History

Sustainable Architecture Thrives on Artisan Techniques

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Most modern construction largely relies on industrial methods, but there is a renewed respect for traditional craftsmanship. Understanding how people utilize handmade brick, lime plaster, woven bamboo, and rammed earth represents cultural continuity and authenticity. Craft hasn’t vanished due to obsolete technologies or disappearing artisans. It has been economically repositioned, revealing complexities beyond material use … Read more

Old Vicarage in England to Find New Life

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The Old Vicar­age in Dawl­ish, U.K. has stood empty since 2003 and has been con­sidered derel­ict since at least 2008. Its con­di­tion, lis­ted status and chal­len­ging loc­a­tion have made find­ing a viable future for the build­ing par­tic­u­larly dif­fi­cult. Loc­als set up the Vicar­age Res­id­ents Group to lead the fight to save the prop­erty from ruin, … Read more

Rammed Earth House in the U.K.

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On the site of a former brickworks in rural Wiltshire, Tuckey Design Studio has completed the construction of a new residential project crafted from rammed earth, which is a compacted mixture of clay, sand and gravel used to form solid walls, resulting in highly durable, energy-efficient structures. The concept for Rammed Earth House emerged from the … Read more

A True Adobe Home in Los Angeles

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The Alice Lynch House in Los Angeles was built in 1922 and is a rare example of the true adobe building technique, made with traditional stacked sun-dried mud blocks. The house was built using Mexican craftsmen skilled in the old methods. This is a two-story, roughly 2,500-square-foot home organized in a U-shape around a central courtyard. … Read more

Restoring a Historic Stone Building in England

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Jikyeong bought a deralict prop­erty that had been stripped back by a pre­vi­ous owner and renov­a­tion work had stalled before it had really begun. Many of the sur­round­ing dry-stone walls had star­ted to col­lapse. Jikyeong says, “Ever since mov­ing to Eng­land in 2000, I had dreamed of own­ing a tra­di­tional York­shire stone house, There is … Read more