When building anything from rammed earth, you'll need a reinforced (temporary) formwork that can withstand the immense ...

In response to some of the challenges of climate change, the building industry is turning to some throwback techniques to reduce site impact, but also create “thermal” structures that promote passive ...

Radwa Rostom, founder and CEO of Hand Over Projects, launched her Cairo-based firm in 2016 with the mission of finding a balance between environmentally and socially responsible construction. They ...

In some parts of the world, there are entire cities made of earth. It’s one of the oldest building techniques there is: Scoop up the mix of clay and sand and silt that lies beneath the topsoil, pack ...

The first image that comes to the mind of many when you talk about rammed earth houses is the grass-thatched mud house synonymous with rural areas. Most people’s reaction is that there is no way one ...

Rammed earth is the descendant of ancient construction techniques like adobe or cob building. It can be used to build walls for many kinds of buildings, from houses to museums and even cemeteries. The ...

People built with what they could reach: stone from the hillside, timber from nearby forests, earth from the ground beneath ...

under your feet, and it doesn’t come with all the carbon baggage that other [building] materials come with,” says studio founder Jonathan Tuckey. As a building technique, rammed earth—which combines ...