Part 2: Interesting Materials to Build With
Another alternative building method is cob building. According to Ianto Evans in The Hand-Sculpted House, 2002, “Cob is a structural composite of earth, water, straw, clay and sand, hand sculpted…
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Part 3: Interesting Materials to Build With
The last alternative building method I want to touch on is rammed earth construction. According to Dictionary of Architecture and Construction, 1975, rammed earth is “a material usually consisting of…
Part 1: Interesting Materials to Build With
The green building movement has resulted in the experimentation with alternative, more sustainable building methods, most of which have been around for hundreds of years. As architects and designers we…
The future of retail environments
We have entered Retail 3.0, a time when the customer is more and more in charge. This new reality asks for much more from a designer than to translate a…