The Anangpur Building Centre and ASHRA are organizing an orientation program for architecture faculty. The program would be a hands on workshop focussing on the use of Appropriate Technologies. For more details, see the images below:
Domes of Identity: When Earthquake Challenges Herat’s Earthen Traditions
May 6, 2025
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While the devastating 2023 earthquakes in Herat, Afghanistan, destroyed countless traditional earthen homes, exacerbating vulnerabilities, Juhi Desai and Vivek Rawal, People in Centre (PiC), elaborate on PiC’s reconstruction efforts with UNDP. The focus was on empowering local communities by incorporating hazard-resistant features into familiar building techniques like adobe and domical vaults, bridging tradition and safety.
