Mongolian Yurt,Inner Mongolia,China

The Mongolian ger is the nomad's dwelling of the Inner Mongolian steppe: lattice khana walls expand into a circle, uni roof poles gather like umbrella ribs to the crown's toono skylight, and layers of wool felt bind the whole with a single tension rope. Wind-resistant, warm, snow-shedding and quick to raise - two people, two hours - it moves with the seasons between pastures, its round form turning steppe winds into airflow. It is architecture shaped by a thousand years of nomadic life on the plateau.