Illustrated by Nithyashree S. | Written by Thejeswini SR Click here to view a time-lapse of this exciting process in lime plastering!
Category: Sustainability
Walls of Earth
An illustrated recap by Chinmay Pathak
Scraffiti – Graffiti in mud
Somewhere in the midst of the Algerian desert an old man sits carefully re-decorating his village house. Like every other year he moulds the soil in his hands and skilfully applies it to the wall. Patiently applying layer over layer, for the final touch he takes his carving tool and skilfully starts to carve…
JOURNEY FROM A BOTTLE, TO WALL ART
DISCLAIMER: This is a loose re-telling of the real life events of a bottle, that turned into a wall. REAL LOOSE.HOW IT ALL BEGAN The journey began with the simple idea of collecting used old glass bottles and turning them into economical building materials. IN THE LABORATORY Several combinations of soil, quarry dust, hay and…
A peek into the future of earthen architecture
Ever since the Neolithic period,mud has been an important building material. Looking at more recent times, most of our ancestral homes were either partly or entirely built out of Mud. Even today one third of human-kind live in earthen homes. This brings us to wonder how mud will transform itself in the future… Welcome to…
Down The Western Ghats
A photo essay by Samaya Burde
The Chinese Hoax of Climate Change
The Chinese Hoax of Climate Change –in the words of president elect – Mr.Trump With regard to climate change , I’ve got some good news and some bad news. May be it is best to start with the bad and end with the good. The bad news is that sadly climate change is not a…
The Curse of Plenty
It was late evening; three people huddled around a flickering computer monitor. “This one has to be a Grade IIA building” boomed a voice. “Ummmm….I think it should stay in Grade IIB” said another. “No Way!! Look at the detail on the cornice” the first voice retaliated. The third voice of reason finally spoke up…
Masons Ink 