Craft

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‘Craft contains the critical thinking that could unpack the current state of architecture’

As making goes mainstream, the search for authenticity accelerates

Williammorris

‘We are not the first to believe in the utopia of craft to deliver us from the shock of modernity’

We must not be drawn into the fictional satisfactions of nostalgia – whether in the artisanal bread we eat or an overworked Arts and Crafts detail

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Working the ground: Farmer Field School in Thirappane, Sri Lanka, by Robust Architecture Workshop
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Revisit: Fornace Carena in Cambiano, Italy
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In practice: Worofila on earth block construction in Senegal
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Next of kiln: terracotta workshop in Quảng Nam province, Vietnam by Tropical Space

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Regrowing roots: Chaki Wasi market hall in Zumbahua, Ecuador by La Cabina de la Curiosidad

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Trade revival: carpentry workshop in Tripoli, Lebanon, by East Architecture Studio and Oscar Niemeyer
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Craft on display: Al Naseej Textile Factory in Bani Jamra, Bahrain by Leopold Banchini Architects
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The stonemason: a life in minerals
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