an architect and developer named Michael Reynolds has been pursuing the off-grid dream for decades. A community of his funky looking, rammed-earth structures called Earthships have become ...

Michael E Reynolds (also in the Wallpaper* USA 400) founded the unorthodox utopian Earthship community here in the early 1970s, with the goal of building homes that don’t use fossil fuels or generate ...

Architect Michael Reynolds has evolved the term “Biotecture” since the development of the first Earthship in the 1970s, pushing the envelope of sustainable living. Each home, designed to ...

Earthships are one sustainable home option, created by architect Michael Reynolds. These structures are designed for independent operation off of the grid, minimizing their negative impact on the ...

"People are excited about a lot of things. First and foremost is the lack of a utility bill," explains architect and Earthship inventor Mike Reynolds. "They say they're very quiet, and they are.

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Despite the obvious problems, architect Michael Reynolds saw an opportunity ... Using a process Reynolds calls "earthship biotecture," a two-bedroom home, requiring about 70,000 cans, would ...