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Post by Nka on Feb 11, 2017 18:29:53 GMT -6
uploading your competition entry
Dear Participant, Thank you for registering to participate the 2017 Land Art Competition. Please, note the following: (1) The deadline for uploading your competition entry is from February 10-15, 2017. (2) You will need to be a registered user of the competition platform to be able to upload any document to the platform. But registrating to use the platform is a quick process. (3) If after registering and you are experiencing a problem uploading your entry to the competition platform, email it to mudhousedesign@mail.com. And we will upload it for you.
-NKa
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Post by Nka on Feb 5, 2017 17:17:02 GMT -6
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Post by Nka on Jan 14, 2017 15:34:50 GMT -6
QUESTION/CONCERN: I am interested in information about the water sources in the area and how do the local people have access to drinkable water
ANSWER: There is a stream that passes through the village of Abetenim, but not the main source of water supply. Abetenim is a growing rural setting, located three miles to Juaben Township. There is a stream that passes through community. There is electric grid and no public running water. There are also two public boreholes fitted with hand-pumps, where the community gets clean water. At Abetenim Arts Village, which is the project site, there is running water well that supplies water for all purposes. Some of our international participants drink as bottled water.
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Post by Nka on Jan 10, 2017 12:39:40 GMT -6
QUESTION: “Could you provide us the construction plan and hydrology map of the art village?”
ANSWER: On the construction site, the top soil is of red earth mixed with gravel and sand, which is an ideal proportion for rammed earth, mud brick, cast earth or cob construction. About gradient, the surface of the land slopes about 5% in the direction of South to North. That is to say, when it rains, water flows Northward.
Here are some images to illustrate the point: nkaprojects.boards.net/thread/18/soil-map#ixzz4PNjqqFxg and www.flickr.com/photos/95796435@N05
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Post by Nka on Jan 5, 2017 13:46:31 GMT -6
Project Off
TEMPORARILY GHANAIAN RAMMED EARTH HOUSE WORKSHOP
July 1– October 1, 2017
This summer, we are going to Ghana to help build a unit of a vocational skills center for youths of Sang township. Join us as a workshop participant in a case study house about rammed earth construction and communal dwelling typologies. Together, we will be temporarily Ghanaians by immersing in local culture and lifestyle to gain an in-depth understanding of the local issues and practical experience. You’ll have the opportunity to explore local earth architecture traditions through site analysis, field trips and the construction process. Volunteers can join at any time and participate for a minimum of two weeks. A student can use the opportunity for an internship, thesis or personal research to rediscover the rudiments of architecture and nuances to enrich your design thinking.
PROJECT SITE: Sang Arts Village, Sang near Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana
WHO: Graduates and students of architecture, design, engineering and volunteers from around the world.
COST: Participation fee: 400€; food and accommodation:10€/day (Airfare, visa and vaccination are on your behalf)
WORKSHOP LEADERS: Filipe Estrela, Sara Neves, Ariana Marques, Goncalo Guimaraes, architects in Portugal
TO APPLY/INFO: workshops@estrelaneves.com / info@nkafoundation.org
ORGANIZER: www.nkafoundation.org / info@nkafoundation.org
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Post by Nka on Dec 19, 2016 12:22:09 GMT -6
Carol asked:
(1) “Will all the works selected be created?” The teams of all the selected works will be invited to collaborate with Nka to organize a workshop to construct their entry based on site at Abetenim in Ghana. It is up to the team to decide if it wants to take on the construction challenge.
(2) “What will be the timeline for their creation?” Construction workshops to realize the Top 40 Design Entries will run from September 2017 to March 2019. Each land art workshop will run from 6 to 8 weeks, according to project.
(3) “What kinds of facilities will there be for the artists, particularly housing and equipment?” We will provide free accommodation for the workshop leader in a guest house at the village during the workshop. At Abetenim site we have 8 houses for accommodation of your workshop participants. See that Abetenim Arts Village Site Photos: yadi.sk/d/FBDXIIDey8knP
(4) “I will also assume that travel expenses will be covered by the artist, correct?” It can be covered by the workshop, if you use our workshop model (see attached document).
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Post by Nka on Nov 25, 2016 18:03:45 GMT -6
Question from Zahra Hagibabaii Map A Map B Map C
QUESTIONS: “I have a problem about site dimensions and exact location of design. I do not find information about place dimensions. Is that according to designer idea? if that is not, how can i find exact location of design site and dimensions?”
ANSWER: Yes, placement would be according to designer’s idea. The dimension of your work is fixed but open in relation to the budget of constructing the design entry, which is $3,000 (USD) for materials and local labor. The design teams of the selected designs will look at the site condition and select the final spot once they are on site. The site is about 6 acres, and 10 more acres will be added to it. The images above show sections of the site: Map A is site photo of a section of the site, Map B is the Google map of site and Map C is an aerial view of Abetenim village with a marked spot showing the location of the arts village.
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Post by Nka on Nov 25, 2016 17:18:38 GMT -6
Q & A: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PAGE
We are using this page, as our questions and answers page. Post your questions on this page and the organizers will respond to your question.
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Post by Nka on Nov 3, 2016 10:11:41 GMT -6
JURORS
2017 LAND ART COMPETITION
Antonio MANFREDI, Curator, Contemporary Art Museum (CAM), Casoria, Naples, Italy
Hsu-Jen HUANG, PhD and Professor in the Department of Architecture, School of Building Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA
Ingrid LENZ, Writer in Munich, Germany
Moyo OKEDIJI, PhD and Professor in the Department of Art and Art History, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin, TX
Sabine TASTEL, Architect and Urban Planner teaching international urbanism at KIT in Germany
Robert van KATS, Architect and MD/Chairman with The Dutch Alliance for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa (DASUDA) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BIOSKETCH OF JURORS
Antonio MANFREDI Artist and Director of CAM Museum in Casoria at Naples, Italy
Antonio Manfredi is an artist and curator/director of Casoria Contemporary Art Museum (CAM Museum) at Naples and President of International Contemporary Art Center at Casoria in Italy. He has exhibited his works in more than 300 solo and group exhibitions worldwide. His monumental sculptures in marble, iron and wood are in collections in China, Egypt, Europe, Russia and US. In 2007 Manfredi was chosen by the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs to realize a sculpture to commemorate the Italian-American victims of the Twin Towers in New York. As Art Director and curator, Manfredi has organized numerous international exhibition projects in cooperation with international public and private bodies by discovering and selecting artists from around the world for the permanent collection of CAM Museum. Manfredi has been the director of CAM Museum since 2004.
