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. The conference detail can be found at the link.
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.