Autum Workshop: Earth Building Material, in France – Grenoble, 14 – 25 October 2024 Application for a scholarship for young Iranian professionals available until 1st September 2024 Earthen architecture is an important part of Iran’s architectural heritage. There are many earthen sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. There are also many contemporary earthen buildings. […]
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Presentation of the institution BASEhabitat is a studio at the University of Arts Linz, department of architecture. Founded in 2004, it is concerned with sustainable architecture and the built environment, following ecologically compatible and socially just principles. A particular focus is on local, natural and affordable building materials, the participation of users and of those […]
DICAAR – Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Architettura – Università degli Studi di Cagliari with the UNITWIN UNESCO Chair “Earthen Architecture, Building Cultures and Sustainable Development”, in collaboration with Luca Noli Association and Associazione Internazionale Città della Terra Cruda; supported by the Consiglio Internazionale dei Monumenti e dei Siti – Comitato Nazionale Italiano and […]
[EN] Since the middle of the last century, efforts have been made to better exploit the potential of earth as a building material. All over the world, interest in earthen architecture is growing, and research centres are multiplying, as are training efforts. However, the major projects carried out in the 1970s (e.g. “Village terre” in […]
The Postgraduate is aimed at professionals and graduates in architecture who wish to learn and enhance their skills and abilities by expanding their outreach to address social and environmental issues. Aware of the global challenges we face, ranging from environmental destruction and dwindling resources to poverty and growing inequality, the need to prepare future architects […]
DICAAR – Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Architettura – Università degli Studi di Cagliari with the UNITWIN UNESCO Chair “Earthen Architecture, Building Cultures and Sustainable Development”, in collaboration with Luca Noli Association and Associazione Internazionale Città della Terra Cruda; supported by the Consiglio Internazionale dei Monumenti e dei Siti – Comitato Nazionale Italiano and […]
Grains d’Isère, c’est d’abord un immense tas de terre qui est transformé sur place en matériau de construction par des étudiant.es, des enseignant.es, des chercheurs et des chercheuses, des architectes, des ingénieur.es, des artistes et des professionnel.les de divers horizons. Le festival offre à tous l’occasion de toucher, de manipuler et d’explorer la matière terre […]
Students, teachers, professionals: come and experiment with earth material from May 22 to 26, 2023 during the Workshop 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐓𝐄𝐑.𝐑𝐄𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫! This workshop, organized as part of the 21° Festival Grains d’Isère, will be an opportunity to explore the earth material and its use as a material in the building industry in order to find low-carbon constructive […]
July 16 – 30, 2023, Altmuenster, Austria We want to promote regenerative building materials in contemporary architecture. Join us and learn from world-leading experts how to build with earth and bamboo. Take the chance for networking in an international setting. The summer school offers intensive hands-on experience, combined with theory on material science and discussions […]
CRATERRE, UPA, UNICA, UNIFI, UPT, RAKOTOMAMONJY, Bakonirina, MORISET, Sébastien, SANCHEZ MUNOZ, Nuria, 2022. VERSUS Plus, Heritage for people, Educational tools to transmit heritage values. Villefontaine : CRAterre. 68 p. ISBN 979-10-96446-44-5. Abstract The VERSUS + project (2019-2023) is a continuation of the VERSUS project (2013- 2015) which described the lessons to be drawn from […]
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 […]
Presentation of the institution EBUKI was established in 2009 to bring together all the earth building interests, commercial, design, academic, training and research. We recognized that there was interest in earth as a material to design, repair and build with, as a tool for de-carbonising construction, as a way to shift relationships within both the […]
El taller “Proyectando y construyendo en Burkina Faso: una biblioteca per a l’escola de Baasneere” organizado desde la Cátedra UNESCO de Arquitectura de Tierra, Culturas Constructivas y Desarrollo Sostenible, del 4 al 8 de julio de 2022 en la ETSAV (Universitat Politècnica de Valéncia) en colaboración con la asociación Algemesí Solidari y su contraparte A3B. […]
The UNITWIN UNESCO Chair “Earthen Architecture, Building Cultures and Sustainable Development” and the Luca Noli Association, in collaboration with the Municipality of Serrenti and the International Association Città della Terra Cruda, organize 4 days practical workshops on earthen building techniques. The 4 workshops, lasting 8 hours a day, will be coordinated by professionals trained at […]
[EN] The main objectives of the VerSus project are to identify fundamental principles from vernacular heritage, and to explore ways to integrate those principles into the design of a more eco-responsible architecture. The project also encourages an EU-wide intercultural dialogue, through the launch of a network of experts and institutions working in the fields of […]