Ingrid LENZ, Writer in Munich, Germany
Ingrid Lenz studied Technical Writing at Hochschule Karlsruhe – University of Applied Sciences and finished in 2009. Since more than 7 years she works as chief editor in technical writing for different companies, but also as an independent editor. Besides that, she is interested in different cultures, and therefore travels a lot. She participated in the workshop in Abetenim, Ghana in 2015 and joined Raumgeschichten e.V. afterwards.
Robert van KATS, Architect with The Dutch Alliance for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa (DASUDA) in Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Robert van Kats is co-founder and architect partner of Blok Kats van Veen architects (BKVV). BKVV is established by Dieter Blok, Robert Kats and Sander van Veen. The head office is located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The office acts on the business, governmental, NGO and private market both national and international with a specific focus on the African market specialised in sustainable architecture, urban planning, master planning, urban design, and building related energy concepts. The main speciality is SPATIAL ENERGY DESIGN. BKVV introduced the concept 'Spatial Energy Design' which became a design methodology for architecture to create buildings that are comfortable but with a extreme low energy demand and a high level of self sufficiency. A shared vision based on physics via the integration of engineering, economics, culture, climate and architecture for the production of contemporary and sustainable architecture. We transfer ideas into a concrete spatial design and bring this to realisation. A selection of projects are the Sustainable University Campus Mouila Gabon icw Maïssa architectures (Ministry of Education), Ramses Park Cairo (National Organization for Urban Harmony), Sustainable Low Cost Butterfly Housing South Africa and Nigeria, Hospice Chipata Zambia (Chipata Foundation), Lofthome®, the Sustainable CO2 neutral Bridge Control Centre for the province of South-Holland, the Spatial Energy Design Study for passive cooling for buildings in South Sudan (USAID/ Aecom International), the Makoko Floating School Lagos Nigeria (icw NLÉ, Kunlé Adeyemi), Wingfield Urban Development Cape Town South Africa (Tyger Design Lab/ DASUDA), Kaloleni Urban Development Nairobi Kenya (County of Nairobi/ University of Nairobi/ DASUDA). Robert van Kats is co-founder of the foundation DASUDA, Dutch Alliance for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa. Robert van Kats is the Chairman of DASUDA. Kats is Board member BNA International at the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects and Member of the Scientific Committee for the International Union of Architects World Congress August 2014 Durban South Africa.
Sabine TASTEL, Architect and Urban Planner teaching international urbanism at KIT in Germany
Sabine Tastel studied Architecture and Urban Planning at Karlsruhe University / KIT and at Istanbul Technical University. During her studies, she focused on the urban and social revitalization of inner city districts whose boundaries lack identity and which show spatial isolation. In 2014, she received her diploma investigating the restructuring of the Magdolna Quarter, one of Budapest’s underprivileged districts. Before working at planquadrat – elfers geskes krämer in Frankfurt and teaching international urbanism at KIT she worked at bb22 architekten + stadtplaner and several offices in Karlsruhe and Berlin. She is founding member of Raumgeschichten e.V.
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Post by Nka on Nov 3, 2016 9:36:05 GMT -6
ASANTE CLASSROOM BUILDING WITH EARTH WORKSHOP
AUGUST 14 - NOVEMBER 11, 2017
LOCATION : Abetenim, Ghana (near Kumasi)
WHO: Volunteers interested in hands-on construction, helping others, and immersing themselves in the Ashanti culture.
COSTS : 400€ project contribution 80€ / week for food + accommodation Airfare, visa and vaccinations on your behalf *other personal expenses should also be anticipated for (ex. travel)
WORKSHOP LEADERS : David Anderson, Steven Santos, Catrina Valente, and Carmen Velez, who are ArchTeach
INFO / TO APPLY: architeachure@gmail.com / architeach.org
ARCHI+EACH aims to provide interactive learning opportunities based on inclusive community involvement, focused on bridging the gap between responsive design and local building methods. In collaboration with the Nka Foundation, we will host a workshop to build a prototype classroom within a larger scale masterplan, using traditional and local construction methods.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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Post by Nka on Oct 16, 2016 9:02:21 GMT -6
GET INVOLVED IN BUILDING EMMOA
EARTH ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP
ABETENIM, ASHANTI REGION- GHANA JANUARY 15, 2019 - MARCH 30, 2019
Join us as a workshop participant to realize a sustainable classroom typology for a school through use of traditional African technique and local methods of construction. You will immerse in the Ashanti culture and lifestyle to explore, learn and be a part of this unique experience. Accommodation will be at a guest house at the Abetenim Arts Village.
Everybody is Welcome: graduates and students of architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture and sustainable practitioners from all around the world. Join us! College credits are available.
Participation dates are flexible. You can join us for a minimum 2 weeks
PARTICIPATION: 400€
FOOD & ACCOMMODATION: 80€/week Personal expenses, airfare, vaccination and visa are on your behalf
WORKSHOP LEADERS: Alessandra Renzulli & Romualdo Sicignano, architects in Italy
TO APPLY/INFO: alessrenz@gmail.com
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Post by Nka on Oct 7, 2016 18:13:37 GMT -6
DEFINITION OF LAND ART “The creation of artistic forms, often on a large scale, using local natural materials such as earth,sand, or rock. Also called earth art.” - www.thefreedictionary.com
“A form of contemporary art, known also as Earthworks, or Earth Art, this artistic movement emerged in America during the 1960s when a number of sculptors and painters - such as Robert Smithson (1938-73) - determined to heighten public awareness of Man's relationship with the natural world by intervening in the landscape in a series of thought-provoking constructions.
