Reimagining Earthen Materials: The New Era of Sustainable and Digital Construction

Earthen buildings are ubiquitous throughout most of the world, and are still being constructed today. However, in the wake of our greater understanding of climate change, this historic architectural material is being seen and used in a new light, augmented by 21st‐century robotic dexterity. Guest‐Ed...

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Published in:Architectural design 2024-09, Vol.94 (5), p.56-63
Main Authors: Jenny, David, Gramazio, Fabio, Kohler, Matthias
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bern
Clay Rotunda
Digital technology
ETH Zurich
Gramazio Kohler Research
Gurten Brewery
LiDAR scanner
Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture and Digital Fabrication
Rapid Clay Formations
Remote Material Deposition project
SE MusicLab
Second Industrial Revolution
Switzerland
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Summary:Earthen buildings are ubiquitous throughout most of the world, and are still being constructed today. However, in the wake of our greater understanding of climate change, this historic architectural material is being seen and used in a new light, augmented by 21st‐century robotic dexterity. Guest‐Editor of this AD David Jenny, and Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler, co‐founders of the architecture and design group Gramazio Kohler Research at ETH Zurich, discuss some of their recent achievements in this respect.
ISSN:0003-8504
1554-2769
DOI:10.1002/ad.3097