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Architect Vernacular
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Location Arctic
Building Type nomadic house
 Construction System cut snow masonry
Climate cold, snowy, arctic
Context rural
Style Inuit Vernacular
Notes Dome shelter constructed of snow, with arched tunnel entrance.
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Drawings Engraving, perspective overview, eye level
Engraving, eye level perspective showing construction
Discussion Igloo Commentary

 

Resources
Sources on Igloo

 

Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.com


 

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