{"id":6574,"date":"2015-01-09T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/ice-cool-architects-how-to-build-an-igloo\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T12:00:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T16:00:40","slug":"ice-cool-architects-how-to-build-an-igloo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/tools\/ice-cool-architects-how-to-build-an-igloo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coolest Architects on Earth: Must-See Video of How to Build an Igloo and Other Ice Houses"},"content":{"rendered":"

The igloo is surely one of the finest \u2014 and earliest \u2014 examples of modernism the world has ever seen. Louis Sullivan may have coined those famous words \u2018form ever follows function\u2019<\/a> back in 1896, but the Inuits of the Arctic North have been putting that principle into practice in Alaska, Canada, and Greenland for thousands of years. Formed using a single tool, one construction material, and the simple properties of compressive strength, the domed structure is a stunning exemplar of architectural simplicity.<\/p>\n

Check out this fascinating footage from the National Film Board of Canada<\/a> in 1949, and prepare to build your very own masterpiece:<\/p>\n