Digital and Manual Craft Using Earthen Materials in Architecture

Structures built with raw earth and no cement or synthetic stabilizers have the potential to minimize embodied energy and climate-change impacts. Earthen building processes—contemporary versions of ancient knowledge—are promising components of climate-friendly design that require further exploration and demonstration. To address the potential of earthen materials, students from Columbia GSAPP, in collaboration with the Natural Materials Lab, have been exploring in-depth research on natural materials.

Exhibition walk throughs (please register below):

• May 1, 2023, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET

• May 3, 2023, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET