uni-terra is a networking platform for the global exchange of information, experience and know-how in earth architecture and building with earth at an academic level.
Its aim is to promote knowledge transfer between academics and practitioners alike, to support the development of expertise in the field and to ensure its long-term sustainability for future generations.
BASEhabitat Summer School 2025 on building with earth and plant fibres
Are you curious to explore the use of earth and plant fibres in construction? Join the BASEhabitat Summer School to get to know different earth…
Earth USA 2024
Earth USA 2024 is the 12th International Conference on Architecture & Construction with Earthen Materials. The formal conference will be taking place from Friday, September…
LEHM 2024
The LEHM 2024, the 9th international conference on building with earth, will take place from the 27 – 29 September 2024 in Weimar, the cradle of German Classicism, birthplace of the Bauhaus and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
BASEhabitat Summer School
Participate and learn from the world’s leading experts in earthen and bamboo construction! The summer school offers practical know-how in the use of natural building…
Villa Lyoudmila Lehmbau Workshop
This workshop, organised by lehmlabor in cooperation with Villa Lyoudmila, aims to convey the fascination and basic techniques of building with clay. The workshop is…
Lecture: Lehmbau Volle Kraft Voraus!
Situation des Lehmbaus in Deutschland – Umfeld und aktuelle Projekte by Christof Ziegert | ZRS Architekten Ingenieuere Christof Ziegert, co-director of ZRS Engineers in Berlin,…
Banko Design & Build Workshop
Banko Foundation Would you like to help design and build a unit of a vocational skills centre with and for the community of Kassi Kunda,…
Post disaster reconstruction in Haiti
Webinar: Post disaster reconstruction in Haiti based on Local Building Cultures Building Sense Now initiative has joined forces with MISEREOR, the German Catholic Bishops’ Organisation…
iPAC 2021-2022: Mud Futures – Scaling Up
Announcing the fifth month of iPAC 2021-2022: Mud Futures, a global year-long multi-host multi-location conclave on the futures of mud in architecture conceptualised and conducted by the School of Art and Architecture, Sushant University. Conclave Chair: Prof. Dr.Vibhuti…
The sense of color in earthen surfaces
Clay Plaster Workshop 14-20 June 2021 The earth is a matter that lets itself shaped, participates in the regulation of the internal humidity of an…
Earth Build Europe 2021
Europe’s earth building heritage came under sustained attack in the 20th century. Slowly our earthen heritage is rediscovering its place as a key contributor to the…
Earth USA 2022
Earth USA 2022 is the 11th International Conference on Architecture & Construction with Earthen Materials. The formal conference is tentatively being planned to take place…
EBUKI Clayfest 2020
BUILDING SKILLS and BUILDING SKILLS Earth Building UK and Ireland’s 12th annual conference has the theme ‘Building Skills and Building Skills’. This theme includes exploring…
Getty Institute Conservation of Earthen Architecture
The International Course on the Conservation of Earthen Architecture (EAC) is a one-month training initiative held in the World Heritage city of Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, organized in partnership with Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT)-Abu Dhabi. The course aims to improve the practice of earthen heritage conservation by providing practical training for mid-career professionals from the Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian regions.
LEHM 2020
The LEHM 2020, the 8th international conference on building with earth, will take place from the 30 October – 1 November 2020 in Weimar, the cradle of German Classicism, birthplace of the Bauhaus and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
GUtech Earth Building Symposium
Focusing specifically on the relevance of contemporary earth building in Oman, this symposium aims to provide a platform for informative exchange, critical discussions and hands-on demonstrations.
