Bridge building with Toni Rüttimann and rural communities of Myanmar
Toni Rüttimann has built more than 830 bridges together with local partners and rural communities in 13 countries, including more than 130 bridges Myanmar.
Earthbag domes of Dome Lombok: From ecotourism to earthquake-resistant housing
Dome Lombok is building an ecoresort of earthbag domes on the Indonesian island of Lombok, and the technique is also proving to be valuable for affordable housing in the earthquake-prone country.
Build with Gambia Earth Architecture Workshop: Social architecture in practice at Kantora Arts Village
Build with Gambia Earth Architecture Workshop was a project at Kantora Arts Village aiming to create a positive social impact through architecture.
Build with Gambia Earth Architecture Workshop: Experimenting with local materials in rural Gambia
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.
Participatory design of WASH in schools with UNICEF Guinea-Bissau
In January 2019 I took part in an in-situ studio in Guinea-Bissau where we used participatory design to design inclusive sanitation facilities for schools.
Vernacular architecture of Dogon Country and its development
Mali’s Dogon Country has a rich heritage of vernacular building techniques and this heritage is being kept alive and developed through school building projects.
Living heritage and earth architecture of Djenné
Djenné is a historic town in central Mali that is known for its remarkable urban earth architecture and mosque, but locals have mixed feelings about the conservation of traditional earth architecture.
Senegalese villages fight desertification and poverty by becoming ecovillages
Rural communities in Senegal are turning to permaculture and the global ecovillage movement in an effort to fight desertification while improving food security and quality of life.
Moroccan fog harvesting project relieves water stress and rural poverty
Dar Si Hmad is a Moroccan non-profit organization that is improving water security and promoting sustainable livelihoods in rural Morocco with the help of the world’s largest fog harvesting system.
Preserving Palestinian biocultural heritage at Mashjar Juthour arboretum
Mashjar Juthour is a reforestation and education project in the West Bank of Palestine that aims to reconnect Palestinians with the environment in order to help preserve heritage and biodiversity under occupation.