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The Future of Architecture
by Øyvind Holmstad While the corporations and the starchitects (walking hand in hand) try to sell us “freedom” through techno-utopia,…
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Seeking Donations for Sustainable Classroom at Chilala, Malawi
We are helping to collect funds to build a sustainable classroom for one of our best performing schools in Malawi.…
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Spring Permaculture Tips and Tricks
by Chuck Burr Here is the Spring collection of permaculture tips and tricks from the Southern Oregon Permaculture Institute. Enjoy.…
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Passive Houses vs. Strawbale Buildings in the Czech Republic
The housing industry has slowly developed itself for a century or so in the cheap oil economy, and is now…
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Modernism & Disconnection from Life
by Øyvind Holmstad Norway is said to be a social democratic country, which means a 50 – 50 percent mixture…
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Strawberry Fields Eco Lodge – Update: Cob Oven
Editor’s Note: As many of you will have noticed, Alex has been making some great practical updates on the work…
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Looking Back on the Natural Building Course in Jordan, the Lead Teacher’s Perspective
The first blocks coming out of the machine We just finished the first Natural Building workshop at the Jordan demonstration…
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Looking Back on the Natural Building Course in Jordan
A few weeks prior to the recent (end of February, 2011) 5-day Natural Building course at the Jordan Valley Permaculture…
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City Kids Move to the Country – Part V
Pit-falls, projects and laughs from our permaculture journey – Part 5 “What’s that smell?” asks Chris. “I don’t know. It’s…
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First Earth – A Cob Building Film for Inspiration
by Øyvind Holmstad First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture by David Sheen is meant as an inspirational film about earthen buildings,…
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Haiti Earthship Community Design Proposal
Michael Reynolds has been doing some great things with his Earthship Movement. One example is that after the earthquake hit…
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