Nader Khalili
Architect developed techniques for building adobe housing
Los Angeles Times: Nader Khalili, an architect who developed low-budget adobe housing for emergency shelter and poverty-stricken areas, died March 5 of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to his son, Dastan. He was 72. Khalili founded the Cal-Earth Institute in the desert near Hesperia, where students learned how to build his dome-shaped houses. He also taught architecture at the Southern California Institute of Architecture for many years. His simplest design consisted of oblong plastic bags filled with dirt and held in place by barbed wire, a "super adobe" structure that cost under $500 to build. His other model was a fired-clay "ceramic" house that was more refined and could accommodate the rich colors of fired clay bowls and vases>>>FULL TEXT
from Avideh
02-Apr-2008 
اندرین ره
AnonymousBoo (not verified)Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:18 PM CDT
اندرین ره میتراش و میخراش
تا دم آخر دمی فارغ مباش
the rest of it is here...
http://ganjoor.net/moulavi/masnavi/daftar1/sh92/
the books
by AnonymousEarthbuilder (not verified) on Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:08 PM CDTjust a follow up on boo's comment.
the books are also available directly from cal-earth, at www.calearth.org and the proceeds from these sales go directly to the institute, not into the pockets of the big corporations.
the new book, "Emergency Sandbag Shelters: How to Build Your Own" will also be available soon, currently in the printing process.
much love
mitarosho miharosh
Without a doubt
by A. Danesh, Author (not verified) on Thu Apr 03, 2008 07:01 AM CDT...He was up to something cool for the homeless and effort to find habitat for humanity...
This is sad news indeed. It
by AnonymousBoo (not verified) on Thu Apr 03, 2008 01:50 AM CDTThis is sad news indeed. It should be mentioned he made one of the BEST translations of (selected verses) of RUMI into English in the book "Rumi - Fountain of Fire" (available from Amazon and most bookstores.)
love said
you already have
your own wings
i will not give you
more feathers
and then my heart
pulled itself apart
and filled to the brim
with a new light
overflowed with fresh life
now even the heavens
are thankful that
because of love
i have become
the giver of light...
(from Rumi - Fountain of Fire)
Thank you, Nader khan, for giving light....
Koda beeamorzadesh
by Azraiel (not verified) on Wed Apr 02, 2008 09:13 PM CDTAmerica hameh ra saktehie meekoneh. Land of opportunities!!!!!
sad news
by Marjan Zahed Kindersley on Wed Apr 02, 2008 08:44 PM CDTBut what a legacy. Such gorgeous, beautiful domes to live in. Who wants a cabinet kitchen anyway? I'd love to live in one of these, they look like utter luxury. No straight lines, but plenty of light. Beautiful!
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