Thursday, 17 November 2011 08:30
Michael Reynolds, Earthship Creator, circa 1974
Written by Michael Reynolds-
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Empty steel beer and soft drink cans are used to build experimental housing near Taos, New Mexico, in June 1974. Designer Michael Reynolds stands next to an interior wall in one of the structures. The exterior walls are constructed using eight-can units as building blocks. According to Reynolds, these houses, whose walls require 70,000 cans in all, can be built as much as 20 percent cheaper than conventional homes.(David Hiser/NARA)
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Over 40 years of research and development of self-sufficient housing made from recycled materials.
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P.O. Box 1041, Taos, New Mexico, 87571
Phone (575) 751-0462
- Graduated University of Cincinnati, 1969, Bachelor of Architecture
- Thesis published in Architectural Record, April 1971, 3 pages
- Architect's License, Arizona #34518
- Architect's License, Colorado # C-3857
- Founder/Owner of Earthship Biotecture
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