Earthship Biotecture Academy

The Earthship Biotecture Academy offers an extensive training in Earthship design principles and philosophy. The program consists of sixty two hours of classroom study, two months of field work and an independent study.The classroom studies and one month of field work can be completed during the two month session in Taos, New Mexico.

Tuition for the March/April and June/July 2012 sessions is $1600. Tuition for the September/October 2012 session is $2400.


Earthship Biotecture will provide an on-site field study/living situation for students of the Academy. Students will be applying updated concepts learned in the classroom to the restoration of the vintage Castle Complex.

Students will be responsible for their own food, tools and transportation.We are looking for people who are excited about learning and living the Earthship philosophy, as well as helping to expand it globally. We need students of the Academy to be self-reliant, and prepared to take care of themselves physically, financially and emotionally.

Academy Curriculum

Session 1: Sept 5 - Oct 28, 2011

Session 2: Mar 1 - Apr 27, 2012

Session 3: Jun 2 - Jul 27, 2012

Session 4: Sep 5 - Oct 31, 2012

A degree in Biotecture is earned upon the completion of:

BIOTECTURE INTRODUCTORY STUDIES What is Biotecture?

CLASSROOM: PRAGMATIC STUDIES Six principal aspects of Biotecture

CLASSROOM: PHILOSOPHYPhilosophical rationale for Biotecture

FIELD STUDIES: Two MonthsSupervised practical application of Biotecture

INDEPENDENT STUDYStudent's real working application of Biotecture