Recapitulating SUDU‘s idiosyncratic construction process in two lavishly illustrated volumes ; this publication details the building techniques employes ; such as rammed earth ; mud bricks ; and timbrel vaulting. The first volume additionally explores the history of Ethiopian architecture ; the postcolonial nature of its current construction industry ; and the challenges of the country’s rapid urbanization. The second volume ; a manual with more than 600 detailed drawings and instructions ; demonstrates how to build a house ; step-by-step ; with the most readily available building material—earth.weiterlesen