Martin Rauch Refined Earth
Construction & Design of Rammed Earth
3rd Edition
Published on 22. December 2022
168 pages
978-3-95553-574-2 (ISBN)
Description
Building with earth is ecological, sustainable and 100% recyclable. This material has been used to build houses, villages or cities since ancient times. Impressive architectures using the rammed earth building technique are created all over the world today. The ambient air quality of this building method is unsurpassed. Martin Rauch has been practising contemporary architecture using earth for over three decades. In this publication, he presents the results of his research and practical experience. The updated and extended new edition uses appealing language and images to convey the necessary expertise needed to plan and realise earthen architecture competently. Many images communicate the unique expressiveness of this natural building material and provide inspiration for own applications.
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Edition
3. edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Munchen
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
numerous illustrations
numerous illustrations
ISBN-13
978-3-95553-574-2 (9783955535742)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Book
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3rd Edition
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Persons
Marko Sauer: architect and specialised journalist, lives and works in Wil (CH)
Otto Kapfinger: architect, architecture critic and publicist, lives and works in Vienna (AT)
Martin Rauch: architect and rammed earth pioneer, UNESCO Honorary Professor in the Chair of Earthen Architecture and visiting lecturer a the ETH Zurich, lives and works in Schlins (AT)
Otto Kapfinger: architect, architecture critic and publicist, lives and works in Vienna (AT)
Martin Rauch: architect and rammed earth pioneer, UNESCO Honorary Professor in the Chair of Earthen Architecture and visiting lecturer a the ETH Zurich, lives and works in Schlins (AT)
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Use the Earth!
- Photo Series - Projects
- Rammed Earth Flooring
- The Rammed Earth Wall
- An Aperture in the Wall
- Slab and Roof
- Material
- Prefabrication
- Knowledge Transfer
- Building Regulations
- Photo Series - Team
- List of Works
- Glossary
- Biography
- Colophon
