Humble, humane and harmonious houses of Laurie Baker

摘要

Laurie Baker (1917-2007) was an architect from Birmingham, who settled and worked in India, where he met and was profoundly influenced by Gandhi. In India, he developed simple and indigenous principles of design of houses, which are comfortable and affordable by the poor. Laurie Baker is often called the Mahatma Gandhi of domestic architecture. His work is truly sustainable architecture - ecological, economic and social.