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Surely the Desert House Was Built by Aliens

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Crouched like an alien artefact in the desert at Joshua Tree is this amazing structure.

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Miles from anything, it seems the concrete is made by just grinding up the rocks.

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Usually this sort of arty idea is not well executed…

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…but this is so confidently detailed, it is as if an alien race had been building this way for centuries.

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And they were familiar with grinding rocky planets into homes away from home.

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The curves of the roof flawlessly transition into a new set of curves in the pillars holding it.

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Nothing but the vast desert beyond gives you plenty of warning should curious earthlings venture too near.

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Here, your fellow travellers will revel in the curious air of Earth.

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Imagine sleeping here, while keeping one watchful eye out for your returning spaceships.

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The living room is well designed to accommodate your species visiting here from another planet.

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Some of the interiors do get a little hokey…

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But the aesthetic is amazingly consistent throughout.

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In the Desert House, America has a national heritage building at Joshua Tree National Park.

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Unsurprising that this took a decade to handcraft.

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The (earthling) architect  Kendrick Bangs Kellogg, born in 1934, has created a true work of art.

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