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Terra Education IV

Changing Scale

Changer d'échelle

Cambiar de escala

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Published on Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Abstract

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Since the middle of the last century, efforts have been made to better exploit the potential of earth as a building material. All over the world, interest in earthen architecture is growing, and research centres are multiplying, as are training efforts. However, the major projects carried out in the 1970s did not become widespread. Their appropriation has often remained at the prototype or demonstrator stage. A situation which is not always easy to decipher. Is it lack of support from public authorities? Lack of interest from professionals? Lack of standards? Inadequacy for widespread use?

Announcement

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2024, July 2d-4th

Argument

Terra Education IV is the 4th event of its kind, organised under the aegis of the UNESCO Chair "Earthen Architecture, Building Cultures andSustainable Development" and to mark the 40th anniversary of the creation of the post-master's degree in earthen architecture.

Since the middle of the last century, efforts have been made to better exploit the potential of earth as a building material. Following in the footsteps of the Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy or the Colombian engineer Raul Ramirez, inventor of the Cinva Ram brick press, and inspired by the vernacular habitats of many countries, the founders of CRAterre embarked in the 1970s on research aimed at producing knowledge that could be widely disseminated[1]. The first publications were a success and inspired numerous initiatives around the world. Among these, the creation of the post-master's course in earthen architecture (1984) and then the CRAterre laboratory at the Grenoble School of Architecture (1986) were decisive in spreading the idea that it was possible to build simply with what you have under your feet! All over the world, interest in earthen architecture is growing, and research centres are multiplying, as are training efforts.

However, the major projects carried out at the time (e.g. "Village terre" in Villefontaine, France ; a social housing and infrastructure programme in Mayotte, etc.) did not become widespread. Their appropriation has often remained at the prototype or demonstrator stage. A situation which is not always easy to decipher. Is it lack of support from public authorities? Lack of interest from professionals? Lack of standards? Inadequacy for widespread use?

In recent years, however, with a renewed ecological awareness that is now widely shared at global level because of the climate threat, the situation seems to be changing, perhaps also because those involved in earthen construction and their networks are now better organized. In many places/countries, changes of scale are taking place, enabling a better response to global demand for quality construction solutions that drastically limit the production of greenhouse gases.

The Terra Education IV conference aims to take stock of this phenomenon(s) and to decipher the underlying mechanisms and/or strategies, in order to better integrate them into the research and training programs of the UNESCO Chairs network, and beyond. What actions have been taken and what conditions have been put in place to facilitate the implementation of large-scale projects? What partnerships have been established? What technological developments or construction processes have been developed? What scale of development is most appropriate for the sector (industrial, semi-industrial, artisanal, etc.)? Shouldn't strategic approaches be systematized, including the complementary activities of research, training, experimentation, support, etc.?

Themes

To address these questions, Terra Education IV invites you to contribute under one of 7 themes:

  1. Conservation, rehabilitation and adaptation of heritage

  2. Reverse engineering of local building cultures

  3. Training (programs, professional certification, local ranchoring, etc.)

  4. Partnerships and multidisciplinarity

  5. Production sectors (innovation, production, technological research)

  6. Characterization – Standardization

  7. Strategic approaches : beyond the architectural project, the development project

Submission guidelines

Deadline submission of abstracts : November 26th, 2023  

Submission online : https://terraeducation4.sciencesconf.org/

In order to submit a paper on a Sciencesconf conference website, you should have an account and be logged in.If you do not have an account on one of the CCSD web platform (Sciencesconf.org, HAL or Episciences), you can create one in two different ways : see here.

