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Sustainable Building Materials Workshop: Building with Earth at Woxsen University 

September 27, 2024. Woxsen University, Hyderabad













The Interior Design Department, School of Arts and Design, Woxsen University, recently hosted five days hands-on workshop


Sustainable Building Materials Workshop: Building with Earth at Woxsen University 


September 23rd - 27th


To all Woxsen University students


This insightful workshop welcomed students from across the university, with participants from Design, Architecture, and Business Schools co-creating in an engaging and hands-on learning environment.



Thank you to the Program Director, Shivaram Reddy of Interior Design, for leading this excellent initiative. 



We also extend our gratitude to the faculty mentors:

Dipankar Gogoi, your active involvement in major school projects is deeply appreciated.



Workshop Highlights:


Day 1: Introduction to raw earth, overview of earth techniques, and earth material science


Day 2: Identifying suitable soil, characteristics of raw earth, and hands-on experimentation


Day 3: Mold formwork and in-situ rammed earth brick production


Day 4: On-site landscape seating building


Day 5: Rammed earth design esker, documentation, and open exhibition



This collaborative workshop truly exemplified the power of interdisciplinary learning and sustainable innovation!

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