Clay Plaster Interior Design Workshop
When we are creative, we create something. You can clot clay on the wall. But when is something sacred to you? When all the love…
Brick-by-brick Laterite Lego Workshop in Ghana
A sustainable building revolution from Ghana Workshop from 20 February – 1 March 2020 at Lake Agege Farm in Ghana An idea born in response…
Regio Earth Festival 2019
REGIO EARTH festival is the third edition of an itinerary festival about earthen architecture, design and art. It is an initiative of Sárkollektíva (Hungary) and…
Balkan Earth Conference 2019
The Balkan Earth Conference is the first conference in this field, started as an initiative from Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece to bring together 12 neighbourly…
Perspectives in Earth Building, Martin Rauch
Lecture: “Perspectives in Earth Building” Martin Rauch, Lehm Ton Erde Baukunst GmbH, Schlins, Austria The lecture is part of the series “Lehm und Ziegel –…
Lecture: Rammed Space, Roger Boltshauser
Lecture: “Rammed Space” Roger Boltshauser, Boltshauser Architekten AG, Zurich, Switzerland The lecture is part of the series “Lehm und Ziegel – vom Bauen mit der…
Lecture: Bamboo and Earth, Nripal Adhikary
Lecture: “Bamboo and Earth” Nripal Adhikary, Abari – Bamboo and Earth Initiative, Kathmandu, Nepal The lecture is part of the series “Lehm und Ziegel –…
Exhibition: Earthen Architecture Today
Exhibition: Earthen architecture today – A traditional material for the future The exhibition shows 40 projects that were awarded the TERRA Award in 2016. The…
CESB19
Central Europe towards Sustainable Building Prague 2019 (CESB19) event will be a part of 2019 international Sustainable Built Environment conference series convened under auspices of…
“Kellergasse” Earth Building Workshop
The “Netzwerk Lehm” in Austria together with the municipality of “Poysdorf”, “Poysdorfer Kellerakademie” and Lehmbau BOKU – Earthen architectural heritage in Austria are running a…
EBAA 2018 Conference
“Houses that don’t cost the earth” is EBAA’s 2018 Earth Building Conference theme which presents the opportunity for all of us to share in a…
SIACOT 18 Ibero-American Seminar on Architecture and Construction with Earth
Earth Culture, Resilient Habitat and Sustainable Development The organizers, the PROTERRA Iberoamerican Network and the Engineering Research Center, with the support of the Faculties of…
Anupama Kundoo (Lecture)
Building Knowledge Building Community NBL TALKS / ANUPAMA KUNDOO / 14.06 The Natural Building Lab will be hosting a talk from Indian architect Anupama Kundoo…
Earth USA 2019
Earth USA 2019 is the Tenth International Conference on Architecture and Construction with Earthen Materials initiated by Adobe in Action. The conference will take place from Friday, October 25 to Sunday, October 27, 2019 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
Lehmexpress
Every year Manfred Fahnert introduces a group of students to building with earth in Southern Morocco. The project, which began twenty years ago, is an…
Building vaults without a mould
Esfahk Mud Center – Improvising with Earth: Buildings vaults without a mould The first module of the Iranian earthen architecture international workshops by the “Esfahk…
TERRA Education III
International seminar: Perspectives for developing education in earthen architecture TERRA EDUCATION III will take place on June 4th & 5th, 2018 on the occasion of…
Hygiene Space Workshop
Construction workshop to build the 2nd prize-winning design, HYGIENE SPACE by Jérôme Gruwé, an architect in France from February 2018 to July 2020, Nka Foundation…
Archimadness
A major gathering for architects, engineers and natural builders Video (12:30 mins) PDF Flyer Archimadness is a major gathering where an international group of experts,…
Layer by Layer – Building with Erosion
Here we go for a second edition of the rammed-earth workshop “Layer by Layer”. This time, Timur Ersen together with amáco will drive you in…
Earthwork earth building workshop
A two-week earth building workshop in Dornbirn in the Vorarlberg region of Austria. Over the course of three practice-based courses and one theoretical introduction at…
Workshop – Festival Grains d’Isère
The international earth building workshop takes place in the week prior to the Festival Grains d’Isère 2017 in Villefontaine, France. The festival week is an…
Japanese Clay Finishes
A workshop aimed at architects, professionals, operators in the construction industry Participants will receive a certificate of attendance. Thursday, 6 April 2017 – Base layer…
MudCafeteria – A school cafeteria in Ghana
The workshop will take place from the 9th of July till the 30th of September. During this period volunteers are invited to join us for…
BASEhabitat International Summer School 2018
BASEhabitat promotes earth and bamboo as excellent materials for sustainable architecture. Earthen and bamboo architecture not only has a long tradition in the building of…
Inside-Out Architecture Workshop
Join the workshop to build INSIDE OUT, a prototype of a sustainable school in Ghana that won the 2nd prize in Nka Foundation’s 4th Earth Architecture Competition.
WEFT Earth Construction Workshop
Join us in Abetenim, Ghana anytime between June 3rd, 2017 through August 31st, 2017. We will be having a construction workshop, where we will use…
Art House Building Workshop
The NKA Foundation is issuing an open call to the international architecture and sustainable design and construction community to join the prototyping workshop to build…
Asante Classroom Workshop
Architeach aims to provide interactive learning opportunities based on inclusive community involvement, focused on bridging the gap between responsive design and local building methods. In…
Framed Escape Library Workshop
Workshop to build the winning entry of the 4th Earth Architecture Competition. Join at any time for a period of at least two weeks to help build the “Framed Escape Library” designed by the French architects Maude Cannat and Rachel Méau. It’s not all work!
