This video follows the story of people and organizations in the Balkans that work with mud and youth. The also, explores people’s connection to the land, which is expressed through centuries-old practices of building houses from natural materials. The film crew visited inspiring projects, communities and families throughout the Balkans and exchanged experiences with them … Read more
My friend B Sitkin recently uploaded this video he and his wife made many years ago at City of the Sun in Southern New Mexico. It documents many of the key events at the Build-a-thon and Symposium and features a number of my friends and fellow builders from that time. This event followed on the … Read more
The city of Jaisalmer is in the desert of Rajasthan, India, near the Pakistan border. Jaisalmer Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site where thousands of people live and hundreds of thousands of tourists visit each year. King Rawal Jaisal built the fabled fort in 1156. With exterior walls that span some 1,500 feet, the … Read more
Young communards in the backwoods of Vermont and high plains of Taos knew that surviving in frigid climes meant something better than teepees and log huts. With well-worn Whole Earth catalogues as guides, they began figuring it out. Back then “Save the Trees” was a mantra uniting the movement. Northern New Mexico’s earthen homes were … Read more
A springhouse is a small building, usually just a single room, constructed over a spring to keep the water clean from debris and animals. Later, it became the early form of refrigeration, a place for food storage. Everything, from meat, fruits, eggs, and even dairy, stayed cool by the constant spring waters flowing around or … Read more
The Temple of the Sun is a large adobe pyramid built by the Moche civilization near modern-day Trujillo, Peru. The Moche civilization is believed to have existed in the region between around 100 AD and 800 AD, long before the Inca took over the region. The Temple of the Sun is located in the center … Read more