These (frequently massive) land-based interventions or artworks took a variety of forms, from large-scale land artworks like man-made curtains reaching across vast stretches of landscape, the encirclement of whole islands in coloured fabric, and reshaped waterways and volcanoes, to simple lines of footprints in the earth.
Although the precise meaning of each construction varied, the underlying aim of this novel type of visual art was to create artistic imagery using earth, rocks, soil and other natural material, with a view to increasing our sensibility towards our environment.”
- www.visual-arts-cork.com/land-art.htm
Thus, in this project, we define a land art broadly to include earth art, earthworks, environmental works and other artistic works, designed for a particular outdoor location.
- Land art can be create directly in the landscape by sculpting the land itself into earthworks.
-Some land art are not created and placed in the landscape, rather, the landscape or natural conditions such as weather, fire, or air are the means of their creation. The purpose can be to heighten public awareness of Man's relationship with the natural world by intervening in the landscape.
- Land art may also be a site-specific artistic work done and installed on land using natural or synthetic materials that works in harmony with the given location. The work can be created with materials from the environment such as soil, rock, wood, water, or through use use of natural elements such as kinetics of air/wind, or by creation of an aquascape with water/rain and generating works by use of light (fire/solar/lunar).
Here is a video that shows you an example of a wind harp, it is a metal work that relies of natural wind in creating sound as the wind passes through the metal tubes.
The Singing Ringing Tree at Crown Point in Burnley, Lancashire, England. Designed by Tonkin Liu Architects -
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Post by Nka on Sept 19, 2016 12:25:17 GMT -6
INSIDE OUT ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP Ghana | June 2nd - August 25th, 2017
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN - JOIN US ANY TIME (Minimum 2 Weeks) WHY AND WHERE 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. You will be a part of an international team to participate in every phase of our humanitarian architecture project. You will learn new skills as we immerse in the local Ashanti culture through site analysis, field trips and the construction of the project with the local community.
PROJECT SITE Abetenim village, Ashanti Region, Ghana.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE Everybody is welcome: graduates and students of architecture, engineering, design, landscape architecture, digital arts and volunteers from around the world. Students can use the opportunity for an internship, personal research or final thesis.
HOW To receive more information and to apply for the workshop, contact us at insideout.ghana2017@gmail.com. Applications will be reviewed until spots are filled.
COST Accommodation: 50€/week. Food: 50€/week. Project Contribution: 400€ (to cover the cost of the construction). Personal expenses such as airfare, visa, insurance and vaccination are on the behalf of each participant.
WORKSHOP LEADERS Andrea Tabocchini and Francesca Vittorini, architects in Italy.
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Post by Nka on Sept 18, 2016 13:05:42 GMT -6
EARTH ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP MUD CAFETERIA
JOIN US ANY TIME BETWEEN JULY 9th and SEPTEMBER 30th 2017 - GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING WITH EARTH
- PARTICIPATE IN A COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE TO CONSTRUCT A SCHOOL CAFETERIA WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
- JOIN OTHER VOLUNTEERS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES FOR A SUMMER ADVENTURE TO IMMERSE IN THE ASHANTI CULTURE, BUILD AND SEE THE REGION
Hi! We, Anna & Jaap, are two architects from Vienna who want to use our professional skills to build a brighter future for rural youths in Abetenim in Ghana. In 2016, we participated in the 4th Earth Architecture Competition: Designing a School for Rural Ghana, organised by the Nka Foundation. Our design was shortlisted by the international jury and now we have been invited to build our design for the school cafeteria in Abetenim.
WHY In Abetenim village, the children do not have local access to secondary school education and must walk prohibitive distances to access the few schools that do exist. By building a local secondary school, the children can continue their education in their hometown.
WHERE The small town of Abetenim near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
WHO Everybody is welcome: Graduates and students of architecture, engineering, design, landscape architecture, digital arts and volunteers from around the world. A student can use the opportunity for an internship, thesis or personal research.
COST Food and accommodation 80€/week and project contribution 400€. Airfare, visa and vaccinations are on your behalf
HOW TO APPLY Contact Anna Schweiger and Jaap Willemsen at info@MUDcafeteria.org / mudcafeteria.org
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Post by Nka on Sept 8, 2016 12:59:01 GMT -6
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP September 01 to November 30, 2017
By Alberto Figueroa, architect in Spain
Be part of this incredible experience to help build my design entry in the 4th Earth Architecture Competition: Designing a School for Rural Ghana. We require between 30 and 40 international volunteers to fund and help construct the school classroom in Abetenim, Ghana.
If you cannot come to Ghana with us, consider making a small donate to make the project happen. To make a donation, go to www.gofundme.com/schoolinGhana And help spread the word!
COST: Food and accommodation 80€/week and project contribution 250-400€, depending on fundraising. Airfare, visa and vaccination are on your behalf
TO APPLY: Email to info@albertofigueroa.com / www.albertofigueroa.com
ORGANIZER: www.nkafoundation.org / info@nkafoundation.org
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Post by Nka on Sept 8, 2016 7:57:35 GMT -6
RAMMED EARTH ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP
06 MARCH 2017 > 25 MAY 2017 FRAMED ESCAPE LIBRARY- GHANA
JOIN US AT ANY TIME FOR A MINIMUM OF 2 WEEKS TO BUILD THE 1ST PRIZE WINNING DESIGN IN NKA FOUNDATION'S 4TH EARTH ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION
WHAT ? The school library will be built using local construction methods and traditional techniques such as rammed earth. We will immerse in the Ashanti culture and lifestyle to explore and learn earth construction.
