Earthen Architecture Conservation
The GCI's Earthen Architecture Initiative (EAI) aims to further the conservation of earthen architecture through international activities focusing on training, research, planning and implementation, and advocacy.
To expand the range of didactic resources available to educators working in this area, the EAI is making available a set of teaching guidelines originally developed by the GCI and its partners for the Pan-American courses on the Conservation and Management of Earthen Architectural and Archaeological Heritage (PAT96 and PAT99).
Material Analysis Teaching Guidelines
Earth as Building Material (PDF, 10pp., 311KB)
In Situ and Laboratory Material Characterization (PDF, 11pp., 369KB)
Earthen Construction Techniques (PDF, 14pp., 684KB)
Earth as Building Material (PDF, 10pp., 311KB)
In Situ and Laboratory Material Characterization (PDF, 11pp., 369KB)
Earthen Construction Techniques (PDF, 14pp., 684KB)
Condition Assessment Teaching Guidelines
Documentation (PDF, 8pp., 176KB)
Material and Building Pathology (PDF, 21pp, 745KB)
Condition Assessment (PDF, 6pp., 152KB)
Documentation (PDF, 8pp., 176KB)
Material and Building Pathology (PDF, 21pp, 745KB)
Condition Assessment (PDF, 6pp., 152KB)
Physical Strategies Teaching Guidelines
Nonstructural Interventions, Nonfabric Interventions (PDF, 16pp., 561KB)
Nonstructural Interventions, Fabric Interventions (PDF, 11pp., 459KB)
Structural Analysis and Interventions (PDF, 6pp., 205KB)
Nonstructural Interventions, Nonfabric Interventions (PDF, 16pp., 561KB)
Nonstructural Interventions, Fabric Interventions (PDF, 11pp., 459KB)
Structural Analysis and Interventions (PDF, 6pp., 205KB)