Simple Shelters: Tents, Tipis, Yurts, Domes and Other Ancient Homes

This book goes into the basic history and architecture of simple shelters of the past. As one of our basic needs, human have been innovating with shelter since the dawn of time. This book introduces simple wood frame buildings from around the world, looking at adaptations and similarities, innovation and culture at play in their structure—reflecting things like weather and other needs, including community and familial ones. The book will explore their shapes, their uses, their constitution, and the shape of buildings that evolved over thousands of years, even touching on the geodesic domes that were popular in the past century. Like other entries in the Wooden Books series, there is plenty of captivating and detailed illustration.