This project bridges Indigenous Knowledge Systems and contemporary design education to fight climate change with simple and sustainable practices that can be included in daily life and incorporated into the built environment.
Progress
- Residencies for 56 architecture students to learn eco-friendly techniques like Lippan, pottery and bamboo crafts, in collaboration with artisans of the Santhal community.
- Students lived with the community, observing daily lives and co-designing low-carbon, nature-based solutions
- ‘Climate Thoughts’ schools workshops to learn from childrens ideas, especially those living in mud-built houses
Highlights
The architecture students embracing traditional approaches, and the clear spark for more connection between communities that traditionally build with sustainable materials.
“To see the women facilitators grow and take the lead, and for my daughter to see me and think bigger. It wasn’t about gender, but these small moments mean the most to me.”
“Mud homes are looked down on and we’re losing valuable indigenous wisdom with the trend for concrete. This project helps people see the value in their homes and is reviving traditions not as artifacts, but as blueprints for a sustainable future.”
