Earth shelter
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An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth home, earth-bermed house, earth-sheltered house, earth-covered house, or underground house, is a structure with earth against the walls and/or on th
An earth sheltered house in Switzerland (Peter Vetsch)
Meshed metal stretch net construction
Mandan lodge, North Dakota. c. 1908
"The interior of the hut of a Mandan Chief": aquatint by Karl Bodmer from the book "Maximilian, Prince of Wied's Travels in the Interior of North America, during the years 1832–1834"
Earthship
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An Earthship is a style of architecture developed in the late 20th century to early 21st century by architect Michael Reynolds. Earthships are designed to behave as passive solar earth shelters made o
Earth shelter
…such as the UK, earth sheltering is more uncommon. Possibly the most well known examples of modern earth sheltering in the English-speaking world are Earthships, the brand of passive solar earth shelters sold by Earthship Biotecture. Earthships are concentrated in New Mexico, US. Overall earth shelter construction…
South and East view of an Earthship passive solar house
Earthship Architecture, Taos, New Mexico
Earthship windows, water barrels, and solar panels
Michael Reynolds' first building, the "Thumb House", was built in the early 1970s. It included features incorporated into later Earthship designs.