Lehmexpress
Every year Manfred Fahnert introduces a group of students to building with earth in Southern Morocco. The project, which began twenty years ago, is an…
Earth USA 2017
Earth USA 2017 is the Ninth International Conference on Architecture and Construction with Earthen Materials initiated by Adobe in Action. The conference will take place from Friday, September 29 to Sunday, October 1, 2017 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
3rd Eco-Building Days – Earth domes
9-10 June 2016 at Wismar University of Applied Sciences. On Thursday, 9 June, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. students will begin building an experimental…
BASEhabitat International Summer School 2016
Objectives We want to promote earth & bamboo as excellent materials for sustainable construction and establish a global network to enforce exchange of knowledge and…
Earth Building Workshop: Living on Levels
The Kasirwa Earth House Building Workshop Join us in the design, development and construction of a prototype earth home in Kasirwa, Tanzania. The experience is…
Festival Grains d‘Isère 2016
International Earth Building Workshop, France The focus of this year’s international and intercultural festival is the Terra world congress in nearby Lyon. The aim of…
Terra 2016
Terra 2016 is the twelfth in a series of international events organised since 1972, bringing together academics, professionals and experts, and a broad audience around earthen architectures.
LEHM 2016
The LEHM 2016, the 7th international conference on building with earth, will take place in Weimar, Germany, and covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from case studies of current earth building projects, new technological developments in building with earth and the establishment of norms, training and education in earth building, and current research and sustainability in earth building practice around the world. The conference closes with field trips in the earth building region around Weimar.
Earth USA 2015
Earth USA 2015 is the Eighth International Conference on Architecture and Construction with Earthen Materials initiated by Earth USA. The conference will take place October 2, 3 and 4, 2015 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
Terra 2016 – Call for Abstracts
Terra 2016 is the twelfth World Congress on Earthen Architectures, bringing together academics, professionals and experts, and a broad audience gathering around earthen architecture. A Call for Abstracts has been announced for papers and poster submissions. Deadline for submissions is February 10, 2015.
EBUK 2014 Conference
The 2014 EBUK conference “Training in Earth Building: from design to construction” will be held in Norwich on 14th February 2014. The broad conference theme includes education and training in building with earth, training in the structural and thermal design of earth buildings, training in safe and reliable construction methods and in the appropriate use of earth as a building material.
kerpic'13
Call for Papers We are pleased to announce a Call for kerpic’13, the third International Conference on “New Generation Earthen Architecture: Learning from Heritage”, to…
CIAV2013 | 7ºATP | VerSus
Escola Superior Gallaecia and ICOMOS-Scientific Committee on Vernacular Architecture have the pleasure to invite you to participate on the Vernacular Architecture International Conference CIAV2013 |…
Earth USA 2013
Earth USA 2013 is the Seventh International Conference on Architecture and Construction with Earthen Materials initiated by Earth USA. The conference will take place October 4, 5 and 6, 2013 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
Modern Architecture and Innovation
The Tashkent Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering TASI in Tashkent, Uzbekistan invites you to take part in the seminar which will take place on 19-20 November 2012. The seminar will examine the current situation and development of architecture and construction using earthen materials, including a discussion of current techniques and the direction of future developments.
Earth USA 2011
Earth USA 2011 will take place September 30, October 1 and 2, 2011 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico – USA.
This is the Sixth International Earthbuilding Conference sponsored by Earth USA (emerging from the Adobe Association of the Southwest), the Adobe Construction Program of Northern New Mexico College, the National Hispanic Cultural Center and Adobe in Action.
Earth Architecture | Mud, Stone & Shale 2011
The University of Hadramut for Science & Technology, Mukalla and the Da’wan Mud Brick Architecture Foundation are pleased to announce the Second Conference on Mud…
Terra [In]cognita
“To build out of earth: from the historical heritage to the contemporary architecture”. Organized collectively by the Ecole d’Avignon, within the framework of the Terra…
TerrAsia 2011
Asian countries possess a rich archaeological, historical, and vernacular earthen architectural heritage. Research studies have been carried out through the last decades, gradually promoting this…
Terra 2012
XI International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Heritage, Terra 2012 The International Scientific Committee on Earthen Architectural Heritage (ISCEAH) and the Pontifical…
LEHM 2012
The LEHM 2012, the 6th international conference on building with earth, will take place in Weimar, Germany, and covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from case studies of current earth building projects, new technological developments in building with earth and the establishment of norms, training and education in earth building, and current research and sustainability in earth building practice around the world. The confererence closes with field trips in the earth building region around Weimar.
TERRAEducation 2010
The week long education seminar is taking place as part of the 8th “Grains d’Isère – Festival des Architecture de Terre”, which runs from the 17th - 29th May 2010, and will facilitate an exchange of experiences among several international networks already actively engaged in issues of education in earthen architecture. The intention is to help to reach a shared vision of the future.
TerraBrasil 2010
The third annual Brazilian Congress on Architecture and Earth Building, also known as TerraBrasil 2010, will take place in the city of Campo Grande, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), Brazil from August 31st to the September 3rd, 2010. The Congress is being organized by the Structural and Civil Engineering Department (DEC/CCET) of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, in partnership with the TerraBrasil Network (Rede TerraBrasil).
