Here are some interesting examples of how clever native architects around the world solved their housing problems.
Winter brings strong winds, severe cold, and snow.
Summers aren't a whole lot better. In summer they use tents, but in the winter they began using huts set on runners and pulled by teams of two to four reindeer. Igor Krupnik is a research anthropologist with the Arctic Studies Center of the Smithsonian Institution. They have a wooden, rectangular frame that's attached to a special sled. The frame is first covered with cloth, then reindeer skin, then a canvas outer cover to protect the skin from moisture.