Building Zambian homes with local materials delivers benefits that imports don’t: study
People spend up to 90% of their lives in buildings. How these are designed and built has a profound influence...
local
Utilisation of rondavel space by amaXhosa people: a case of Mbhashe local municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
This paper used the concept of habitus to understand whether the changing design and structure of rondavels has influenced its...
Contribution to a local way of building. Mekong House by PAVA architects
PAVA is an interdisciplinary environmental project practice studio that was founded in 2018 by Pacharapan Ratananakorn and Varat Limwibul in...
Simba Vision Montessori School is constructed from local materials
Intersecting blockwork walls and an overhanging zinc roof characterise Simba Vision Montessori School in rural Tanzania by local studio Architectural...
Rural house is renovated with 100 per cent local materials by Anatomies d’Architecture in Normandy
Paris and Marseille-based architecture practice Anatomies d’Architecture has renovated a rural house by using 100 per cent local materials in Sap-en-Auge,...
Richard Pender and Dan Kerr combine local materials at self-built house
Richard Pender was involved in every stage of this self-build project to create a sustainable and accessible house for his...
okuma studio uses local materials + modular design for house in tanzania
following our coverage of the archstorming competition to design a house for a large family in tanzania, okuma studio has...
Rural house is renovated with 100 per cent local materials by Anatomies d’Architecture in Normandy
Paris and Marseille-based architecture practice Anatomies d’Architecture has renovated a rural house by using 100 per cent local materials in Sap-en-Auge,...
SuoiHai Villa uses local materials to “harmonise with the environment”
Reddish-brown bricks made from local stone were used for the construction of SuoiHai Villa, a low-slung home in rural Vietnam...
.jpg "13 Best New York City Hotels for Families, From the Upper East Side to Rockaway Beach")