1st International Hemp Building Symposium
The 1st International Hemp Building Symposium will highlight the innovative ways in which hemp materials can be used to make Hemp Fibre insulation, Hempcrete made of Hemp-lime or Hemp-clay, and Hemp Plasters together with the design, construction and the lifestyle benefits of living in such buildings.
NOCMAT 2009
Focussing on materials for sustainable and affordable construction, NOCMAT 2009 will provide an international forum for information dissemination and exchange, discussions and debates on research and practice in a range of sustainable and innovative construction materials and technologies.
AdobeUSA 2009 – Call for Papers
The 5th Adobe Conference of the Adobe Association of the Southwest, AdobeUSA 2009, will take place May 15 and 16, 2009 in El Rito, New…
Building as if People Mattered
House building has developed from traditional, vernacular, handmade to industrialized, mechanical and highly specialized. The natural building movement brings back to our awareness what we…
LEHM 2008
The LEHM 2008, the 5th international conference and trade fair on building with earth, will take place in Koblenz, Germany, and covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from case studies of current earth building projects, new technological developments in building with earth and the establishment of norms, information networks, training and education in earth building, and current research and problems in earth building practice around the world. The confererence closes with a choice of field trips in the earth building region around Koblenz.
TerraBrasil 2008
The Terrabrasil 2008 is the second Ibero-American congress on architecture and construction with earth and takes place in São Luís, a city with a significant historical legacy that is known for its beauty and hospitality. The Congress aims to bring together professionals, researchers, students and interested persons and is open to all independent of their specific background.
Kerpic '08: Learning from earth architecture in climate-change
Kerpic ’08 intends to bring together the related disciplines of architects and engineers, on material, construction, marketing and environmental science to create database, technology watch and strategy.
Mediterra 2009
Mediterra 2009 aims principally to assess the state of research related to earth architecture in the Mediterranean region, to study recent developments in the fields of heritage conservation and architectural design as they relate to earth architecture, and to create more active networks among professionals in the region whose work relates to earth architecture.
LEHM 2008 - Call for Papers
The LEHM 2008, the 5th international conference and trade fair on building with earth, will be held from the 10-12 October 2008 in Koblenz, Germany. The Dachverband Lehm e.V. extends an open invitation to all interested professional colleagues to submit thematic relevant contributions and papers for the LEHM 2008 conference as well as for a poster session which will be exhibited parallel to the conference. Abstracts should be submitted by 15th February 2008.
XXI Conference on Earthen Architecture in Spain 2007
The XXI International Conference on Earthen Architecture in Spain 2007 is organised by the Navapalos Foundation, and Inter-Acción (ONGD). It takes place from the 23rd…
Adobe USA 2007
The 4th Adobe Conference of the Adobe Association of the Southwest: AdobeUSA 2007 will take place May 18, 19, 20 and 22, 2007 in El Rito, New Mexico on the campus of co-sponsor Northern New Mexico Community College in Cutting Hall Auditorium. Earth architecture specialists from as many as 15 nations including Asia, Africa, Europe and South America, will offer presentations on earth architecture. Sponsored by the Adobe Association of the Southwest, this conference is the only one of its kind in the United States and grew out of the Adobe Construction Building Program at Northern New Mexico College in El Rito.
2007 International Symposium on Earthen Structures
The 2007 International Symposium on Earthen Structures will take place August 22-24, 2007 in Bangalore, India. The conference is jointly organized by the Department of Civil Engineering and Center for Sustainable Technologies at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India, the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Bath, U.K. and the Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de L’Etate, Lyon, France.
5th Seminar of Earth Architecture in Portugal
The UA/University of Aveiro, ESG/Gallaecia Superior School, FCO/Foundation Convent of Orada and the CdT/Association Centre of Earth are the organisers and hosts of the 5th Seminar of Earth Architecture in Portugal (5th ATP), which will take place from the 10th to the 13th of October 2007 in the University of Aveiro, Portugal. Since its creation in 2003, the Portuguese Seminar on Earth Architecture as been evolving increasingly with the participation of European and Iberoamerican professionals.
Terra 2008
UPDATE: Preliminary Conference Programme now available.
Terra 2008, the 10th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage, will take place in Bamako, Mali from February 1-5, 2008. This is the 10th conference organized by the earthen architecture community under the aegis of ICOMOS since 1972, and the first to be held in Africa. The conference is expected to draw up to 300 specialists in the fields of conservation, anthropology, archaeology, architecture and engineering, scientific research, site management, and sustainable development of earthen architectural heritage.
6th Latin American Seminar of Earth Construction
The “VI Seminario Iberoamericano de Construcción con Tierra” is organised by: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo, Tampico. Tamaulipas. México Universidad…
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