Tag Archive: adobe

[ February 5, 2011 to February 12, 2011. ] Start Date / End Date:: February 5th-12th, 2011

Taught by Scott Howard with special guest, master mason Boubacar Kassogue from Dogon Country, Mali. Learn to build nubian vaults using small size adobe bricks. This technique dates back to ancient times and is still one of the fastest, most durable ways to enclose a space. Participants will [...]

[ April 1, 2011 to May 28, 2011. ] This program offers participants three hands-on workshops together taught by experienced staff of Casa Verde. “Adobe in Action” is taught by Scott Howard. In this intensive class we will learn to build a two bedroom adobe brick house, which will serve the Casa Verde educational project in the future. “Alternative Energy” and “Organic Gardening” sections [...]

[ August 12, 2010 to August 14, 2010. ] In this weekend workshop you will learn all the skills necessary to build yourself an affordable, practical and productive wood-fired oven.

* Basics of making and laying adobe bricks
* Construction of a vaulted arch
* Principles of building for fire
* Develop basic natural building intuition