7.48.USA-12-detail-c Sun Valley, Idaho Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design:
Continue to go local with local materials, techniques, and talent.
This river behind the house is loaded with river rocks as well as fish for fly-fishing. At the local level, the river is the life force. You could literally use the river rocks to build your hearth, then catch the fish and cook them over the fire. This drawing includes a candlestick holder for three candles that is made from the antlers of the local mountain elk. This reminded me of how the Native Americans would intelligently use every part of the bison or deer. I like the idea of the local antlers used for some purpose rather than just a stuffed trophy head mounted on a wall.
Author and illustrator: Charlie Szoradi is an architect, inventor, and the CEO of Independence LED Lighting. He writes about many other topics related to local materials through his extensive travels around the world.
If you have found this posting online, it is an excerpt from Mr. Szoradi’s book Learn from Looking that served as the inspiring seed content for this drawing share resource. For additional drawings and insights on local materials and design integration, we hope that you enjoy exploring LearnfromLooking.com. You can search via general terms such as sustainability as well as narrower terms such as local materials and log cabins.