WHERE ? Abetenim Village, Ashanti Region, Ghana
HOW MUCH ? Food & accommodation 80€/week Contribution to material and labour 350€ (cost reduction possible, please contact us). Airfare, vaccination and visa are on your behalf
WHO ? Everyone is welcome! Architects, students, volunteers from all around the world, and anyone interested in sustainable design & construction. Students can use the opportunity for internship, thesis or personal research.
WORKSHOP LEADERS ? Maude Cannat & Rachel Méau, Architects in France . For more informations & inscriptions: mudarchitecture.escape@gmail.com +33 6 78 55 53 93
ORGANIZERS ? Nka Foundation ... www.nkafoundation.org / info@nkafoundation.org
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Post by Nka on Sept 7, 2016 23:49:55 GMT -6
AUSTRALIA BUILDS FOR GHANA
September 10, 2018 - December 10, 2018 Abetenim, Ghana
PARTICIPATE IN A PRACTICAL ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP TO CONSTRUCT THE CAFETERIA FOR A SCHOOL IN ABETENIM, GHANA. LEARN THE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION METHODS OF RAMMED EARTH AND LIGHTWEIGHT FRAMING WHILE PARTICIPATING IN A HUMANITARIAN ARCHITECTURE PROJECT. WE ARE LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL SKILL LEVELS AND ANY FIELD OR PROFESSION.
COST: FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION 80€/WEEK PROJECT CONTRIBUTION 400€. AIRFARE, VISA AND VACCINATION ARE ON YOUR BEHALF.
WORKSHOP LEADERS: MARK BROOK + NIKITA LANGFORD, ARCHITECTS AT CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
CONTACT: EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST AND SEND US AN E-MAIL buildforghana2018@gmail.com
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Post by Nka on Sept 5, 2016 22:20:22 GMT -6
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
(1) An individual or a design team can submit an entry to the 2017 Land Art Competition. Each team shall identify one team member as its Point of Contact (“Point of Contact”) during the submission process. Each entry shall receive a registration number and, from then on, will only be identified by that number, in order to keep anonymity during the submission and the final election.
(2) In order to enter the design contest, you must register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/27345887285 On your Eventbrite ticket, you will see a 9-digit order #. This is your registration number for one design entry. If you are submitting more than one entry, each design entry requires a separate ticket. With your entry ticket number upload your design entry to this page: nkaprojects.boards.net/thread/63/submitted-entries . If you want to pay by check, send us an e-mail at info@nkafoundation.org / www.nkafoundation.org and the following information: Team Name, Team Leader, Name, Phone Number and Email for Each Team Member. To submit your design, place your ticket number and the title of the project (no name) on all pages of your design submission to allow the jury to select blindly.
(3) SUBMISSION FORMAT: Submission will be Online, to be uploaded to nkaprojects.boards.net/thread/63/submitted-entries. It should include: (1) The design statement (200 words max) should include the meaning of the work, material description and budget in USD; and (2) One A1 presentation board submitted as a JPG file of high resolution (1 MB). The upper right corner of the board must contain the entry ticket number. There should not be any marks or any other form of identification, less the entry is disqualified. The file must be named after the ticket number. For example, 112334567.jpg (for your presentation board). Submissions must be in English language.
(4) Of the nominated projects (40), there will be three winning projects, according to the highest scores. Jurors will award prizes for first, second and third place consisting of a commemorative certificate and cash prizes to the winning designs as follows: 1st prize- $1,000 or Construction of design in Ghana plus a trip to Ghana for a workshop to build the winning design (in case the winner does not reside in Ghana and to a maximum of 1 person); 2nd prize- Construction or $700 and 3rd prize- Construction or $400. Honorable mentions will be awarded by the jury but will receive no cash prize. Every design team that makes the Top 40 Entries shortlist will be offered the opportunity to build their design at Abetenim in collaboration with the project organizers. If a design team of the Top 40 Entries is not able to lead the workshop, the team may nominate a practitioner or an organization who is able to lead the workshop to build their entry. Otherwise, the organizer of the contest will pass the opportunity to another team whose entry in the competition is a good fit for the project site.
(5) Judging criteria involve: (1) Functionality: As a land art design; (2) Form: Visual appearance through use of materials, shape, color, texture, etc based on the intended function of the work; and (3) Technical issues to the degree the work addresses construction techniques, climatic factors and construction budget. Decisions of the jury will be final and binding.
(6) Q&A: Registered participants may post questions for organizer to respond to and you can share materials on the competition discussion board: nkaprojects.boards.net/thread/62/2017-land-art-competition. The deadline for questions is January 31, 2017.
(7) Any person entering this contest shall certify and guarantee the organizers that he/she is the sole author of the project and by participating, each contestant grants their free and exclusive consent that all designs and ideas will be published and shared to inspire others. By entering the competition, all participants agree to all the conditions of participation in the competition.
(8) After, you have uploaded your entry Online, send us a note via email via info@nkafoundation.org / www.nkafoundation.org that include the following information: the entrant’s personal information including your name, registration number, profession, address, and email address.
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Post by Nka on Sept 3, 2016 12:38:44 GMT -6
COMPETITION ORGANIZER
A Short Film About Nka Foundation Projects by Helena Zarchan in the UK
Nka Foundation is a nonprofit organization in the United States that exists to serve underserved communities in Africa. We do this by creating a network of project sites in the underserved communities where individuals, groups and institutions across the globe can come to immerse and interact with the needy communities to build cultural bridges for skills and knowledge transfer. Since 2008, Nka Foundation has been running arts and mud house design projects in Ghana, Mali and Tanzania with a focus on the “tapping local resources for sustainable development”. Nka Foundation projects promote volunteerism.
