Traditional desert architecture of South-East Tunisia
The desert region of South-East Tunisia is home to some extraordinary traditional architecture, including cave houses and fortified granaries.
School renovations in rural Tanzania with C-re-aid
In 2019-2020 I managed two school renovations in Shimbwe village in Northern Tanzania while working for architectural NGO Cr-e-aid.
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.
Abetenim Arts Village and the rammed earth schools of Ghana
Abetenim Arts Village is a vocational school project in rural Ghana that is promoting earth building techniques, in particular rammed earth.
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.
Defensive and spiritual tata sombas of the Batammariba
Tata sombas are a type of vernacular house in Togo and Benin built by the Batammariba tribe, for whom the traditional house is full of cultural and religious symbolism.
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.
Artistic action and clay oven construction at Portes et Passages du Retour art center
Portes et Passages du Retour is a holistic art center in Senegal where art becomes a tool for social change.
The Nubian vault is transforming low-cost housing in West Africa
The Nubian Vault Association is improving housing conditions, fighting climate change and creating employment in West Africa by facilitating a market in earth brick vaults.