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TERRA EDUCATION III will take place in Grenoble on JUNE 4TH & 5TH, 2018 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Chair « Earthen architecture, building cultures and sustainable development ». This international seminar will allow, through presentations and debates, to make an inventory of the current dynamics in terms of higher […]
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 […]
TERRA EDUCATION III will take place in Grenoble on JUNE 4TH & 5TH, 2018 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Chair « Earthen architecture, building cultures and sustainable development ». This international seminar will allow, through presentations and debates, to make an inventory of the current dynamics in terms of higher […]
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
The UNESCO Chair annual report of activities 2014 « Earthen architecture, building cultures and sustainable development » is a collective report that has been elaborated with contributions of several institutions, members of the UNITWIN network. This report gives a global vision of the activities of the Chair and its network and shows an overall increase of the […]
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 […]
CRAterre, amàco, Les Grands Ateliers and their partners are happy to invite you to the 14th Grains d’Isère Festival on earthen architecture. The Festival will take place from May 27 to May 30 at the Grands Ateliers in Villefontaine and proposes 4 days open to the public and free of entry for exploring the extraordinary […]
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, […]
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 […]
Satprem Maïni, director of the Auroville Earth Institute (AVEI) was invited from the 19th to 24th Dec. 2013 by Mr Kim Soonwung and Dr. Heyzoo Hwang, from TerraKorea, to attend the inauguration ceremony of the “School of UNESCO Chair Earthen Architecture in Korea” and to give a presentation during the International Symposium on Earth Architecture, […]
