Superadobe is a form of earthbag construction that was developed by Iranian architect Nader Khalili. The technique uses layered long fabric tubes or bags filled with adobe to form a compression structure. The resulting beehive-shaped structures employ corbelled arches, corbelled domes, and vaults to create sturdy single and double-curved shells. It has received growing interest for the past two decades in the natural building and sustainability movements.
Cal-Earth polypropylene tubes (sandbags) being used to construct domed structures
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