Cult Modern

While at the book store today doing some research for a project, I found myself standing among a collection of architecture and design books. I grabbed one off the shelf by the title New Green Homes: The Latest in Sustainable Living and promptly sat down to look through it. First I must say that I love when a publisher of a book on green building practices actually gets the fact that the audience that would buy a book like this is probably really into eco-responsiblity. So printing the book using ecologically responsible methods is a good idea—as the publishers of this book have done. Ok, now about the book and it’s actual content. The book (the second in a series the fist being called Green Homes: New ideas for Sustainable Living) features a great collection of stunning, green friendly and very modern homes. I would say that many of the projects featured are likely not something that the majority of us could ever afford (stretches of glass overlooking ocean views) but they certainly are wonderful to look at and there appears to be some reasonable content that can be gleaned from the pages as well. Probably not as much robust content as you might uncover through a few well executed Google searches, but still some decent stuff and it’s nicely packaged for your enjoyment. However, if you’re looking for something cool to put out on our coffee table to tell your friend and relatives—”I’m a modernist with an environmental conscious” then this book is sure to do the trick. Heck, after looking at a few of the cool projects in this book you’re likely to convert some of your more conservative friends and relatives to both movements.