Bamboo

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Working the ground: Farmer Field School in Thirappane, Sri Lanka, by Robust Architecture Workshop

The agricultural school in Sri Lanka by Robust Architecture Workshop teaches local farmers how to build with and grow in the earth

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Portfolio: Noelia Monteiro, Estúdio Flume

Estúdio Flume works in remote locations across Brazil, providing agroforestry workers with spaces tailored to their production processes

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Running dry: Walirumana Educational Centre in La Guajira, Colombia by Salba Estudio
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Memory matters: Rohingya Cultural Memory Centre in Ukhiya, Bangladesh by Rizvi Hassan
Fair Trade Zone in Akuse, Ghana

Tools of fair trade: Fair Trade Zone in Akuse, Ghana by Juergen Strohmayer and Chrili Car
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Bamboo constructions in Tepetzintán, Puebla, by Comunal
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Natural progression: Abari, Nepal
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Ganga Maki Textile Studio by Studio Mumbai: ‘Craft is not a story of stagnation but of sensible emergence’
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Hole in the wall: Terra Cotta Studio in Quang Nam, Vietnam by Tropical Space
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