Prize   25 September 2022

Fred Webster Prize

Earth USA 2022 Conference

I am awarded Fred Webster Prize at the Earth USA 2022 Conference that is given to an architecture or engineering student who is working on innovative design and engineering solutions in the earthbuilding field.

Conference Presentation   25 September 2022

Flood-Resilient Earthen Construction Technology: When Earth Meets Fabric

Earth USA 2022 Conference

I presented the great potential and advantages of fabric-formed rammed earth technology and an exploration of how this technology could contribute to building sustainable houses for unprivileged communities in flood-prone areas.

Paper   23 September 2022

Flood-Resilient Earthen Construction Technology: When Earth Meets Fabric

Earth USA 2022 Proceedings

The paper presents the great potential and advantages of fabric-formed rammed earth technology and an exploration of how this technology could contribute to building sustainable houses for unprivileged communities in flood-prone areas. The full paper can be read from the link.

Article   20 June 2022

Weave Elementary School

The Decor Journal

My project Weave, Senegal Elementary School is featured at the Decor Journal. For this project, I proposed the use of fabric formed rammed earth technology to empower a local community in Senegal. The full article can be read from the link.

Article   11 January 2022

Flexibly Formed Rammed Earth: Advantages of a low-technology

Rumoer magazine by Faculty of Architecture,

TU Delft, the Netherlands

In this article, I am discussing the great advantages of fabric formed rammed earth technology comparing with traditional rigid formwork based on my prototype developments and tests. The full article can be read from the link.

Article & Talk   24 Nov 2021

Weave

The University of Edinburgh

My project Weave was presented as part of Climate Action event hosted by the University of Edinburgh, and I delivered a presentation introducing fabric formed rammed earth technology. The full article can be read from the link.

Article   21 June 2021

‘Weave’ A Proposal For Elementary School, Using Fabric Formed Rammed Earth

Design Nuance Architectural Magazine

My proposal of using fabric formed rammed earth technology for the construction of Senegal Elementary School was featured. The full article can be read from the link.

Lecture   31 May 2021

Flood-resilient Earthen Construction

Technology

The University of Art and Design Linz, Austria

Being invited as a guest lecture, I presented fabric formed rammed earth technology and the construction process I have developed throughout my PhD coruse, focusing on its potential to create flood-resilient earthen structures. 

Talk   27 November 2020

Flood-resilient Earthen Construction

Technology and the Case study of Pakistan

Clayfest Conference 2020

According to an in-depth research of annual floods in Pakistan and its local context, I proposed fabric formed rammed earth technology as a sustainable housing solution in flood prone areas in Pakistan, presenting my lat tests and prototypes. The details can be found from the link.