ECO-Film Night
Honoring the Life of Visionary Architect
Nader Khalili
with film-maker Dastan Khalili & documentary film feature
"Earth Turns to Gold"
Thursday, May 28, 2009 7pm, donation $5
Santa Barbara downtown Public Library, Faulkner Gallery
Designing with Nature, using Earth, Water, Air, Fire and the simple shapes of arches, vaults and domes, Nader Khalili taught we could easily build homes for humanity with nothing more than the soil beneath our feet. He suggests that if we recognize the equilibrium of these elements, we will never have any environmental problems. Learning the perfect harmony of nature and how it can be applied to architecture, this practical harmony can help us build habitats that are sustainable, non-toxic, and ecologically sound.
Join Santa Barbara Permaculture Network as it celebrates the life of Nader Khalili, an Iranian born architect strongly influenced by Sufi mysticism and the poetry of Rumi, who built high-rises in both Los Angeles and Tehran until a personal quest took him to the deserts of the Middle East to discover ancient building techniques that helped him bridge the past and the future with innovative earthen building designs. Khalili was the founder of the California Institute of Earth & Architecture (Cal-Earth), located in Hesperia, CA (www.calearth.org).
Dastin Khalili’s film documents the extraordinary life work of his father, from designs for NASA and lunar settlements, to emergency housing for the poor, to 3 bedroom homes for the California suburbs able to withstand fire and earthquakes.