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Living Inside the Earth: the Yaodong, cave buildings in China

June 21, 2021 by Mariabruna Fabrizi Leave a Comment

The Yaodong (窑洞) is a type of architecture developed in the Loess Plateau in the north of China. The name literally means “cave building” and … [Read more...]

The Artic City. A project by Frei Otto and Kenzo Tange

October 3, 2015 by Mariabruna Fabrizi Leave a Comment

In 1971, German architect Frei Otto presented the project for a city of 40.000 inhabitants to be built in the Artic circle beneath a pneumatic dome of … [Read more...]

First City in Antarctica, a 1980-83 Study by Amancio Williams

March 16, 2014 by Fosco Lucarelli 1 Comment

In early 1980 Amancio Williams, the Argentinian architect whose 1943 Bridge House we already featured here at Socks, was consulted by the Argentine … [Read more...]

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