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Architecture de terre et développement des territoires Voir les Non lu | Plus vieux en premier[Training] BASEhabitat Postgraduate: LAST CALL – only a few places left!
UNESCO Chair Earthen Architecture par AE&CC le 26/09/2025 à 10:03:00 - Favoriser || Lu/Non lu
The world needs architects who design with care for people and the planet. Could that be you? The BASEhabitat Postgraduate Programme offers a unique 18-month learning journey that combines hands-on experience with theory. Participants engage with regenerative materials and sustainable construction techniques while exploring design approaches that respond to today’s most urgent challenges. Applications for the BASEhabitat Postgraduate Programme have closed, but there are a few places left. This is your last chance to apply! Don’t wait, apply today! Join us and become part […]
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[Workshop] BASEhabitat Summer School on building with earth and plant fibres
UNESCO Chair Earthen Architecture par AE&CC le 26/09/2025 à 10:01:00 - Favoriser || Lu/Non lu
In July 2025, BASEhabitat hosted its seventh summer school on renewable building materials in Austria. An international group of trainers and participants explored building techniques with earth, straw and reeds, creating and shaping rammed earth walls, a garden pavilion and various clay brick and lightweight clay samples. Knowledge transfer, practical experience and creativity found their place in the workshops, creating a special learning environment. The summer school provided a platform for participants from various backgrounds, including construction managers from Ghana and Saudi Arabia, robotics […]
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[Conference] HERITAGE2025, Earthen and Vernacular Heritage: Conservation, Adaptive Reuse and Urban Regeneration
UNESCO Chair Earthen Architecture par AE&CC le 26/09/2025 à 09:57:00 - Favoriser || Lu/Non lu
The “HERITAGE 2025 International Conference on Earthen and Vernacular Heritage: Conservation, Adaptive Reuse and Urban Regeneration”, that took place on September 10th-13th at the Universitat Politècnica de València, has been organized within the framework of three research projects, among which “Earth4Future – Sustainable Reuse of Earthen Architecture and its Lessons for Contemporary Architecture” funded by the Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation and directed by the Universitat Politècnica de València with the participation of other universities. Earth4Future primarily aims to research the energy behaviour […]
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[Project] Shree Krishnaganga’s Majestic 33m CSEB Dome
UNESCO Chair Earthen Architecture par AE&CC le 26/09/2025 à 09:41:00 - Favoriser || Lu/Non lu
The Auroville Earth Institute has recently constructed the largest Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks (CSEB) dome of 33m diameter in Gujarat, India. It was completed in 17.5 weeks (115 days). A total of 297,560 blocks of 18 different sizes, weighing approximately 2,200 tons, were carefully laid on 311 courses by an average of 22 masons, supported by 125 workers. The use of 8 compasses and 6 different mortar mixes ensured efficiency and speed. This structure is intended for meditation and symbolizes peace and unity. It […]
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DICAAR’s academic year in Action: cooperation and education
UNESCO Chair Earthen Architecture par AE&CC le 26/09/2025 à 09:39:00 - Favoriser || Lu/Non lu
DICAAR has run several activities during the academic year 2024-25 including one international project, educational activities, publications and awards. Among these was The Legacy of Babylon project, carried out with the University of Nahrain in Baghdad, the University of Karbala and the World Monuments Fund, which focused on historical and archaeological preservation in Iraq through three missions, two practical workshops and a series of lectures for architecture students. The course Earthen architecture, Building cultures and sustainable development, led by Pier Francesco Cherchi and Maddalena […]