Abstract Format and Content

  • Last and first name of the author(s)
  • Academic title and scientific degree of the author(s)
  • Affiliation of the author(s) (acronyms are to be avoided)
  • Contact details: e-mail, telephone number, postal address
  • Short Bio of author(s) (max. 50 words)
  • Title of the paper/poster
  • Keywords (maximum 5)
  • Abstract of the paper/poster (300 to 500 words)
  • Chosen theme of the conference
  • The abstract will be written in French, English or Spanish
  • N.B.: Expected articles: between 3,500 and 5,000 words

Selection process

Abstracts can be submitted for a paper or a poster. All papers and posters will be in English, French or Spanish. Abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the Scientific Committee resulting in a selection of about 40 papers to be completed before their oral presentation during the conference. All oral presentations will be held live and on-site and only after registration. A selection of the presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

Abstract Evaluation Criteria

  • Concordance of the subject with the theme
  • Scientific relevance
  • Originality of the subject or the approach (methodology, innovation, impact, etc.)
  • Clarity of drafting

Scientific Committee

  • Mohsen ABASI HAROFTEH | Yazd University / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (Iran)
  • Maddalena ACHENZA | UNICA Università degli Studi di Cagliari / ISCEAH / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (Italie)
  • Gerhard BOSMAN | University of Free State / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (Afrique du Sud)
  • Mariana CORREIA  | Universidade Portucalense / PROTERRA / ISCEAH / CIAV / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (Portugal)
  • Lazare ELOUNDOU ASSOMO  | Centre du patrimoine mondial, UNESCO (France / Cameroun)
  • Hassan FEKRI | Université Française d'Égypte (Egypte)
  • Laetitia FONTAINE | Université Grenoble Alpes / ENSAG / AE&CC-CRAterre / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (France)
  • David GANDREAU | Université Grenoble Alpes / ENSAG / AE&CC-CRAterre / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (France)
  • Hubert GUILLAUD | CRAterre (France)
  • Thierry JOFFROY | Université Grenoble Alpes / ENSAG / AE&CC-CRAterre / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture / PROTERRA (France)
  • Halimatou MAMA AWAL | Université Grenoble Alpes / ENSAG / AE&CC-CRAterre / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (France)
  • Ivan MAZEL | Université Grenoble Alpes / ENSAG / AE&CC-CRAterre / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (France)
  • Camilla MILETO | Universitat Politècnica de València / ISCEAH / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (Espagne)
  • Sébastien MORISET | Université Grenoble Alpes / ENSAG / AE&CC-CRAterre / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (France)
  • Jun MU | Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (Chine)
  • Bakonirina RAKOTOMAMONJY | Université Grenoble Alpes / ENSAG / AE&CC-CRAterre / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (France / Madagascar)
  • Sofia RODRÍGUEZ-LARRAÍN | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (Perou)
  • Nuria SANCHEZ-MUNOZ | CRAterre (Espagne)
  • Ulrike SCHWANTNER | University of Arts / Kunstuniversität Linz - BASEhabitat / UNESCO Chair earthen architecture (Autriche)
  • Theophilus SHITTU | Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology, University of Northhampton (Royaume Uni)
  • Yannick SIEFFERT | Université Grenoble Alpes / 3SR (France)
  • Mirta Eufemia SOSA | CRIATIC-FAU-UNT, Centro Regional de Investigaciones de Arquitectura de Tierra Cruda - Facultadde Arquitectura y Urbanismo - Universidad Nacional de Tucuman / UNESCO Chair earthen Architecture (Argentine)
  • Jenny Astrid VARGAS SANCHEZ | Universidad Nacional de Colombia / UNESCO Chair earthen Architecture (Colombie)

Note

[1] Construire en terre, CRAterre, P.Doat, A.Hays, H.Houben, S.Matuk, F. Vitoux, Editions Alternatives et parallèles, 1979

Places

  • Grenoble, France (38)

Event attendance modalities

Full on-site event


Date(s)

  • Sunday, November 26, 2023

Keywords

  • terre crue, cultures constructive locale, pédagogie, filière de production, normalisation, conservation

Contact(s)

  • Alix Hubert
    courriel : hubert [dot] a [at] grenoble [dot] archi [dot] fr

Reference Urls

Information source

  • Audrey Carbonnelle
    courriel : carbonnelle [dot] a [at] grenoble [dot] archi [dot] fr

License

CC0-1.0 This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.

To cite this announcement

« Terra Education IV », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, https://doi.org/10.58079/1c0o

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