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Gaza building project experiments with clay and rubble

Gaza building project experiments with clay and rubble

GAZA CITY, occupied Gaza Strip (IRIN) - In the face of the ongoing Israeli ban on imports of building materials Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are looking at new building methods, and one project is using clay and rubble. Local Palestinian non-governmental organization Mercy Association for Children began building a school for handicapped children in Gaza City on 24 May to test a recently developed method using clay blocks, salt and rubble. [Palestine]

Mali: The Masons of Djenne by Trevor H. J. Marchand

Mali: The Masons of Djenne by Trevor H. J. Marchand - "An elegantly written and important anthropological study of indigenous knowledge, building practices, and social relationships among contemporary Djenné masons in Mali." —Mary Jo Arnoldi, Smithsonian Institution [AA Construction]

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