{"id":10353,"date":"2025-11-20T09:52:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/?p=10353"},"modified":"2025-11-26T12:33:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T12:33:58","slug":"earthopia-rammed-earth-project-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/earthopia-rammed-earth-project-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"EARTHopia &#8211; Rammed Earth Project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"357\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10362\" data-id=\"10362\" src=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stamfplehm-in-Athiopien_Team-1-537x357.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stamfplehm-in-Athiopien_Team-1-537x357.jpg 537w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stamfplehm-in-Athiopien_Team-1-212x141.jpg 212w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stamfplehm-in-Athiopien_Team-1.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">team: students from KIT and AAU<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"357\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10361\" data-id=\"10361\" src=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_-Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Lehm-testen-1-537x357.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_-Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Lehm-testen-1-537x357.jpg 537w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_-Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Lehm-testen-1-212x141.jpg 212w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_-Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Lehm-testen-1.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">testing the soil for the right mixture<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"357\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10365\" data-id=\"10365\" src=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Schalung-1-537x357.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Schalung-1-537x357.jpg 537w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Schalung-1-212x141.jpg 212w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Schalung-1.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">formwork: round, modular wooden elements<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"357\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10363\" data-id=\"10363\" src=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Einfullen-und-Stampfen-1-537x357.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Einfullen-und-Stampfen-1-537x357.jpg 537w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Einfullen-und-Stampfen-1-212x141.jpg 212w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Einfullen-und-Stampfen-1.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">ramming the earth<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"357\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10364\" data-id=\"10364\" src=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Prozess-1-537x357.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Prozess-1-537x357.jpg 537w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Prozess-1-212x141.jpg 212w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Prozess-1.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">progress<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"357\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10366\" data-id=\"10366\" src=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Schichten-1-537x357.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Schichten-1-537x357.jpg 537w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Schichten-1-212x141.jpg 212w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien_Schichten-1.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">layers in two different colors<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"357\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10367\" data-id=\"10367\" src=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien-1-537x357.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien-1-537x357.jpg 537w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien-1-212x141.jpg 212w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nachhaltiges-Bauen_Stampflehm-in-Athiopien-1.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Tukul 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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 uses local resources and respects cultural building practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October 2025, a team of KIT students traveled to Ethiopia to work with students from Addis Ababa University to realize the prototype. Thanks to financial support from the STO Foundation, the traditional tukul typology was implemented using modern earth construction methods. A particular challenge was the development of a round wooden formwork made of modular elements.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project shows how intercultural cooperation and innovative approaches can further develop sustainable construction methods. Rammed earth has a long tradition in Europe and is currently experiencing a major renaissance. Today, the technique offers a pragmatic, resource-saving alternative, as the materials are locally available and fully recyclable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8IIze-2GZ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10353"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10353"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10369,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10353\/revisions\/10369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}