by Paul Graham MacHenry
MacHenry is one of the Southwest’s expert earth builders. I attended his earth building seminar and found his spectrum of knowledge and dedication to earth building to be incredibly inspiring.
Reviews
The silence of earth walls is uncanny. The inciting, photograph-laden Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings is more than a primer; the author addresses engineering and design, too.Whole Earth Catalog
A valuable book, and it works as a force for diversity and practicality that is much needed in American housing.
Folklore Forum
An unrevised reprint of the Wiley editions of 1984. It presents both engineering information and detailed technical data for adobe and rammed earth building.
Booknews.com
Down to earth (!) with details including specifics such as how to make adobe bricks and actually consider soil composition, etc. Its a good introduction to adobe and rammed earth buildings in general.
J. Miller
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