DAE X LINA _ Earth Construction

A project developed alongside students of the Bachelor and Master Program at DAE in collaboration with emerging architects and external parties. Impactful and relevant projects with a social focus with ministries, municipalities, cultural institutions, and companies.

Collaboration with LINA Fellow Nuno Vasconcelos / doing.pt

Earth Construction

Lina fellow: Nuno Vasconcelos / doing.pt

The workshop focused on urban resources and existing logistics to (re)use earth/soil as media for design and construction. Participants discussed the flows in-out of the city and explored characteristics of the material, mixes and compositions.

Participants learned about the availability of materials in an urban context and the logistics required to access them. They gained an understanding of the basic principles of earth as a material, its components, and how these components interact.

Additionally, they explored the different stages of earth in relation to water and air, and how these factors influenced the use of the material. Finally, participants learned about waste management and material cycles.

The workshop began with a challenge: researching and collecting the necessary materials from the city independently. This was followed by a brief discussion on the availability of these materials in the city and a hands-on exploration of their characteristics. There was a lecture on the constitution and principles of earth, supplemented by the Carazas test to practically apply these principles. The workshop concluded with a discussion on the disposal and reuse of materials, drawing parallels to the broader issue of waste management in society. Participants then transformed the collected materials into adobe bricks for potential future use, followed by a final discussion and conclusion session.