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Earth Architecture

<n>Concrete Rocking Chair</n> by Slovenian designer <n>Tina Rugelj</n>.

The <n>Al Naslaa</n> rock formation in Tayma, Saudi Arabia. Photo by <n>Fayez Nureldine</n>.

Interior of a house in <n>Shibam</n>, Yemen, showcasing <n>Yemeni vernacular architecture</n>.

The <n>Wabi-sabi</n> style <n>Greenwich Hotel Penthouse</n> designed by <n>Axel Vervoordt</n> and <n>Tatsuro Miki</n>.

The <n>Lenticchia</n> pendant lamp, designed by <n>Giulia Archimede</n> for <n>Catellani & Smith</n>.

The <n>TriBeCa Penthouse</n> at <n>The Greenwich Hotel</n>, designed by <n>Axel Vervoordt</n>. Photo by <n>Nikolas Koenig</n>.

Photograph by <n>Bruce Weber</n> for a <n>Calvin Klein</n> campaign, 1984.

The <n>wabi-sabi</n> interior of <n>The Greenwich Hotel Penthouse</n>, designed by <n>Axel Vervoordt</n> and <n>Tatsuro Miki</n>.

The <n>TriBeCa Penthouse</n> at <n>The Greenwich Hotel</n>, designed by <n>Axel Vervoordt</n> and <n>Tatsuro Miki</n> in a <n>Wabi-Sabi</n> style.

The <n>Greenwich Hotel Tribeca Penthouse</n>, designed by <n>Axel Vervoordt</n> and <n>Tatsuro Miki</n> in a <n>Wabi-Sabi</n> style.

<n>Containment</n>, a 2018 photographic installation by artist <n>Chris Engman</n>.

<n>A Pavilion Between Trees</n>, a residential extension by <n>Branch Studio Architects</n>. Photo by <n>Peter Clarke</n>.

Interior of <n>Stupet</n> by <n>Petra Gipp Arkitektur</n>. Photo by <n>Åke E:son Lindman</n>.

Shelving in the home of blogger <n>Erika Carlock</n>, photographed by <n>Sheila Man</n> for <n>Urban Outfitters Home</n>.

<n>Ibiza, 2019</n>, a heliogravure by artist <n>Paul Cupido</n>.

The <n>Al Naslaa rock formation</n> in Tayma, Saudi Arabia, featuring ancient petroglyphs.

The sculpture <n>Marabar</n> (1984) by artist <n>Elyn Zimmerman</n> at the National Geographic Society.

<n>Mali architecture</n>, photographed by <n>Maggie Steber</n> in 1987.

The <n>Studio/Bunkhouse</n> by <n>Cutler Anderson Architects</n>, located in Puget Sound. Photo by <n>Art Grice</n>.

A colony of <n>Futuro House</n>s, designed by <n>Matti Suuronen</n>, in a sand pit circa 1969.

<n>James Turrell</n>'s '<n>Encounter</n>' at <n>Casa Wabi</n>, Oaxaca. Photo by <n>Rich Stapleton</n> for <n>Cereal Magazine</n>.

A <n>Musgum mud hut</n> in Cameroon, built by the <n>Musgum people</n>. Photo by <n>André Gide</n>.

Art by <n>Sadaharu Horio</n> and <n>Arman</n> in <n>Boris Vervoordt</n>'s Antwerp home. Photo by <n>Frederik Vercruysse</n>.

A collection of <n>Ceramic Works</n> by artist <n>Salvatore Fiume</n> in his Canzo studio, circa 1949.

The <n>Newgrange Entrance Stone</n> at the <n>Newgrange</n> passage tomb in County Meath, Ireland, c. 3200 BC.

A <n>Dogon Granary Door</n> from Mali, created by the <n>Dogon people</n>.

The <n>TriBeCa Penthouse</n> at the <n>Greenwich Hotel</n>, designed by <n>Axel Vervoordt</n>.

The <n>Al-Naslaa rock formation</n> in Tayma, Saudi Arabia.

A <n>Redwood Stool</n> by <n>JB Blunk</n> in his self-built house in Inverness, California. Photo by <n>Leslie Williamson</n>.

The <n>Great Mosque of Djenné</n> in Mali, an example of <n>Sudano-Sahelian architecture</n>.

<n>Stone Chair</n>, a granite sculpture by artist <n>Scott Burton</n> from 1980.