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terça-feira, 4 de novembro de 2008

Weaving in Sado, Japan

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H670KSTJ6ng&feature=related

Go to http://www.kleiwerks.org for a wealth of free natural building photos and resources.

Why is exploring natural building alternatives so important?

95% of our original forests have been destroyed.

Current building construction accounts for...
# 40% of the world's energy usage
# 40% of the debris dumped in landfills
# 18% of the world's fresh water usage

And results in 30 years of debt for the average home owner.

This video is about the reintroduction and refining of traditional common sense, on site building practices across the globe.

Kleiworks at http://www.Kleiwerks.org has trained locals in the art of natural building in Thailand, Argentina, the United States of America, Laos, China, Burma, India, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, Australia, Brazil and England.

Even if you're not building a home you can help revive sensible, sustainable, ecologically friendly building by making a tax deductable donation to the kleiworks training fund at http://www.kleiwerks.org/support_us.php

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZAeBN1chQg&NR=1

segunda-feira, 3 de novembro de 2008

Earthen architecture

A tradditional private house built from eath in the southern area of Saudi Arabia, Najran

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrjmu0y6rX8

Old Cairo's Potters

Makram Ahmed Hussein began working in the pottery craft in Egypt's Old Cairo district of Fustat at a young age. His family was poor; learning a trade as a child laborer was his only route to help support his family and earn a living. In 2000--2001, the potters' kilns in Old Cairo were destroyed and the potters pushed out as the area was slated for touristic development. The pretext for the evictions was Egypt's environmental protection law passed in 1994, which was disastrous to Makram and the potters' community since the kilns used by potters generated thick black clouds of smoke. Many potters lost their means of livelihood. Now under construction are new potters' workshops equipped with natural gas-burning ovens—a government-sponsored initiative to revive a traditional craft and make it safe for the environment.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIeposKW7Mw

The Potters of San Marcos: The Clay and the Pot

Eric Mindling of TraditionsMexico.com visits with the master potters of San Marcos Tlapatzola in Oaxaca Mexico. Part I follows the process from digging clay to throwing a pot. Part II, The Potters of San Marcos: The Fire and the Market continues the process from slipping and burnishing the pot to firing and selling in the Oaxaca market.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br7t2k5fKnQ&feature=related