Suma and Shuba are two sisters from Bangalore with secret alter egos. They are setting up an organic farm near the small village of Seegehalli, in the outer reaches […]
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The Earth Kitchen
Hungry morning. Cooking was yet to happen. Ingredients were ready. Were just waiting for all the cooks to arrive. It was a hungry morning. And it was no regular food […]
Read moreStars in mud mortar
Then came Kali, he gave me a hundred kisses on my cheek, I hugged him and did not let him go. He was excited. He was one of those to […]
Read moreBuild a school!
“The Cuckoo Movement for Children” is an informal group of friends and volunteers who has been working with rural children of Tamil Nadu since 2004. They have established libraries and […]
Read moreTadelakt and more, a natural plasters workshop, July 2015
A plaster that breathes, regulates temperature and humidity inside the building, absorbs both noise and odors and that ages beautifully with time. Add to that the infinite possibilities in aesthetics; […]
Read moreCastle Kiosk, Portugal
9 weeks 15 people 3000 Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks 1 goal: Building the 11th century Castle Kiosk in Earth! The Journey In the summer months of 2014, the team at […]
Read more2014 Ecological Bus-stop
We developed a prototype of a bus-stop for the village of Leubringhen, to be used by students and travelers in the region. “An opportunity to demonstrate ecological materials in a […]
Read moreBaraka – The common goods factory
Photos : Shruthi Ramakrishna and Pierre Wolf The Baraka Co-operative could be considered as the ideal recipe for sustainable architecture and development : Take a big dose of social entrepreneurship […]
Read moreMaking an earthen floor
Most people often remember earth as a crude material; it’s plain looks that are so contrasting from the aesthetics of finished industrial products. But the irony is that the principle […]
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