Major cultures and architectures
Earthen construction, a universal and contemporary art of building

It should be noted that this article opens a complete documentary series on the subject. For more information, readers can read the following articles:

• The "earth" material [TBA 1 505] ;

• Earth construction: improvement through stabilization [TBA 1 510] ;

• Testing earthen constructions [TBA 1 515] ;

• The qualities of earthen materials [TBA 1 520] ;

• Standards and recommendations for earth construction...