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- Orkidstudio builds passive solar African orphanage using earthbag construction Mon, 8 Dec 14, 9:30pmThe Nakuru earthbag orphanage stands out from the surrounding architectural typology, which is dominated by stone and concrete homes. The use of local earth as the primary construction material not only gives the orphanage...
- Reinventing the Mud Hut: Winners of the 2014 Mud House Design Competition Thu, 16 Oct 14, 6:30amThe challenge for this year's Mud House Design competition in Ghana was to design a single-family unit on a plot no larger than 60 x 60 feet at a cost of no more than $6,000 (excluding land cost)...