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Intertwined: Flood-resilient Houses in Pakistan - Major Building Materials Explained

Scarlett Lee

May 3

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...

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Building rammed earth with bamboo and cotton fabric formwork / Earth Workshop Part 2 in Venice Architecture Biennale 2023

Scarlett Lee

Jan 3

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...

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Could tarpaulin-formed rammed earth be a housing solution for flood-affected people?

Scarlett Lee

Oct 14, 2022

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...

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Scarlett Lee

Dec 18, 2021

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...

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Fabric formed earth roof design and construction for a doghouse

Scarlett Lee

Dec 1, 2021

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...

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Morphological change revealed through fabric formed rammed earth construction process

Scarlett Lee

Sep 20, 2021

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...

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Design and fabrication of fabric formed rammed earth doghouse/ Phase 2 construction

Scarlett Lee

Aug 27, 2021

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...

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Scarlett Lee

Jul 17, 2021

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,...

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'Weave' Senegal Elementary School is featured at Design Nuance

Scarlett Lee

Jun 23, 2021

'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.

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Flood-resilient Earthen Construction Technology Lecture at the University of Art and Design Linz

Scarlett Lee

May 28, 2021

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...

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Scarlett Lee

Dec 23, 2020

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...

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Build a doghouse with earth_Part3: ramming course and the completion of fabric formed rammed earth

Scarlett Lee

Dec 21, 2020

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...

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Build a doghouse with earth_Part1: Plan and Foundation

Scarlett Lee

Sep 10, 2020

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...

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How Klong Toey Community Lantern has changed in 8 years?

Scarlett Lee

Jul 10, 2019

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....

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Scarlett Lee

Jul 6, 2019

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...

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The importance of water-resistant earth construction techniques in developing countries

Scarlett Lee

Mar 31, 2019

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,...

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How mudbrick day care centres have developed in Muzon, Philippines

Scarlett Lee

Mar 16, 2019

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...

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The involvement of local people in the Philippines

Scarlett Lee

Feb 23, 2019

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...

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