CAL-EARTH WORKSHOP
SUPERADOBE EARTH DOME WORKSHOP
September 20th - 27th / 2020
Place: Paterno Calabro, Calabria (Italy)
Cost: 560 euros / 640 euros
The Cal-Earth Institute (California Institute of Earth Architecture) in collaboration with Vide Terra organize a SuperAdobe workshop in Italy. This 8 days intensive course teaches how to apply the SuperAdobe/earthbag technique for a dome construction.
The workshop attendees will receive an official certificate of completion from the Cal-Earth Institute.
During the workshop we will build a 2,5m (internal diameter) earth dome with a door opening and a window. The purpose of the course is to give the theoretical and practical tools to design and build a small earth structure or a living space.
The workshop will be divided into a theoretical and a practical part.
Theory:
- Earth architecture and the importance of building with earth
- The SuperAdobe technique
- The principle of the arch and of the dome
- Designing a dome
- Practical techniques to analyse earth composition
- Introduction to waterproofing
- Designing more complex structures and living spaces based on the Eco-Dome concept.
Practice:
- Hands on construction of a complete 2,5m earth dome (foundation and structure)
- Creation of openings for doors, windows and ventilation
- Introduction to plastering
Tuition Costs:
560€ - if you book your place before 22 August 2020
640€ - if you book your place after 22 August 2020
The places are limited. The deadline for the registration is 10 September 2020
The course will be held in English and Italian.
PROMOTION - You can get the "combo promotion" by combining this workshop with the Thatching Workshop (straw, reed and broom roofs, Sept 30th - Oct 3rd, more info here). You will get 12 days of intensive training for 870 euros (food and accomodation not included). The promotion is valid until August 29th.
Food and accommodation:
We can offer shared rooms for 15 euros per night (breakfast included, towels and bedsheets included). Each room will have a private bathroom.
There is the possibility to camp on site with own tent and equipment for 6 euros per night per person (breakfast included), people that camp will have access to electricity, showers and toilets.
We can provide lunch and dinner, the cost of it is 10 euros per meal. The workshop attendees can access a shared fully equipped kitchen so they are also free to prepare and cook their meals if they wish.
The trainer:
Davide Frasca - Founder of Vide Terra, trained at the Cal-Earth Institute, trainer and builder of earth domes, specialized in superadobe domes and vaults and sustainable architecture (more info in About me)
The host:
The workshop will be hosted by the association Progetto Paterno https://www.facebook.com/progettopaterno/
For further info and to register:
davide@videterra.org
Tel. 0039 3394178848
The workshop attendees will receive an official certificate of completion from the Cal-Earth Institute.
During the workshop we will build a 2,5m (internal diameter) earth dome with a door opening and a window. The purpose of the course is to give the theoretical and practical tools to design and build a small earth structure or a living space.
The workshop will be divided into a theoretical and a practical part.
Theory:
- Earth architecture and the importance of building with earth
- The SuperAdobe technique
- The principle of the arch and of the dome
- Designing a dome
- Practical techniques to analyse earth composition
- Introduction to waterproofing
- Designing more complex structures and living spaces based on the Eco-Dome concept.
Practice:
- Hands on construction of a complete 2,5m earth dome (foundation and structure)
- Creation of openings for doors, windows and ventilation
- Introduction to plastering
Tuition Costs:
560€ - if you book your place before 22 August 2020
640€ - if you book your place after 22 August 2020
The places are limited. The deadline for the registration is 10 September 2020
The course will be held in English and Italian.
PROMOTION - You can get the "combo promotion" by combining this workshop with the Thatching Workshop (straw, reed and broom roofs, Sept 30th - Oct 3rd, more info here). You will get 12 days of intensive training for 870 euros (food and accomodation not included). The promotion is valid until August 29th.
Food and accommodation:
We can offer shared rooms for 15 euros per night (breakfast included, towels and bedsheets included). Each room will have a private bathroom.
There is the possibility to camp on site with own tent and equipment for 6 euros per night per person (breakfast included), people that camp will have access to electricity, showers and toilets.
We can provide lunch and dinner, the cost of it is 10 euros per meal. The workshop attendees can access a shared fully equipped kitchen so they are also free to prepare and cook their meals if they wish.
The trainer:
Davide Frasca - Founder of Vide Terra, trained at the Cal-Earth Institute, trainer and builder of earth domes, specialized in superadobe domes and vaults and sustainable architecture (more info in About me)
The host:
The workshop will be hosted by the association Progetto Paterno https://www.facebook.com/progettopaterno/
For further info and to register:
davide@videterra.org
Tel. 0039 3394178848
