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2004-01-13 Iran

Innovative Iranian Architect Found - in California

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Posted by Super Hose 2004-01-13 2:29:10 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So if I understand the design correctly, he is selling an adobe igloo ?

I can imagine the bureaucrats' response to that: "Uh, yeah, we'll add your proposal to our files. Good day, sir.
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I said, Good DAY, sir !"

Posted by Carl in N.H. 2004-1-13 2:51:33 PM|| 2004-1-13 2:51:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I think one major problem this addresses is the typical Middle-Eastern one-story rural house built of unreinforced mud brick.

These are very unsafe of course, but they are not the major source of mass earthquake casualties, but rather multi-story mud-brick construction.

Cheaper steel rebar, cement, and galvanized roofing would in fact be the solution for multi-story. I don't know why these are not more popular in the ME, because in the Philippines even squatters use these in construction.

Posted by buwaya 2004-1-13 4:29:37 PM|| 2004-1-13 4:29:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 They use rebar buwaya? Jeez... Just out of convenience or with knowledge of what it can prevent?

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-13 6:10:00 PM|| 2004-1-13 6:10:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Filipinos ? Sure. If they can afford it or steal it. These people build their own houses, they have an interest in quality.

Most live in wood/cardboard/galvanized iron shacks, but they aspire to the "bahay na bato" - stone house, and surprising numbers manage to build them.

For sure legit construction in the Phils uses lots of rebar.

Posted by buwaya 2004-1-13 6:36:46 PM|| 2004-1-13 6:36:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 , but they aspire to the "bahay na bato" - stone house, and surprising numbers manage to build them.

hmmmmm.. cool. I wonder if building techniques amongst the ~~needy~~ poor may says anything about a society.

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-13 7:46:09 PM|| 2004-1-13 7:46:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 If I was to build my adobe igloo in Afghanistan, I would use kevlar bags.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-1-13 10:15:58 PM|| 2004-1-13 10:15:58 PM|| Front Page Top

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