This simple slideshow demonstrates some of the techniques and practices used in Earthen building. The images are of projects from around the world some modern some ancient, all applicable to modern construction and sustainable development.
Location
Project posted by Kevin Rowell
- Buildings - Contiguous
- Buildings - Detached
- Climate - Desert/Arid
- Climate - Subtropical
- Climate - Temperate
- Climate - Tropical
- Community Center
- Context - Rural
- Context - Suburban
- Culturally Sensitive
- Disaster Mitigation - Earthquake-resistant
- Disaster Mitigation - Fire-resistant
- Disaster Mitigation - Hurricane-resistant
- Disaster Reconstruction
- Education
- Energy - Efficiency
- Green Design/ Practices
- Historic Preservation
- Materials - Alternate
- Materials - Environmentally Sensitive
- Materials - Local/Indigenous
- Materials - Reused/Recycled
- Materials - Traditional
- Non-Profit/ Community-based
- Orphanage
- Participatory Design
- Residential – 1 BR
- Residential – 2 BR
- Self-Help/Volunteer Construction
- Social Service Centers
- Solar - Passive
- Temporary Shelter
- Youth Center
