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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 […]
[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 […]
The DSA «Earthen Architecture» is ongoing in Grenoble. The training is combining theoretical courses in the ENSAG premises and practical activities in the field. Despite the pandemic, most of the courses were held in class rather than online, allowing students to benefit from the knowledges from their fellow students as well as from the teachers. […]
ElemenTerre is an educational tool for discovering earth in general. It is a tool for understanding the transformation of a natural raw material, earth, into a sustainable building material. This is an introduction. The ElémenTerre kit, as its name suggests, the elementary bases for discovering the different components of earth matter as grain matter, the […]
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 […]
The built environment has an enormous role in the way we live together in this world. Today’s construction activities are extremely resource-intensive and harmful to the environment and our climate. BASEhabitat invites built environment professionals to develop radically new ideas for dealing with today’s global challenges. >> www.basehabitat.org/postgrad Join the new Postgraduate Degree – […]
ECVET Earth building is a matrix of units of learning outcomes that are conceived for construction, renovation and decoration with unfired clay materials. For much more information please see https://ecvetearth.hypotheses.org Each unit relates to a set of tasks that together form an activity specific to earth construction sites. Each activity, thus each Unit, may be […]
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
L’Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Marrakech met en place l’été 2016, en collaboration avec la Wilaya Marrakech-Safi, le Conseil Régional Marrakech-Safi, le Conseil Communal Marrakech Medina, le Conseil Communal Mechouar Kasbah, la Direction Régionale de la Culture Marrakech-Safi, l’Union REMPART, l’Association Al Muniya Marrakech, et sous l’égide de la Chaire UNESCO ATCCDD, des chantiers de bénévoles annuels, […]
The UNESCO Chair Arquitectura de tierra, culturas constructivas y desarrollo sostenible displayed 3 new videos on Youtube: – “La conservación de las fortificaciones de tapia en Shark Al-Andalus” impartida por Alba Soler Estrela el 11 de abril de 2014 – “Ciudades de tierra. El oasis de Mdagra en el sur de Marruecos” impartida por Teresa […]
Ce projet Européen, soutenu par le programme de financement Leonardo da Vinci (dédié à la formation professionnelle), rassemble 18 partenaires de 8 pays, dont l’objectif commun est d’introduire le matériau et les procédés de construction en terre dans la formation initiale et continue des professionnels du bâtiment. Pour la première phase du projet, des artisans […]
Parution du catalogue du patrimoine de Kilwa en Tanzanie. Ce document fait l’inventaire des sites touristiques autour de Kilwa: village de pêcheurs, salines, îles, patrimoine architectural, sites naturels, curiosités géologiques, faune, etc. Pour télécharger le document, cliquez ici. Publication of the catalogue on the cultural heritage of Kilwa in Tanzania. This document is an inventory […]
Clay Plaster training material has been brought into Estonia, Finland and Sweden in the “Northern Clay Plaster Project, Professional Qualification for Working with Natural and Sustainable Building Materials”, shortly NCPP. For more information : www.northernclay.eu Using earth or clay as building material has a century old tradition in these countries, but in the last 50 years, […]
Cette plaquette, destinée au grand public, concerne la réhabilitation du bâti ancien en Dombes. Les auteurs expliquent comment améliorer le confort d’une maison ancienne, comment l’isoler, quels matériaux utiliser et qui contacter pour intervenir sur ce type de bâti. PACCOUD, Grégoire, GÉNIS, Léa, 2014. Réhabiliter le bâti ancien en Dombes: conservation des valeurs patrimoniales et […]
Two new exhibitions on earth construction in Paris starting in December ! Grains de Bâtisseurs Building with earth, from material to architecture From December 13th 2014 to March 14th 2015 Considering sand castles in a different way L’Espace des Sciences Pierre-Gilles de Gennes hosts till March 2015 an exhibition on building with grains. The […]
