The UNESCO Chair
Created in 2015, the Youtube channel “Cátedra UNESCO – Arquitectura de tierra, culturas constructivas y desarrollo sostenible” contains the cycles of conferences and activities carried out by the Polytechnic University of Valencia in Spain under the direction of Camilla Mileto and Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares. Playlists available Ciclo de Conferencias 2013-2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOdZJ3TlRRc&list=PLNx1OPdqZXt-MF3MP8rNJC1NZ600VVc9v Ciclo de Conferencias […]
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 […]
International, sustainable, collaborative – for a new generation of architects The University of Art and Design Linz offers a new branch of study within the architecture master from Oktober 2018. Its focus lies on socially just, ecologically and economically responsible architecture and spatial development in a global context. Central elements of the program are planning, […]
Summer School – on earthen and bamboo construction July – 16th-30th 2018 APPLICATION UNTIL 2nd APRIL Participate and learn from the world’s leading experts in earthen and bamboo construction! Programme Building practice is the main focus of these two intense weeks, supplemented by theory inputs and a great possibility of establishing international networks. Workshops […]
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 […]
Earth Building UK EBUK have run successful conferences around the country for the past 8 years. This year we are raising our goals and running four days of workshops followed by a conference and tours of local earth buildings. The renaissance of earth building in the UK reflects not only the beauty and utility of […]
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 […]
The second BASEhabitat Summer School ON MODERN EARTHEN ARCHITECTURE AND BAMBOO CONSTRUCTIONS will take place in Austria from 14.-28.07.2014 Topics: Learn in theory classes about material science, seismology, history and future of earchten and bamboo architecture Try out in practical workshops how to build with earth and bamboo Discuss about the challanges of sustainable architecture […]
As announced in UNESCO Web site, “This publication gives an overview of the state of conservation of World Heritage earthen architecture sites as well as outlining the various activities undertaken during the first period of the WHEAP Programme. It reflects on the challenges facing earthen architecture sites in relation to issues such as sustainable development […]
Le DSA “Architecture de terre” est une formation post-master valorisée par un diplôme national de spécialisation et d’approfondissement, délivré par le ministère de la Culture et de la Communication de France. La formation s’inscrit dans les activités de la Chaire UNESCO “Architecture de terre”, visant la mise en place de programmes d’enseignement avec des organismes […]
La Chaire UNESCO Architectures de terre, cultures constructives et développement durable, a été inaugurée en octobre 1998 à l’École d’Architecture de Grenoble, créée à l’initiative de la Division de l’Enseignement Supérieur de l’UNESCO. Elle est pilotée par l’Unité de recherche-Labex AE&CC et son laboratoire CRAterre-ENSAG comme centre d’excellence. Elle constitue un réseau international de plus […]
