Natural Building

MARCH 6, 2020

Studio Rick Joy’s Tucson Mountain House was constructed from rammed earth an is a mix of modern minimalism and vernacular construction. This house is one of 250 buildings in The Art of Earth Architecture: Past, Present, Future , a new book by Jean Dethier and Princeton Architectural Press.

Architecture 72

Architecture Tucson Housing Feasibility 72

Natural Building

DECEMBER 18, 2022

I was teaching geology in Tucson at the time and living in a house that functioned miserably in the Tucson climate. I heard that there was going to be a lecture series at the university architecture college about design for arid climates. After about 10 minutes of being in their house, I was off the edge for straw bale.We

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Nebraska Housing US Tucson 98

Natural Building

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Perhaps half the planet’s population lives in earthen houses. Half of Marfa’s houses are adobe with examples both grand and rustic. Unlike the iconic, softly rounded edges of New Mexico adobe houses, Marfa’s are typically quite stark or retain elements of whatever style was popular at the time of construction.

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Texas Housing Concrete Architecture 52