The works of the Nka Foundation began in 2005. From 2008 through 2010, Nka organized workshops and symposia in partnerships with some universities in Ghana and Mali to stimulate conversations and artistic interventions for solutions to the problem of tapping of the abundant local resources for sustainable development in sub-Sahara Africa. By 2009, we felt a deep need to create a model arts village at Abetenim that can be replicated in other parts of Africa, to continue to address the problem through design-build workshops, arts workshops, design competitions and outreach to the local community by means of building projects and education enrichment.
Today, Nka Foundation is building a network of arts villages, starting in Ghana and Tanzania. The arts village is designed as a learning center to provide relational spaces for creative people from the region and other countries to live, work, learn and create. Nka’s rural projects therefore draw on asset-based approach to community development by immersion in the rural community and by the mobilization of existing, but often unrecognized abundant local resources to enable the underserved community drive its own development process.
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Post by Nka on Sept 3, 2016 12:14:46 GMT -6
As noted, we plan to organize international workshops to build and install the Top 40 Entries to the 2017 Land Art Competition, as site-specific public art in Ghana. The physical location for the construction workshop and installation of your design entry will be the Abetenim Arts Village in Abetenim, a rural community near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The Abetenim Arts Village is developed by Nka Foundation in Ghana.
Throughout the year, Nka Foundation organizes international earth architecture workshops and artist workshops that welcome participants worldwide to immerse themselves and practice in the local Abetenim environment. In general, our workshops invite university students, graduates, working professionals, and retirees to immerse in the local lifestyle and learn-by-interaction with the people through engagements at the arts village, the local schools or other spaces for cross-fertilization of knowledge and skills. Students can use the opportunity for internship, thesis or personal research.
Our rural arts village projects thereby provide our international participants with time away from the everyday stresses of city/studio life to focus and investigate own practice, creating the possibility for discovery, collaboration and growth. At the present, the Abetenim Arts Village has an openair theatre, workspaces and 9 guest houses for your accommodation. Most evenings will be used for reviewing workshop progress along with artist lectures, impromptu performances and presentations by workshop participants. By alternating work and dialogues, we anticipate cross fertilization of ideas.
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Post by Nka on Aug 29, 2016 18:06:26 GMT -6
SUBMITTED DESIGN ENTRIES 2017 Land Art Competition Nka Foundation Announces the Result of the 2017 Land Art Competition for Ghana
The 1st prize winning entry is Earth Archive Project by Yusuke Suzuki and Léo Allègre of Yusuke Suzuki Design Office in Japan; the 2nd prize goes to Nonenegligible Village by the Urban Active Space Research Studio involving Team Members: Ruixuan Li, Jiazi Zhang, Qiuming Dong, Rui Xu, Ying Zheng, Xiaoming Wang, Ziyi Zhao, Yanying Zhao, Yuxiang Zhang, Na Li, Henan Wang, Pengzhe He at Dalian polytechnic University in China; and the 3rd prize is awarded to Ashanti Domino by the design team of Sara Arfaian, Junko Yamamoto and Jenny Zhan in USA. Seven Honorable Mention were awarded to Fabric Shelter by Federica Crnjar and Silvia Invernizzi of Studio'dragora in Italy; Pesú by Lewis Haig, Eladio Hernando and Fergus McCarthy of Spackman Mossop Michaels in Australia, Enternity Ground by Karolina Porada at the Cracow University of Technology in Poland; Never Seven by Hiroshi Ichikawa, a graduate student at Chiba University in Japan; Builder Nature by Saeid Alitajer, an Asistant Professor at Bu-Ali Sina University in Iran; Ghana Must Go by Pedro Silmon, a UK-based, independent, cross-disciplinary creative; and Half Sun I Full Moon by the team of Iulia Elena Popescu, Andra Samiș and Greta Samiș in Romania. On this page, you can scroll down to see the submitted entries and you can download large files on the entries here: yadi.sk/d/n5NbGgiu3EBUV7 And see the press release: www.prlog.org/12636323.html
1st prize winner, Earth Archive Project by Yusuke Suzuki and Léo Allègre of Yusuke Suzuki Design Office in Japan
2nd prize, Nonenegligible Village by the Urban Active Space Research Studio at Dalian polytechnic University in China 3rd prize, Ashanti Domino by the design team of Sara Arfaian, Junko Yamamoto and Jenny Zhan in USA
Through the 2017 Land Art Competition, Nka Foundation issued a challenge to creative practitioners and organizations dedicated to community placemaking. The competition was open to landscape architects, artists, curators, designers, architects, urban planners, structural engineers, university students and others from around the world to submit ideas for large-scale and site-specific public art installations based on site in rural Ghana. The submitted entries could be functional or nonfunctional works but must aim at creating a truly unique experience that becomes emblematic of what an arts village is and how it needs to function as a PLACE. The creators of each shortlisted entry are offered the opportunity to collaborate with Nka Foundation to organize a workshop to realize their project on site in Ghana to be exhibited as site-specific public art installations at Abetenim Arts Village in Ghana. The arts village is designed as a vocational learning center to provide relational spaces for creative people from the region and other countries to live, work, learn and create.
The selection jury consists of Hsu-Jen Huang, PhD and Professor in the Department of Architecture, School of Building Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA; Ingrid Lenz, Writer in Munich, Germany; Antonio Manfredi, Curator, Contemporary Art Museum (CAM), Casoria, Naples, Italy; Moyo Okediji, PhD and Professor in the Department of Art and Art History, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas in Austin, TX; and Sabine Tastel, Architect and Urban Planner teaching international urbanism at KIT in Germany. The jurors used judging criteria involving functionality, aesthetics and technical matter to evaluate all entries in the contest. Prizes for first, second and third place consist of a commemorative certificate and a choice of cash reward or construction of winning design in Ghana.
