Build with Gambia was an earth architecture workshop project with the goal of designing and building a dormitory for a rural vocational school using local materials.
Hyderabad, Pakistan used to be known as the city of windcatchers, but today these traditional ventilation devices are hard to find – but not impossible.
What do architecture, sustainability and travel have in common? How did I get involved with these topics and how did this lead to the creation of this blog?
The desert region of South-East Tunisia is home to some extraordinary traditional architecture, including cave houses and fortified granaries.
The Uros Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca in Peru are home to an indigenous community living on floating reed islands.
Lagos, Africa’s largest and soon the world’s largest city, is a city of inequality that faces a multitude of challenges.
As Construction Manager at Médecins Sans Frontières, I worked on the design and construction of a maternity hospital in Northeast Nigeria.
In 2019-2020 I managed two school renovations in Shimbwe village in Northern Tanzania while working for architectural NGO Cr-e-aid.
Sadhana Forest India is a reforestation project and a model for sustainable community living.
In the jungles of Northeast India, a tradition of weaving together roots of living trees has created strong and regenerative root bridges that have served generations.
Auroville is an experimental universal township where all people can live in peace and harmony, regardless of politics or nationality.
A merge of modern and traditional building materials and techniques is transforming vernacular housing in Indonesia's West Timor.
Toni Rüttimann has built more than 830 bridges together with local partners and rural communities in 13 countries, including more than 130 bridges Myanmar.