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Flood-resilient Design and Construction according to flood depth
Flooding has been originally an important annual event for agriculture by carrying fertile soil. For the country like Pakistan where...

Scarlett Lee
Apr 19
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Intertwined: Flood-resilient Houses in Pakistan - Major Building Materials Explained
I am really thrilled to introduce my new project Intertwined that I propose for flood-resilient houses in Pakistan. This project is...

Scarlett Lee
May 3, 2024
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Building rammed earth with bamboo and cotton fabric formwork / Earth Workshop Part 2 in Venice Architecture Biennale 2023
Preparing earth workshop in Venice was challenging but very much rewarding. The difficulty of the workshop preparation lay in the special...

Scarlett Lee
Jan 3, 2024
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Could tarpaulin-formed rammed earth be a housing solution for flood-affected people?
Tarpaulin is one of the commonly distributed materials by humanitarian agencies in emergency conditions. This tarpaulin is woven...

Scarlett Lee
Oct 14, 2022
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Wish you a Merry Christmas!
The Myeong-rang house was built with fabric formed rammed earth. She loves to live in the house because it is warm in the cold winter...

Scarlett Lee
Dec 18, 2021
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Fabric formed earth roof design and construction for a doghouse
The roof design for Myeong-rang house was developed with consistent design iteration. The doghouse was designed and built not only to...

Scarlett Lee
Dec 1, 2021
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Morphological change revealed through fabric formed rammed earth construction process
A morphological change observed during fabric formed rammed earth construction process is an interesting performance that cannot be found...

Scarlett Lee
Sep 20, 2021
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Design and fabrication of fabric formed rammed earth doghouse/ Phase 2 construction
Design iteration of Phase 2 rammed earth doghouse I have resumed Phase 2 rammed earth doghouse construction. Before conducting a...

Scarlett Lee
Aug 27, 2021
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Repairing the rammed earth doghouse
After completing the phase 1 construction of the rammed earth doghouse in October 2020, there have been three changes – bricklaying,...

Scarlett Lee
Jul 17, 2021
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'Weave' Senegal Elementary School is featured at Design Nuance
My proposal 'Weave' Senegal Elementary School is featured at the architectural web magazine Design Nuance. You can see the article here.

Scarlett Lee
Jun 23, 2021
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Flood-resilient Earthen Construction Technology Lecture at the University of Art and Design Linz
I am very much excited that I am invited as a guest lecturer at the University of Art and Design Linz, Austria to introduce my PhD...

Scarlett Lee
May 28, 2021
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Bodrami gave birth to 5 babies and they are about a month old now. It was an unexpected surprise for my family but I am very happy to...

Scarlett Lee
Dec 23, 2020
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Build a doghouse with earth_Part3: ramming course and the completion of fabric formed rammed earth
Before compacting rammed earth, the rammers with rounded heads were prepared. I cannot stress enough the importance of the use of curved...

Scarlett Lee
Dec 21, 2020
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Build a doghouse with earth_Part1: Plan and Foundation
Since I’ve learnt earthen architecture, I’ve wanted to build a doghouse for one of my dogs. My family has three dogs, and two of them are...

Scarlett Lee
Sep 10, 2020
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How Klong Toey Community Lantern has changed in 8 years?
As I mentioned at the previous article, one of the major reasons why I visited Khlong Toei was to see Klong Toey Community Lantern....

Scarlett Lee
Jul 10, 2019
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Khlong Toei Slum, Bangkok
I’ve first come to know Khlong Toei slum from the project Klong Toey Community Lantern of TYIN Architects. As I have had a great interest...

Scarlett Lee
Jul 6, 2019
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The importance of water-resistant earth construction techniques in developing countries
After Cyclone Idai hit Beira in Mozambique on 14 March, local communities have been severely affected suffering from a scarcity of food,...

Scarlett Lee
Mar 31, 2019
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How mudbrick day care centres have developed in Muzon, Philippines
Joining the renovation project of day care centres in Muzon, Philippines, it was very interesting for me to see how day care centres made...

Scarlett Lee
Mar 16, 2019
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The involvement of local people in the Philippines
Participating in a voluntary activity in the Philippines was a remarkable and valuable experience. As a graduate of UNESCO Chair Earthen...

Scarlett Lee
Feb 23, 2019
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