How to Make Earth Plaster in 5 Easy-to-Follow Steps
The use of earth plaster is very common in natural buildings; it is the same mixture used in adobe. Though easily made, its use is not widely known. Rafael Loschiavo, from Ecoeficientes, teaches the...
View ArticleAdobe: The Most Sustainable Recyclable Building Material
When building for a more sustainable world, the materials you choose undoubtedly play the biggest part in minimizing your project's carbon footprint. Building a wall out of plastic bottles, for...
View ArticleThe Comeback of Curved Design: Materials That Can Bend and Curl
Take a second to imagine a building or a room. Chances are you are envisioning flat rectangular surfaces and straight lines. Whether it be walls, beams or windows, most architectural elements come in...
View ArticleWhich Building Construction Materials Are Ecological?
In the current scenario of a climate crisis, thinking about an architectural project without defining ecological guidelines has become practically unacceptable. One of the main emitters of carbon...
View ArticleColors Of the Earth: Ghana's Incredible, Rammed Earth Walls
Rammed earth constructions are not a novelty, on the contrary, some sections of the Great Wall of China were made using this technique. Relegated and replaced by modern methods of construction, the mud...
View ArticleMaterials That Define the Contemporary Mexican Architectural Aesthetic
From the pre-Columbian period of the Americas –during which cultures such as the Olmec, Maya, Purepecha, and Mexica (Aztec) thrived– to the modern era where architecture has been influenced by social...
View ArticleDoes AI Correlate Materiality with Contemporary Architecture? An Experiment...
As AI has become more accessible, we have witnessed examples illustrating its diverse applications. Prominent among these are generative AIs, which excel in their ability to “create” images through...
View ArticleHow Rammed Earth Walls are Built
Rammed earth has been used in construction for thousands of years, with evidence of its use dating as far back as the Neolithic Period. Commonly used especially in China, the technique was applied to...
View ArticleThe Merits of Greenwashing: Social Stigma around Natural Construction in India
In recent years, India has seen a resurgence of interest in natural building materials, a movement driven by escalating environmental concerns and a growing desire to revive traditional lifestyles....
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