The shelters are designed to respond to the rocky, undulating landscape and arid desert climate in Arcosanti, Arizona. Students also work alongside community members to understand their needs.

The hybrid shelter and water tower is made from 96 Corten steel rods and knotted ropes. Inspired by the national flower of Jordan, the Black Iris, the shelter boasts an intricate geometric formation.

The shelters serve as simulators of climate change, and they are just one part of a 20-year and ongoing Chihuahuan Desert study. Osvaldo Sala, ...

The High Desert Museum sign, seen in November 2019. A new exhibit exploring the art and architecture of resilience in the wake of climate change and disaster will open next week at the High Desert ...

View of Takarkori shelter from the west. Photo by Savino di Lernia, 2020 Ancient food waste holds the history of the Sahara desert’s climate in its bones. Nearly 5,000 years worth of fossilized ...

The desert’s harshness breeds strange bedfellows—desert bats fly hundreds of miles in the night to feed on agave, and seedlings often rely on their dead forebears to provide shelter. But those ...

Barcelona Prepares Climate Shelters to Keep Residents Cool During the Summer Months. June 02, 2022. Courtesy of Barcelona City Council. ... The desert is so remote, ...

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens have reintroduced 70 critically endangered Mojave desert tortoises to their native habitat on Edwards Air Force Base.