Lloyd Kahn

He lives in the community of Bolinas in Marin County, California. Kahn became interested in construction at age 12 when working on his family's house in the Central Valley. He graduated from Lowell High School and earned a B.A. degree from Stanford University.

Career During the late 1950s, while serving in the United States Air Force in Germany, Kahn ran the USAF newspaper for two years. He returned to California in 1960 to work as an insurance broker but quit his job in 1965 and began work as a carpenter, eventually building four houses.

Green building Kahn's first project was a sod-roof studio in Mill Valley, with succulents planted on the roof. He often used salvaged wood for his projects, in San Francisco he would buy from Cleveland Wreckers, a local wrecking company. Experimenting with geodesic domes made from plywood, aluminum, sprayed foam, and vinyl, the children built their own domes and lived in them.

During the next two decades, Shelter Publications produced a series of fitness books, including Bob Anderson's Stretching (which has sold three million copies and is in 31 languages), Galloway's Book on Running by Olympian Jeff Galloway, and Getting Stronger by legendary bodybuilder Bill Pearl. From 1997 to 2015, Shelter Publishing also produced StretchWare, software by Bob Anderson that reminds you to stretch at your computer.

In 2004, Kahn published Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter.

In 2016, Kahn had a solo exhibition of his photography, Lloyd Kahn: Driftwood Shelters, curated by Jennifer Gately at the Bolinas Museum. thumb

Personal life Khan was married to Lesley Susan Creed and has two sons. He lives in Bolinas, California.

As editor

As publisher Stretching (publisher, 1980) Galloway's Book on Running (publisher, 1984) Getting Stronger (publisher, 1985) Getting in Shape (publisher, 1995) Marathon: You Can Do It! (publisher, 2001)