Abstract

The aim of this paper is to find better knowledge for earth architecture’s applications as a sustainable architecture. Earth architecture is a research devoted to the architectural uses in shaping the environment of human kind related to human ecology. Earth architecture includes vernacular and historical architecture drawn from many cultures and periods in different countries. Hills to make artificial mounts or bermed enclosures seems to have been one of the nearest styles of creating architectural that propose the ideas and concerns of builders. The paper discusses on the earth architecture based on few case studies in some countries.

Key words: Mud architecture, hill, mount, sustainable, vernacular, Earth architecture.