Education

What’s a Colloquium?

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I recently received the email quoted below from Matt Anderson. He writes about the new documentary that he has just released titled What’s a Colloquium? I watched the film and can heartily recommend that you watch it as well. Most of the video was shot during the last Natural Building Colloquium that I attended at … Read more

A Remarkable Tiny Home Village in Austin, Texas

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Community First! Village is a beautiful 51-acre master-planned tiny home village providing affordable housing in a supportive community for the disabled, previously chronically homeless in Central Texas. It’s currently home to 200 individuals in tiny homes & RVs. As a way to invite the outside community in, they offer volunteer opportunities, events, and a bed … Read more

Two Nomad Earth Builders in India

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Stanzin Phuntsog (24) and Samyuktha S (29) are from the opposite ends of India, but they share a vision for sustainable architecture that is natural, eco-friendly, community-driven and hands-on. Three years ago they established Earth Building in order to promote these things.  They have explored many earthen techniques like cob, earthbag, adobe, rammed earth and … Read more

Eco-Friendly Alternative Housing

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Here is a list compiled by The Edge of Malaysia of eco-friendly alternative housing, Finished off with plaster a straw bale house is airtight, pest-proof and fireproof, making it sturdy and impossible to be blown down. It provides great insulation and can easily keep heat in or out. Straw is easily sourced, being a by-product … Read more

Recycled Materials Form New School Rooms in Nepal

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After the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, Supertecture was invited to design a school extension in the Himalaya mountain village of Dhoksan. The project embraced the idea of using donated materials from the buildings that were left devastated by the earthquake. The project involved the construction of four new rooms: three classrooms and a multi-functional library, and … Read more