Publisher's Synopsis
With few exceptions the dominant characteristics of cities are noise, traffi c and overcrowding. Escaping to a rural environment seems increasingly the solution and in many parts of the world this has accelerated aninterest in rural housing. Using architectural projects by Garduno Arquitectos, Gassnerand Zarecky, Graft, Philip Lutz Architektur, Studio For Architecture and Oyler Wu Collaborative, these two volumes show how that interest has developed and the design and construction taking place in rural areas.