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Lloyd Kahn
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Lloyd Kahn writes Lloyd's Blog, a personal blog at lloydkahn.com about design and culture. Since 2021, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times. The last post was in 2024, but the archive is still widely read.
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Why HN links it
HN readers link Lloyd Kahn's site for writing on alternative, low-tech and owner-built shelter and homes, tied to his Shelter books and his Whole Earth Catalog background.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Lloyd Kahn is the editor-in-chief of Shelter Publications. He is also an author, photographer, and pioneer of the green building movement.
Most-linked posts?
- /2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2022-01-01
What Hacker News says?
I suppose The Barefoot Architect by Johan van Lengen[0] is a nice introduction to low-tech solutions for enthusiasts. The caveat is that I loved reading the ideas in it but never got around to try any of them, so I can't vouch for how it works out in practice. [0] https://www.lloydkahn.com/2007/11/barefoot-architect-handboo...
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on “The Ancient Persian way to keep cool”Submitted Advice to Californians Building New Homes After the Fires as a story · 1 points
HN discussionBeats big debt all to hell, as well as the sort of grind-immersion that more and more are realizing is unhealthy and unsustainable. Surprising to find that the old guru of 'enoughism' Lloyd Kahn ('Shelter' editor of Whole Earth Catalog) is online and still kicking. Anyone interested in alternative shelter will find inspiration in his books. [ https://www.lloydkahn.com/ ]
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on “Why I Live In a Shed”Time to throw in a mention for the homes of Lloyd Kahn. https://www.shelterpub.com/ There's plenty to discuss about houses (if you've got time on your hands), but give me a pretty good home. Green? Where I grew up you could drive around in the woods and see old abandoned log houses turning back into land and a few rocks, all on their own. A worthy goal to work towards. Lloyd's still kicking and blogging. https://www…
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on “Pretty Good House”Yeah, if memory serves, the reviewer in this case was 'housing' editor at Whole Earth. At the time he was into geodesic domes and Buckminster Fuller, a worldview and technology he would shortly disavow. The reviewer's blog is worth a look if you're up for a bit of architectural hippydom. [1] As for Gen X. Well, My Morning Jack apparently did an album inspired by the Whole Earth Catalog. [2] [1] https://www.lloydkahn…
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on “Review of the original Whole Earth Catalog [video]”