WHAT IS NEXT? As the construction of the best design entries is our priority, from February 2017 to July 2019, we are collaborating with some of the design teams in the competition and our partners to organize land art workshops to build the design entries at Abetenim in Ghana. The workshop to construct the 1st prize winning entry, Earth Archive Project by Yusuke Suzuki and Léo Allègre in Japan will be held from February 1st to March 22nd, 2018. The workshop to realize the 3rd prize winning entry, Ashanti Domino by the design team of Sara Arfaian, Junko Yamamoto and Jenny Zhan in USA will be from February 1st to March 22nd in 2018. Whereas, workshops to realize some of the entries that were awarded Honorable Mention will run as follows: Ghana Must Go by Pedro Silmon in the UK will be from February 1st to March 22nd, 2018; Eternity Ground by Karolina Porada in Poland will be held from April 4th to May 23rd, 2018; Never Seen by Hiroshi Ichikawa in Japan will run from July 1st to August 25th 2018; and and Pesú by Lewis Haig, Eladio Hernando and Fergus McCarthy in Australia will be from July 3rd to 31st, 2018. More workshops will be added to the list. Through an open call for participation, each workshop will bring together students and recent graduates of architecture, landscape architecture, design, urban planning and others from around the world to join the workshop and play a part in line with their expertise.
THE BUILDING CHALLENGE! The Land Art Workshop is designed as a group residency to bring together creative persons from different cultures to immerse in the local Ashanti culture and help build the entry to the 2017 Land Art Competition. During the residency, each participant will be assigned a part in the project process, and participant will use the rest of the period to create own works. Selection of participants will be through an open call for participants. The programme aims to foster collaborations for cross-fertilization of skills and knowledge among the international participants. Most evenings will be used for reviewing workshop progress along with informal discussions and digital presentations of portfolios by workshop leaders and participants. The workshop will end with a Community Day, a public celebration of the completed project by way of open house exhibition of the products of the workshop, public performances, and foods.
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Post by Nka on Aug 29, 2016 17:53:56 GMT -6
COMMUNITY PLACEMAKING
Through Site-Specific Public Art Installations
IMPORTANT DATES Registration: October 3, 2016-January 31, 2017
Submission of Entries: February 10-15, 2017 Selection of Projects by Jury: March 31-April 17, 2017 Press Release on the Winning Projects: April 30, 2017 Building Workshops to Realize the Top 40 Design Entries: September 2017 to March 2019.
Nka Foundation invites submissions from creative practitioners and institutions dedicated to community placemaking to participate in its 2017 Land Art Competition. The competition is open to landscape architects, artists, curators, designers, architects, urban planners, engineers, university students and others from around the world to submit their ideas for large-scale and site-specific public art installations based on site in rural Ghana.
In order to enter the competition, you must register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/27345887285 . Once you have registered, you will need to submit your design entry on this board: goo.gl/7AIHym .
Submissions must be received by the competition organizers no later than February 15, 2017. The construction site will be Abetenim Arts Village, near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Total costs of constructing the design entry must not exceed $3,000 (USD) for materials and local labor. Jurors will award prizes for 1st: $1,000; 2nd: $700; and 3rd: $400. Honourable Mentions Certificates will be awarded by the jury to 7 of the top 40 entries. See the press release: www.prlog.org/12582521.html
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Post by Nka on Aug 23, 2016 21:35:19 GMT -6
GHANA EARTH CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP
A Handmade School for Rural Ghana July 1 – September 23, 2017
Be a part of this collaboration. Let’s create change for people in need. Join our team to help us create a classroom with community labor using both traditional and contemporary building techniques and local methods of construction. You’ll gain hands-on experience in earth-hand-made-construction by using local and recycled materials and an in-depth understanding of the local culture.
WHERE: Abetenim near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
WHO: Graduates and students of architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture and sustainable practitioners from around the world. Students can use the opportunity for internship, personal research or thesis.
COST: €200 - €400 project construction (depending on donations) I 80€/week for accommodation and food. Time period of participation: two weeks to three months.
WORKSHOP LEADERS: Penny Stergiopoulou and Lida Lioupi, Thessaloniki, Greece.
APPLY/INFO: handmadeschool.gh@gmail.com I schoolghana.wordpress.com
ORGANIZER: www.nkafoundation.org I info@nkafoundation.org
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Post by Nka on Aug 17, 2016 17:03:56 GMT -6
Workshops for Building the Design Entries in the
4th EARTH ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION Designing a School for Rural Ghana
To Nka, designing is not the whole thing. The design education question is: How do you learn to design what is buildable? It is by designing and building a project!
Thus, from February 2017 to July 2019, we are collaborating with some of the design teams in the competition to organize construction workshops to build the design entries based on site at Abetenim in central Ghana. To do this, we have begun to compile strategies and gather a community of supporters around the rural school project. We approach the school design and construction project as a development-aid with a direct impact on the rural community of Abetenim. It is community architecture. By this, the design proposals will be built with and for the community, with the community supplying the land for the building. Through an open call for participation, each workshop will bring together participants from different countries to come together to collaborate on the building project for cross fertilization of skills and knowledge.
UNSURE OF WHAT TO EXPECT? Here are links to workshops from our past earth architecture competitions: raumgeschichten.blogspot.de , tanzaniagoesmud.wordpress.com and www.facebook.com/eARThouse2016 www.facebook.com/threetwomudhouse , www.facebook.com/pages/M-A-M-O-T-H/697563360309497 , ghanamud.wordpress.com , www.facebook.com/handmadehouseghana.co.uk
Here is the snapshot of programme for the workshop:
PART ONE (Week 1-4): Introduction to designing and building with local earth involving site analysis, hands-on experience from site preparation to the foundation level. Includes formwork design and construction. Field trips. PART TWO (week 5-9): Wall construction in tandem with window and door construction. A field trip. PART THREE (10-12): Roofing, fittings and landscaping of the completed unit to blend with the local landscape.
