2024-12-22T03:13:26-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150139528/nader-khalili-s-calearth-research-institute-reopens-its-doors Katherine Guimapang 2019-06-03T14:13:00-04:00 >2019-06-13T20:54:50-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/71/71f23fb82b7f51d927ac0fc7b850bab0.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Founded in 1991 by Nader Khalili, the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture has researched and developed solutions, including the SuperAdobe, a structure made with patented, long plastic bags filled with dirt from the building site and held in place with barbed wire. Khalili&rsquo;s ultimate aim was to empower refugees and the poor to build homes using minimal materials and without the need for highly skilled practitioners such as architects, engineers and contractors.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Marissa Gluck of the <em>LA Times</em> writes a thoughtful piece remembering the late Kahili and the influence he's made in the architecture community. Read more about Gluck's coverage of CalEarth and its revival <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-calearth-reopens-20190531-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Correction 6/13/19: The original article unintentionally used similar language to the article published on the LA Times. We deeply regret this unfortunate and unusual mistake, so we have replaced it with a direct link to the Marissa Gluck&rsquo;s article at the LA Times.</em></p>