6 day intensive workshop on Arches, Vaults and Domes without formwork
We are hosting a 6 day workshop over two weekends - March 6,7,8 and 13,14,15 at At Ojtli - centro sustentable, near Xalapa, Mexico. This...
The built, unbuilt and the unbuildable - Ex Hacienda de Cortez, Cuernavaca
Built in the 1570´s for a short use of Hernan Cortez in Cuernavaca.. Ex Hacienda de Cortez got me wondering about many questions about...
Eat fruit when you walk through the woods
On an afternoon walk with Margarita Pedraza and family, we carried a bag of fresh and juicy Orange. Local, wild oranges handpicked on our...
Wattle and Daub at Jalpan, La Sierra Gorda, Queretaro, MX
Simple easy fast construction. Expansion of a family home at La Casita Ecologia. The simplicity and beauty is quite evident in the...
What I learned from our Diwali celebration in Mexico!
Celegrating Diwali is to experience the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, hope over despair....
Darasuram temple: an intrigue of water and architecture
(Please skip the first paragraph if you want to get to the point right away.) Family concerns led us to the idea of me seeking blessings...
Brick making at Solana, Queretaro
The search for a clayey soil to build with took us to Solano, a village of fired brick makers. Good to have the aquiantance of Mario who...
Adobe wall at San Sebastián Bernal, Queretaro
(Jump to the bottom of the page to see the adobe wall you came here for, else read on). Last week, we visited a friend's project being...
Thriving vernacular cob homes at Narayanapur village, Hyderabad
About 10 kms from the IKP knowledge park in Nalgonda, Telangana lies this quaint little village Narayanapur. I just had to stop and spend...
The Big Banyan tree of Achhayyapally, Telangana
Just before Achhayyapally village and after Jyothismathi College, about 2 Kms from the Highway lies this huge banyan tree. (Click here to...
