In Hesperia, California, the late architectNader Khalilicreated a housing movement for the future. Khalili prototyped his dome-shaped adobes on a commission from NASA for a lunar colony. Then he realized that these “superadobes” could take root on Earth. Studio 360’sEric MolinskyvisitedCal-Earthwith some friends who dream of living in giant igloos made of dirt.
Learn to build your own superadobe here.
(Originally aired: April 18, 2008)
Slideshow: Cal-Earth