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Pied a terre

By: Language: English Series: New Scientist ; 117(1603) 10 March 1988, 60-64(5)Publication details: 1988Subject(s): Summary: Earth is a cheap and abundant building material . However, many developing countries, influenced by Western styles and techniques, tend to regard it as primitive and proof of a low standard of living. This article reports on research carried out by the Post Graduate Centre (Human Settlement) at the Leuven University Belgium into the use of earth as a building material and various projects it has undertaken in third world countries.

Earth is a cheap and abundant building material . However, many developing countries, influenced by Western styles and techniques, tend to regard it as primitive and proof of a low standard of living. This article reports on research carried out by the Post Graduate Centre (Human Settlement) at the Leuven University Belgium into the use of earth as a building material and various projects it has undertaken in third world countries.