{"id":11112,"date":"2026-07-24T13:55:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/?page_id=11112"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:15:16","slug":"tukul-2-0","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/tukul-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Tukul 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Rammed Earth Project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1013\" height=\"1351\" src=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tukul-2.0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tukul-2.0.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tukul-2.0-537x716.jpg 537w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tukul-2.0-212x283.jpg 212w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tukul-2.0-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The DesignBuildProject combines traditional Ethiopian building culture with modern rammed earth technology, making a significant contribution to the preservation of valuable cultural heritage. At its core is the further developed \u201cTukul 2.0,\u201d which maintains the characteristic circular form, materiality, and social function of the East African one-room house. At the same time, structural weaknesses such as moisture damage and limited durability are addressed. Through the collaboration of KIT, AAU, and local craftsmen, a sustainable architectural approach emerges that strengthens cultural identity while promoting resilient and forward-looking construction methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10353 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fcl-seminars category-tukul-2-0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/earthopia-rammed-earth-project-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia\/\" target=\"_self\" >EARTHopia &#8211; Rammed Earth Project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Together with students from Addis Ababa University (AAU) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), we have developed an innovative prototype for sustainable loam buildings. The \u201cTukul 2.0\u201d project combines traditional Ethiopian roundhouse architecture with the rammed earth technique established in Europe. The aim is to create a robust, durable, and easy-to-implement construction method that&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-20T09:52:54+00:00\">November 20, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-9993 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-teaching category-tukul-2-0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/building-week-earthopia-a-week-of-loam-construction-in-addis-abebabuilding-week\/\" target=\"_self\" >Building Week: EARTHopia &#8211; A week of loam construction in Addis Abeba<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We travel to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. While modern architecture dominates the cities, the rural areas are traditionally characterized by &#8222;tukuls&#8220; &#8211; round, simple loam houses. A contemporary reinterpretation of this construction method is being developed as part of the Building Week: The &#8222;Tukul 2.0&#8220; combines the traditional architecture of Ethiopia with rammed&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-10T09:03:41+00:00\">April 10, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Rammed Earth Project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The DesignBuildProject combines traditional Ethiopian building culture with modern rammed earth technology, making a significant contribution to the preservation of valuable cultural heritage. At its core is the further developed \u201cTukul 2.0,\u201d which maintains the characteristic circular form, materiality, and social function of the East African one-room [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11112"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11112"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11260,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11112\/revisions\/11260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}