In this course, students gained both theoretical knowledge and hands-on building experience related to a range of natural material construction techniques including earth 3D printing, sculpting, moldmaking, ramming, and flexible fabric construction.

As a final deliverable, students collectively designed and built a small-scale project while making a sensitive choice of materials, technical details, and participatory processes.

The project is intended to foster the local economy, create know-how to improve living conditions in the local context, and support a bottom-up form of capacity development for and with communities. A community celebration finalized the construction process, followed by an in-campus exhibition.