2024-05-03T02:43:49-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150339728/in-praise-of-mud Nam Henderson 2023-02-20T10:31:00-05:00 >2023-02-21T14:12:06-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1d/1d45be2a13a6731dbdb5aaa7aa94264f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The material is essentially free, or at least locally available for a fraction of the cost of concrete...Mud construction contributes little to global warming. And concrete tends to be a gateway, once people can afford it, to another fossil-fuel-guzzling invention: air-conditioning.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Peter Schwartzstein explores the work of folks such as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Archi-Bati-Consult/100064942143601/" target="_blank">Clara Sawadogo</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/79859021/k-r-architecture" target="_blank">Francis K&eacute;r&eacute;</a> and <a href="https://salimanaji.com/" target="_blank">Salima Naji</a> who are trying to rekindle an interest in materials and methods that have a long tradition in Africa and the Middle East.<br></p>