Browsing Architecture Conference Papers by Subject "earth building"
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Back to earth : earth building in Aotearoa New Zealand 1945-65
(University of Sydney for Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ), 2019-11-10)Earth was once widely used as a building material in Aotearoa New Zealand; it was an integral part of the vernacular architecture. Māori used earth in various ways and nineteenth century European settlers brought earthen ... -
Exploring frameworks for a history of earth building in Aotearoa New Zealand
(International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) c/o Leibniz University Hannover, 2020-09)Aotearoa New Zealand has a unique earth building heritage. For centuries, Māori used earth for floors and as a binder for fibrous walling materials. When settlers arrived in the nineteenth century, they brought earth ...