Ceramic Houses and Earth Architecture: How to Build Your Own

Hesperia, CA: Cal-Earth Press. Near Fine. 1996. Fourth Edition; Second Printing. Paperback. Very Near Fine in Wraps: a hint of sticker residue at the upper corner of the front panel and the very lightest wear to the extemities; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11 x 8.5 x 0.65 inches) . Glossary, Chronology, Updates, Index. Profusely illustrated with duotone photographs, drawings, designs, tables, etc. Language: English. Weight: 24.8 ounces. First Cal-Earth Edition (1996) ; Second Printing (1999) ; earlier editions were published in 1986 and 1994. This is listed as the Fourth Printing but the earlier editions were published under different ISBN numbers. Trade Paperback. Nader Khalili (1936–2008) 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. At 39 years old, he resigned his position in a traditional architectural firm, sold his stake in the firm, bought a motorcycle, and spent the next five years living in remote parts of the Iran desert. His goal was to preserve the historical Iranian architecture and help house the poor. His designs are heavily inspired by traditional arid house designs in his homeland Iran. He was involved with Earth Architecture and Third World Development since 1975, and was a U. N. Consultant for Earth Architecture. Khalili was known for his innovation into the Geltaftan Earth-and-Fire System known as Ceramic Houses and the Earthbag Construction technique called Superadobe. In 1991 he founded the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture (Cal-Earth) , where he taught his Superadobe building technique. In 1984, Khalili received the award for “Excellence in Technology” from the California Council of the American Institute of Architects (CCAIA) for his innovative Ceramic House System. In 1987 he received a Certificate of Special Recognition from the U. N. International Year of Shelter for the Homeless and U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for his project "Housing for the Homeless: Research and Education." In 2004 Khalili won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for sandbag shelters built with Superadobe. Khalili's classic, authoritative manual describes how to build arches, domes, and vaults with earth, as well as techniques to fire and glaze earth buildings to transform them into ceramic houses. This newly revised edition also provides insight into the latest response by building officials to Superadobe or earthbag technology (structures of sandbags and barbed wire) , a patented system that is free for the owner-builder and licensed for commercial use. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; xii, 232 pages. pages .