The living root bridges of India
In the jungles of Northeast India, a tradition of weaving together roots of living trees has created strong and regenerative root bridges that have served generations.
Traditions and modernization of vernacular architecture in West Timor
A merge of modern and traditional building materials and techniques is transforming vernacular housing in Indonesia’s West Timor.
Abetenim Arts Village and the rammed earth schools of Ghana
Abetenim Arts Village is a vocational school project in rural Ghana that is promoting earth building techniques, in particular rammed earth.
Ganvie, Africa’s largest lake village
Ganvie village is a 400-year-old settlement that is built in the middle of a lake in Benin.
Build with Gambia Earth Architecture Workshop: Experimenting with local materials in rural Gambia
Build with Gambia was an earth architecture workshop project with the goal of designing and building a dormitory for a rural vocational school using local materials.
Defensive and spiritual tata sombas of the Batammariba
Tata sombas are a type of vernacular house in Togo and Benin built by the Batammariba tribe, for whom the traditional house is full of cultural and religious symbolism.
Vernacular architecture of Dogon Country and its development
Mali’s Dogon Country has a rich heritage of vernacular building techniques and this heritage is being kept alive and developed through school building projects.
Artistic action and clay oven construction at Portes et Passages du Retour art center
Portes et Passages du Retour is a holistic art center in Senegal where art becomes a tool for social change.
The Nubian vault is transforming low-cost housing in West Africa
The Nubian Vault Association is improving housing conditions, fighting climate change and creating employment in West Africa by facilitating a market in earth brick vaults.
Painted earth architecture of the Kassena people
The Kassena people of southern Burkina Faso are known for their beautifully painted earth houses.