These SuperAdobe Homes Blend The Past and The Future

Utilizing primitive tactics to remedy a modern problem is undeniably smart, if you ask the designers behind this crop of SuperAdobe homes that comprise the CalEarth Institute, a non-profit organization in Hesperia, California. The odd-looking, cone-like structures originally served as a template for future human dwellings on the moon and Mars, but are now geared towards addressing a problem that's decidedly closer to home: inadequate housing.