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Collaborative Construction with Pajarcilla in Mexicali, Mexico: An Academic Experience at the Faculty of Architecture and Design

In 2025, students from the School of Architecture and Design (FAD) at the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), led by Dr. Cristina Sotelo Salas and Dr. Daniel Olvera García, began construction on an addition to a house using natural building systems. The project aims to explore low-environmental-impact alternatives, strengthen students’ practical training, document construction […]

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1st Conference for the Exchange of Academic and Pedagogical Experiences on Earthen Architecture in Latin America

March 24, 2026 | ITESO University Jalisco, Mexico   The purpose of this conference is to bring together academic colleagues from different Latin American universities who, within their educational programs (curricula), integrate earthen architecture with certain subjects, workshops, seminars, degree projects, and research within the broad spectrum offered by earthen architecture, whether from the perspective […]

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2nd International Conference on Building with Earth and Natural Materials

March 25, 26, and 27, 2026 | ITESO University Jalisco, Mexico We are pleased to announce the 2nd International Meeting on Building with Earth and Natural Materials, organized by ITESO University within the framework of the UNESCO Chair: Earth Architecture, Building Cultures, and Sustainable Development. Following the success of its first edition, this event brings […]

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[Workshop] Participatory self-built housing workshops by the Autonomous University of Baja California

In the peri-urban neighborhoods of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, marked by limited resources, precarious housing and restricted access to basic services, participatory self-built housing workshops have emerged as an innovative and comprehensive strategy to face habitat challenges. This approach combines technical training with community empowerment processes, enabling residents themselves to take an active role in […]

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Laboratorio de Arquitecturas Andinas y Construcción con Tierra, Argentina

Presentation of the institution The Laboratorio de Arquitecturas Andinas y Construcción con Tierra [Andean Architectures and Earthen Building Laboratory] is an academic space for research, training and technological engagement that forms part of the Instituto de Investigaciones sobre la Naturaleza y la Sociedad “Rodolfo Kusch”, of the Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, Argentina. From the conformation […]

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Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo, Universidad de la Republica (FADU-UDELAR), Uruguay

Presentation of the institution En Uruguay, la Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo (FADU) se incorporó como miembro de la Catedra UNESCO en 1998. Las acciones principales se dieron con actividades de investigación y de extensión universitaria en la ciudad de Salto. En 2021 se conforma en Montevideo el equipo de Tecnología de Tierra dependiente […]

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Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Presentation of the institution La Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California ha trabajado desde la década de 1980 sobre temas de medio ambiente y el entorno ligado directamente al objeto arquitectónico. Preparando profesionales en el área y teniendo presente los avances tecnológicos tanto nacionales como internacionales. En este sentido […]

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TERRA EDUCATION III : proceedings

The proceedings of the international seminar TERRA Education III, organized in 2018 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the creation of the UNESCO Chair “Earth Architecture, Building Cultures and Sustainable Development” and in the framework of the WHEAP Program, are now available online. It was held on the campus of the University of […]

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ITESO. Intituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente

Presentation of the institution El ITESO está comprometido en la enseñanza en la arquitectura de tierra y las cuestiones de sustentabilidad en: Se cuenta con dos especialistas en construcción con tierra formados en el DSA ENSAG/AE&CC. Se imparten cursos en licenciatura y posgrado de construcción y estructuras con tierra. En nivel de maestría se han […]

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Universidad Metodista de Piracicaba – UNIMEP

Presentation of the institution En Brasil, la Universidad Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP) inicia su curso de Arquitectura y Urbanismo en 1994. En 1996, con la participación de cuatro arquitectos-profesores de la casa y profesores invitados de CRATerre (Francia), se inicia la formación en Culturas Constructivas con Tierra en el curso de graduación en Arquitectura. Con […]

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Theoretical and practical earthen construction workshop (May, 9-10 – Colombia) – TierraTEC

TierraTEC, invites you this May 9 and 10 to build with soil. This workshop is part of a training cycle where a special module of walls, arches and vaults will be developp. The workshop will include a theoretical and pracical part. In the program: Presentation of Earthen architecture in the world, Presentation of characteristics of […]

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BASEhabitat’s Activities, Austria

You want to know more about the work of BASEhabitat? Read through our Annual Report 2014/15. It shows our activities in the fields of education, projects and network. www.basehabitat.org University of Art and Design Linz Hauptplatz 6 4010 Linz, Austria

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BASEhabitat International Summer School

ON MODERN EARTHEN ARCHITECTURE AND BAMBOO CONSTRUCTIONS will take place in Austria from 18. July – 1. August 2016 Learning by doing – experiment in PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS how to build with earth and bamboo. MATERIAL SCIENCE classes show details about sustainable building materials. In THEORY CLASSES you can learn more about project management, seismology, energyefficiency […]

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Ouvrages sur Cuenca

Deux nouveaux documents vous sont proposés en téléchargement sur le site de CRAterre: – Orientaciones para la conservacion de inmuebles patrimoniales de tierra en Cuenca – Movilización de mujeres y jóvenes en la transmisión de las técnicas tradicionales para la preservación de la arquitectura de tierra Le centre historique de la ville de Cuenca, dans […]

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Reconstruire Haïti après le séisme de janvier 2010: réduction des risques, cultures constructives et développement local

The present work is a synthesis of the cooperation between many Haitian and international organizations who have decided to unite their forces and knowledge in order to deal in the best possible way with the problems caused by the reconstruction of the housing environment following the earthquake in January 2010. The proposed approach is the […]