3 février 2022

Vernacular Amazon architecture and its sustainability lessons for cities

Is it possible for us to learn something from the vernacular architecture in the South American rainforest? We may have better tools nowadays, but the traditional Amazon architecture shows that the right solutions can be found only through a thorough observation of […]
7 décembre 2021

Açaí seeds as a circular building material in the Amazon

Açaí fruit is a biologically renewable resource from the Amazon, whose tonnes of seeds are being discarded every day in the Amazon. However, the promising studies show the great potential of açai seeds in the construction market, responding to the waste problem […]