Earthships in Greater World Earthship Community (Tres Piedras, NM) : View of adobe/stucco entrance details and decorative elements honeycombed with glass bottles
- Creator:
- Earthship Biotecture, active ca. 1970-present
- Published/Created:
- North of Taos; #2 Earthship Way, Tres Piedras, New Mexico, United States
ca. 1980-2034 - Date Depicted:
- 2034
1950 AD - 2010 AD - Materials:
- packed dirt
recycled bottles
recycled cans
recycled tires
solar panels
wood - Notes:
- An Earthship is a type of passive solar house made of natural and recycled materials. Designed and marketed by Earthship Biotecture of Taos, New Mexico, the homes are primarily constructed to work autonomously and are generally made of earth-filled tires,
- Variant Titles:
- Earthship Biotecture World Headquarters
- Topics:
- Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- United States -- 21st century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Twenty-first century
- Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-US-NM-ES-A5
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
houses (AAT)
sustainable architecture (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architecture; contemporary (1960 to present); Architecture and energy conservation; Housing; Solar energy; Sustainable buildings; green building; sustainability; recycling buildings; dwellings; houses; complexes; housing projects
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Six
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2010 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4125
- OID:
- 10078364
- PID:
- digcoll:2329963