#mud architecture

Mud architecture, Djenne, Mali:  Although modern building materials like cement have been trickling into Djenné, the town still adheres to a traditional mud-brick ('adobe') building technique that goes back thousands of years. Mud architecture is a skill that is passed on from generation to generation... Mud Masons of Mali. Djenné masons speak of the history of city, its founding myth, its architecture and the role of the masons in maintaining this architectural legacy... Djenné is a Songhai town and urban commune in the Inland Niger Delta region of central Mali. . Wikipedia

Mali architecture. Mud walls. Traditional architecture.

A Dogon ceremony in northern Mali

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“ we have to bring the work where the people are, where they can make use of their own resources, building their own houses with their hands, growing their own food, and taking care of their families. normally, as an architect, you build the vessel, and what goes on inside is not your business. but for us, it is very much our business. the project pushes the boundaries of my work. I see myself very much as an architect, but also as a social worker and as an activist”

Mosque, Djenné, Mali da Ruud Zwart Tramite Flickr: The great mud Mosque, Djenné, Mali

On the roof of the Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali (source)

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