Urban construction and architectureUrban construction and architecture2542-01512782-2109Eco-vector5403210.17673/Vestnik.2013.01.7Research ArticleFOREIGN AND RUSSIAN EARTHEN BUILDING EXPERIENCEChESNOKOVAD. Mvestniksgasu@yandex.ru1503201331384407122020Copyright © 2013, ChESNOKOVA D.M.2013<p>The objects of research are the earth and unfired clay as building materials used for architectural forming. The article shows the research regarding the traditional techniques of foreign and Russian Earthen Architecture, which offers a new development prospective of architecture of different times. The usage of those techniques allowed the construction of energy-efficient houses, which means that in spite of the weather conditions, the living standard in those houses is quite high and at the same time the use of heating and airconditioning systems is minimized. Building technologies and their historical development are viewed.</p>earth-housemudbricksadobe, cobsuperadobebottle house, rammed earth tire (earthships)емляное строительствосырцовый кирпичсаман блочный, монолитныйсуперсаманстроительство из бутылокстротильство из шин, заполненных землей[Виленкина, Н.М. Грунтобетон в сельском строительстве [Текст] / Н.М. Виленкина, В.З. Хейфиц. М.: Издательство Министерства сельского хозяйства РСФСР, 1960][Шепелев, А.М. Как построить сельский дом [Текст] / А.М. Шепелев – М.: Россельхозиздат, 1976][Эванс, Янто. Дом из самана. Философия и практика [Текст] / Янто Эванс, Майкл Дж. Смит, Линда Смайли. – Рiдна земля, 2004][Сайт о строительстве [Электронный ресурс]: Реж. доступа: интернет http://www.apxu.ru]