I bought this book as a present for my daughter who lives in California. Of course, I didn't send it without giving it a quick once over. I loved it so much I've ordered another copy for my wife and myself. The choices of builders and examples of their art are wonderful and the photography is beautiful. I wish I was young enough to attempt some of these buildings. Sigh...

251 pages of WOW until your just left speechless by page after page of amazing home-built architecture. Excellent full colour photos and fascinating stories. If your a fan of the authors other books, "Shelter" and "Home Work" then this is a must have book.

I found it quite interesting that most of the builders in this book all own a copy of "Shelter". I guess what goes around comes around. And if your reading this Lloyd, I do look forward to yet newer editions of the "Shelter" series of books in the future.

great book ,great photo's of lost art by owner builders,Laws as zoning takes away all our individual creativity.Repeal zoning and regain our individual rights to build. This book has great information and photo's of homes and structures that you may never see again. A must buy for anyone interested in owner building.Laws should cater to building this way , with the materials close by and going to waste.All of Lloyd Kahn's work is superb. a great contribution.All of his work is a must have.

Builders of the Pacific Coast arrived in the mail recently--256 stunning large
format (9"x12") color pages-and within minutes I was ensconced in an
overstuffed arm chair, slowly leafing through its pages, getting a feel for its
scope and grandeur, its, how can I phrase it, the whole spirit of the thing, its...bliss.

I was swept away in a reverie. For more than an hour I browsed, and read, and
gazed in wonder. As important, I felt a great sense of kinship with people who
are members of a tribe to which my wife Susan and I have long felt a deep
connection. Here, I thought to myself, is where so many devotees of that 60s
icon, The Whole Earth Catalog, moved and fulfilled their vision and their promise.

The "here" is mostly Vancouver Island, B.C. and neighboring islands, but also
northern California, Oregon and Washington. The dwellings pictured are
exquisite: warm, welcoming, comfortable, at times whimsical, sometimes
majestic and soaring, and everywhere lovely to behold. The locations are
unspecified, the homes' residents often unnamed and unpictured.

Here's the caption for a breathtaking two page spread: "This is a magical
homestead built mostly out of driftwood and hand-split cedar from nearby
woods. The residents cherish their privacy so all we'll say is that it is somewhere on the Pacific Coast. The house, surrounded by gardens and looking out on the blue sea, is built with fine craftsmanship and love."

As important, the book arrived at a time when Susan and I had been living in a
swirl of anxiety and concern surrounding the election, and our hope that the
U.S. was about to emerge from a long night of despair. Seeing the beauty and
harmony that graces every page of Builders of the Pacific Coast brought
something immensely calming into our home and hearth, a kind of heart-
opening grace and a groundedness. I am deeply grateful for that. We shall
cherish this book to the end of our days.

John Grissim, author Pure Stoke and The Lost Treasure of the Concepcion

Living on the west coast I can see on a daily basis the influence of books on shelter by Lloyd Kahn. This latest effort is filled with in-depth coverage of over 40 unique builders/crafts-people, a lot of whom are in British Columbia. These are all what I'd call true homes built by people who are skilled but are artisans creating their own dwellings. One can barely read a page without getting an idea to do something creative for their own home. The photographs and writing are top notch and Lloyd's experience as a builder, as a communicator, as an avid environmentally conscious individual allows each person and place to come alive. This is a table top book one wants others to peruse when visiting. One does not need to move to the rural areas for the essence of such living is held within the over 250 pages of this beautiful visual hymn to the creative builder.