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here is the basic earthbag section it can be adjusted to suit many plans
Filename: output.pdf
File size: 3 megabytes
 
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Is the design for a linear or circular building?
If its linear the bags are best laid in an angle. I will find an image.
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Note bricks laid back to enable vault to be built without formwork
Note bricks laid back to enable vault to be built without formwork
 
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This formless brick stacking is known as Nubian from ancient Egypt.
here is the Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubian_vault
 
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https://whc.unesco.org/en/activities/637/
This site deals with the restoration of a village built between 1946 and 5s using old techniques with a modern style.
 
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This is fascinating on many levels.  I spent many years living and working at Cal-Earth where superadobe was developed and where Hassen Fathy's work and the concept of Nubian Architecture first came across my radar.  Nader Khalili talked about New Gourna and the formless construction methods employed using this ancient building practice.  We paid no attention to the current state of New Gourna. This thread and other contemporaneous events have rekindled my interest in working/discussing how we go about implementing design projects that create the possibilities for sustained long-term ecological relevance.  I am studying with the Regenesis Institute which by way of a long extension I found through this website (I first saw  Gabe Brown here).  
Regenersis' relevances is that their approach to design in the case of New Gourna would begin the whole project working with the nearby inhabitants the project is aimed at.  A regenerative process actually uses a broader inclusive approach that embraces many potentials and inclusive goals rather than aiming at problems. I searched for a recent siting of Fathy's work and found
this.  Here also, is a podcast from August 2022 with the founders of Regenesis
 
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