To ensure success, we have a Community Coordinator at the site to help coordinate your workshop by helping in souring materials, language translation, coordinating the various activities, and other local administrative help you would need to ensure workshop completion. And don’t worry, at Abetenim the local masons have experience in building with earth in such methods as rammed earth, poured earth, mud brick and cob construction.
WORKSHOP LOCATION: Abetenim in Ejisu-Juaben District near Kumasi in the rural territories of the ancient Ashanti region of Ghana.
DEADLINE: Volunteers will be accepted until spots are filled. Spots limited to 30 international participants.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: Volunteers worldwide such as university students, recent graduates, and professionals who know how architecture is localized, uses the means and the materials available on the site to create a friendly building to the environment.
COSTS: Food and accommodation €100/$120 per week and project contribution is €400/$450. Airfare, visa and vaccination are on your behalf. Accommodation is by guesthouse at the Abetenim Arts Village. We have 9 guesthouses, the houses have running water and electricity. At the site, you can access the Internet with pendrive wireless connection. We have a kitchen for the workshop group to cook their food. And there is a cook at the site if your prefer a local cook preparing the meals for your workshop team.
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES: It's not all works! Immerse in the local culture and lifestyle. Live and work among the local people. Take part in some of the social events in the everyday life of the community, such as weddings, naming ceremonies, community labor, and meetings to gain new skills. There will be short breaks from the construction project to participate in field trips to experience any of the regional historic attractions, lush forest hikes or guided tours to explore the nearby villages and townships. And you can spend the rest of your stay collaborating with the Abetenim Women Sewing Cooperative, a local church group, storytellers or getting involved with the computer skills training of the youths at the Kukor Community Library.
AERIAL VIEWS OF ABETENIM VILLAGE
LOCATION OF THE ACCOMMODATION
See Photos of Accommodation Site: yadi.sk/d/FBDXIIDey8knP And the building workshops to realize design entries are listed below.
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN and take a look! If interested in participating in any of the workshops, contact us via info@nkafoundation.org (or the workshop leader at the email listed below).
Upcoming workshop
a u l a t e r r a E A R T H W O R K S H O P get involved in building a school in the African Ashanti culture
JULY 8th - September 30th, 2018
APPLY/INFO: aulaterrateam@gmail.com /
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Post by Nka on Jun 1, 2016 21:39:34 GMT -6
ENTRY # 514375161
DESIGN TEAM: Máximo Orellana Tapia, Liliana Paredes Ugarte, Frank Carmen Medina, Milagros Gonzáles Carhuallanqui, Rebecca Rojas – Architects (Perú)
DESIGN STATEMENT CONTEXT Our proposal seeks to establish a rapport with the landscape, climate and economy of means in which the architecture itself through its spatiality, the materials used and its construction by the community aims to be the window from which each student must observe the world to care for her. DESIGN The architectural space is synthesized in the conjunction of two walls instead of four, one curved and the other linear which are confined within a larger geometry ovoid that "fuses" the interior and exterior space or outdoor classroom in which the presence of the tree is vital in the dynamics of teaching.
The building material is a land almost entirely (floor, walls, roof or ceiling first) whose supporting structure is made of wood or bamboo.
The cover is composed of a first that will become the "false ceiling" and "mud cake" that serves to mitigate the heat. A second slab zinc to protect from the rain. They are provided ventilation openings in the bottom of the walls, as an "air intakes" which is then renewed through holes in the ceiling, ensuring an adequate temperature in the classroom.
BUDGET (Estimated $ / m2. Finished) Walls and columns of earth (adobe wall curved wall and linear wall)
= $ 32.84
Covers (double cover) mud cake on wood structure and covered the end of zinc plates on wooden structure
= $ 36.99
Compacted earth floors and natural stone tiles in some areas
= $ 5.41
Doors and casement windows common wood
= $ 14.12
Natural clay liners unpainted
= $ 16.25
single-phase electrical installation in pipes embedded in walls
= $ 15.81
classroom area: 60.00 m2.
Total cost (M2.) = 121.42
Built area: 60.00 m2.
Miscellaneous Expense $ 400
APPROXIMATE TOTAL COST $ 7685.24
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Post by Nka on Jun 1, 2016 10:35:11 GMT -6
Entry # 513129902
DESIGN TEAM: Patricia Mutebi (Kenya) Design statement 1. Material description: This simple yet functional design of a classroom unit measures 6500*8000mm and has 3000mm high walls that are made of rammed earth bricks with wooden foldable louvered windows whose blades are angled or slated so that they can let in air and light, while keeping out harsh sunlight and rain. The classroom unit is able to accommodate 45 students comfortably with space for the teacher as well. Attached to the classroom is a storage unit for books, chalk and any other scholastic materials.
The rammed earth blocks used take advantage of local skills and thus reduce on the need to have to teach the local laborers a new technique which in turn saves a lot of valuable time and money. In addition to cost efficiency, the blocks are strong, stable, water-resistant and long-lasting.
To support the structure, strip foundation has been used because of its simplicity in design and the fact that it doesn’t require expensive tools other than formwork which can be used throughout the construction process of the other buildings as well.
Steel roof trusses have been used to support the profiled iron sheets because they are easy to replace, fire resistant and cheap.
Aluzinc roofing sheets have been used because of their durability, and ability to give off a cool inner temperature.
2. BUDGET Foundation and walls = 3000 Roofing (Steel trusses and Aluzinc roofing sheets) = 2000 Door frames and leaves and windows =1500 Fittings (cupboards, desks, blackboard) = 500 Louvered windows = 200 Bamboo poles(treatment) = 50 Plumbing (gutters, taps and poly tanks) = 500 Miscellaneous expenses = 250
TOTAL EXPENDITURE = $8000
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Post by Nka on May 30, 2016 4:44:21 GMT -6
ENTRY # 493574639
Classroom Design DESIGN TEAM: Shriya Magotr (student), Bhagyalakshmi Umapathy (student) and Veedesh Deby(student), (India) DESIGN BRIEF
Our main objective was to produce an environmentally and socially-responsible design.
