Building with Arches, Vaults, and Domes
Dear supporters of our World Architecture for Equal Dignity project!
Please read further down the information kindly sent to us by Ishmael Jay Taylor.
Warmly!
Evelin
There was just recently a seminar at Santa Fe on building a domed roof in the style of Hassan Fathi conducted by Simone Swan and Jesusita Jimenez,
http://www.ecoversity.org/administration/programs/CE/04F/F4-21/ Overview.aspx.
The Auroville Earth UNIT in India has a very interesting website where they expand on the Nubian method of building AVD's (arches, vaults and domes), some without centering! The Unit is part of the the Auroville Centre in the State of Tamil Nadu.
Ishmael
Posted by Evelin at October 28, 2004 09:37 AMComments