound impact on our daily lives and the way we think about living spaces. Surveying some of the world's most innovative off-grid homes, Off the Grid reveals the creative architecture and cutting-edge technologies that are redefining where and how we live -- enabling us to escape to some of the most extraordinary and secluded natural environments on the planet.Dominic Bradbury tells the story of how innovative architects have made everyday living in the most wild and remote locations of the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia not only feasible, as all of the homes featured are largely self-sustaining in terms of energy, water, and in some cases food, but also a rewarding and tempting reality.
About the Author
Dominic Bradbury is a freelance writer, journalist, lecturer and consultant. He has contributed to many magazines and newspapers in the UK and around the world, including The Times, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Observer, House & Garden, World of Interiors, Architectural Digest, Wallpaper, Elle Decoration, Vogue Living, Belle, Dwell and others. His first book was published in 2000 and since then he has written a wide range of titles on architecture, interiors and design. Recent releases include The Atlas of Interior Design and The Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses from Phaidon, Off the Grid: Houses for Escape, New Nordic Houses and Modernist Design Complete, a survey of pioneering Modernist designers and architects from the Twenties and Thirties, published by Thames & Hudson and as Essential Modernism by Yale in the States. Other key projects include Mid-Century Modern Design: A Complete Sourcebook, a definitive study of 1950s and '60s design, furniture and interiors, published by Thames & Hudson.Two other landmark projects to date are The Iconic House and The Iconic Interior, with special photography by Richard Powers, published by Thames & Hudson. These international surveys of the landmark houses and interiors of the 20th Century have been translated into many languages and published around the world, including updated and revised editions. More recently, Bradbury & Powers released a follow up volume, The Iconic American House. Bradbury is married, with three children, and lives in Norfolk, England. For more background see www.dominicbradbury.net Instagram - Dominic_BradburyTwitter - BradburyD
