Concrete was used in the Giza pyramids
Not strictly rammed earth, but maybe the same sort of idea.
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Concrete was used in the Giza pyramids
Not strictly rammed earth, but maybe the same sort of idea.
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Red Hill Residence
A new rammed earth house
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Experimental rammed earth house wins award. A concept house in Japan has won a design competition in Japan.
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Terra 2008
To be held in Mali, this is the 10th Internation conference on the Conservation of Earthen Architecture, following previous conferences in Iran and the UK. This is the first announcement, more details to follow.
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Rammed earth patent search
Google have just released a patent search, where you can seach US patents from 1750 to the present. If you input “rammed earth” there are currently 21 patents matching this description, mainly relating to formwork and rendering issues.
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Springs Preserve
The Springs Preserve is a $250 million, 180-acre historical-preservation project of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The walls are rammed earth.
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Wattle and Daub – Ian Pritchett
Repair of Wattle and Daub buildings. Some of the conservation techniques may be applicable to rammed earth. From Buildingconservation.com
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Earth Buildings and Their Repair – Dirk Bouwens
Article mainly concentrating on Cob buildings, but some parts are equally applicable to rammed earth.
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AldrichPears Associates
Based out of Vancouver, AldrichPears have been involved in two rammed earth project, the Desert Interpretive Centre in Las Vegas and the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos, British Columbia.
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