Nader Khalili was an Iranian-born American architect, author, and educator. He is best known for his inventive structures that incorporated a range of atypical building materials to provide shelter in the developing world and emergency contexts. His work was heavily influenced by the traditional arid house designs of Iran.
Eco-Dome sandbag shelter under construction in Djibouti, May 2012
Superadobe construction
Earthbag construction is an inexpensive building method using mostly local soil to create structures which are both strong and can be quickly built.
Types of contained earth