After an extensive material research in relation with the context, it was decided to use rammed earth and compressed earth blocks (CEB) as the main materials for the construction of the building. The walls of the building obtain their richly coloured walls due to the rammed earth. A thick layer of thatch has been used for the roofing. This type of roof is ideal for the hot climate of Ghana. Being a naturally waterproof material, it prevents moisture from entering the interior space. Corrugated metal sheet is used below the thatch, to prevent the metal sheet from overheating. The truss which is supporting the roof structure is made of bamboo. High ceilings allow cross ventilation, via a pattern of square perforations between the rammed earth blocks. Climatic considerations inspired the volume and facade: a high interior with continuous cross-ventilation helping to guide the humid and hot air away. Hence, the facade is perforated according to the rhythm of the compressed earth blocks (CEB) masonry, giving the classroom its luminous sight. The challenge of limited resources for this project became an opportunity. Not wanting to take any risk in this project for structural issues, we used concrete for the plinth so that the structure has stability, durability, and remains free from seepage. Rotatable bamboo screens have also been used so that the amount of light entering the building can be adjusted according to needs.
Approximate Cost of construction:
Foundation and mud plastering: $ 2000 Rammed Earth walls: $ 450 Roofing (Corrugated metal sheet and thatch): $ 1600 Roof structure (Bamboo truss): $ 1500 Compressed Earth blocks: $ 100 Fittings (Nails and bolts): $ 500 Total Budget: $ 6150
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Post by Nka on Apr 20, 2016 8:17:11 GMT -6
Q. Where do I find information about the costs of local building materials?
Here is a best best site: www.bmghana.com and you may google "building materials in Ghana" to see other sources. In general, to roof 2400 sq feet unit you will need about 20 packets of corrugated zinc sheets at $130 per packet. 1 bag of cement is $11. Expect to pay the local skilled laborer about $10 per day and unskilled laborer $7 per day. And keep in mind that prizes are subject to change because of inflation.
You may list the budget as bulk figures.
For example:
(1) Foundation = $
(2) Walling = $
(3) Roofing = $
(4) Fittings = $
(5) Miscellaneous = $
Here are our responses to the questions not answered by FAQ in the Design Brief:
Electric current at Abetenim and other parts of Ghana, is 240V.
A bag of cement (concrete) is about Ghc34/$9.5
A re-bar is 30 feet long and cost Ghc20/$5.5
Hand Pressed Brick per brick
- Budget 20 cents per brick
CEB Brick per brick
- I do not have the current rate. It is expensive, it would be over $1.25 per brick.
Framing Lumber per linear foot - Budget $1.
Here is my estimate for doors and windows:
1 wooden door frame (3 1/2 x 7 feet) = $10
1-frame, 8-blade window = $7
1 unit of 3 frame, 8 blades window frame = $25
Depending on the dimensions a timber would cost between Ghc10 and Ghc30
($2.8 and $8) the dimensions are in inches
2x2, 2x3, 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, 4x4, 4x8, 2x10, 1x10.
8' x 8' Plywood per unit - There is 4' x 8' and the current price is $8
4 cubic meter volume of aggregate (sand) is Ghc200/$55 (It is usually sold by truck trips, a trip of sand)
Small aggregate per lb = gravels sold by truck trips, budget $100 per trip
1 bundle of ceiling battons = $3
1 bundle bug net = $44
1 bundle of wire mesh = $60
1 pair of 8-blade louver frames = $8
1 pair of 5-blade louver frame = $3.50
1 louver blade = 30c (cents)
1 yard of wire mesh for windows = $8.50
100 pieces of 2'' x 2'' wood for ceiling at $3.10 per a piece = $310
1 piece of 4 x 8 feet plywood = $8
Roofing
A packet of roofing sheets containing 20 sheets cost between Ghc300 and
Ghc600 depending on the grade. Standard length for corrugated zinc roofing sheet is 8 feet and width is 3 feet.
Plumbing
1 W.C seat = $65
1 washing basin = $32
Other washroom fittings = $50
3/4 PVC pipe = ghc18
Tiles: (1) Eighteen boxes of wall tiles at $6.60 per a box (i.e.$120)
(2) Ten boxes of floor tiles at $7 per a box (i.e. $70)
Electric current at Abetenim and other parts of Ghana, is 240V.
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Post by Nka on Apr 19, 2016 17:30:02 GMT -6
ARTHOUSE BUILDING WORKSHOP
February 24 – May 25, 2017by design team of Santiago Merello, Antonella Sinacore and Claudia Varin in Montevideo, Uruguay
Come to explore and learn-by-collaborating on the building project!
PARTICIPATION: $450 FOOD + ACCOMMODATION: $90 / week PERSONAL EXPENSES: Airfare, visa and vaccination are on your behalf
EVERYBODY CAN PARTICIPATE: Architecture students, architects, sustainable practitioners and volunteers from around the world. Students can use the opportunity for internship, personal research or thesis.
Join Us! ARTHOUSE is a 220m² (2400sq feet) one story artist´s residence, designed to accommodate from 8 to 10 artists. The project presents technical novelties, the use of mixed techniques as wattle and daub walls combined with a structural ceramic roof (developed by Uruguayan engineer Eladio Dieste). It also proposes the use of alternative sewage system, ensuring a proper wastewater disposal.
ARTHOUSE is conceived as a way of constructing which adapts to the available local resources, minimizing high em- bodied energy materials. This way we can create high quality architectural and environmental friendly projects, capable of being replicated in the west-African region.
For more informations & inscriptions, email to bo.arqs@gmail.com
SOCIAL MEDIA
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Post by Nka on Apr 15, 2016 14:46:11 GMT -6
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