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Soil Architecture: Projects, Journals & Ideas

55 Projects 57 Journals 16 Publications 4 Competitions

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Soil architecture explores the intersection of earth, landscape, and design. It treats soil not merely as a foundation but as an active material that shapes spatial experience, ecological function, and cultural meaning.

The community examines agricultural landscapes, terraced systems, earth-based installations, and urban interventions that work with soil's properties. Projects range from archaeological site design and desert cooling strategies to food-growing installations and environmental art that foreground the ground itself.

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UNI Editorial15 works

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Misak Terzibasiyan2 works

Robert Holton2 works

Thanat Prathnadi2 works

Tychelle Causey2 works

Sevval Akcay2 works

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Sadaf and 3 others

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Farmscape

The design is inspired from the traditional geographic farm land pattern of London so it is reflected in design. The iconic form covers majority of the land creating symbiosis between nature and architecture. The necessary functions and programs, zoning and infrastructures are submerged in the design as they will not hamper the natural essence.

Zeynep Özge and Kardelen

199

DASEIN, Behind The Wall

Humanity lost the meaning of home and get homeless, rootless. We are the ones that search for its true meaning.

KITTITHAT

126

Rice Terraces

We combined farming area and space in one area by farming on the rooftop and we can use space in the building for other activities. And we use rice terrace for combining agriculture activities and architecture form and spaces from this rice-terrace architectural charactor,many benefits will be gained and propered to the program.

Riya

107

TETRISCAPE

Tetriscape, like the game Tetris, appears a seemingly simple design, but brings about an aesthetic appeal because it is both visually and intellectually challenging. The concept here, is to create a single magnificent courtyard. Instead of dividing the different functions of the building, such as habitation and communal living into different blocks, we have

Elif Seda and 2 others

LIVING LAYERS

This project, in which layers are kept alive; It reinvigorates the architecture and culture of Marrakech with a contemporary touch, with the positioning of the elements and the materials used. The water elements accompanying the user's movement, the green texture, the structures and the wooden cover create an oasis and offer a pleasant experience to the user

Reza and 2 others

Flower of the Desert

Choosing arid climate and Following Biomimetic design, we came to across a plant that lives in the Namibia desert, Welwitschia which is extremely sustainable in Arid areas and lives about 1000 to 1500 years. The unusual form of this plant keeps the soil under the plant cool and moist. The thick leaves lay on the sand surface and prevent wind erosion aswell.

Misak and Sepideh

Art Wave

This idea shows fully integrating building and site planning into the landscape planning process. Designing with pathways presents a spatial design approach for adaptive landscapes. This aim to study spatial design based on pathways can help develop more adaptive and sustainable landscapes.

Rafaella and Abigail

THE TREE HOUSE

Located in Bolgatanga, Ghana, the Community Housing will not only set a new standard of living conditions in the region but will also provide a source of inspiration by showcasing locally-sound building materials in an innovative and modern way.

Marc and 2 others

Alluvium

In a desert landscape, alluvium describes a natural process of depositing fertile soil in an otherwise barren landscape. Within this project, titled Alluvium, the natural flows and pattern language of the arid environment sculpt a diverse and rich community experience providing relief from the urban hardscape surrounding the site.

Jared and 2 others

Earthen Oasis

Vertical living and earth block construction are combined to create a dynamic spatial experience in the heart of the airport residential district of Accra, Ghana. The project emphasizes a relationship between residences and green spaces, both public and private.

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UNI Editorial

publishedResults2 days ago

Earthen Angularity: A Stepped Tower in Accra That Grows a Garden Through Its Core

Tapering floor plates on angled struts wrap a leaf-lined atrium, staging a meeting between vernacular ground and modern frame in Accra.

Architecture

Landscape Design

UNI Editorial

publishedResults5 days ago

Sky Dome: 3D-Printed Mud Domes Hover Over Rubble Stone Rooms in a Syrian Courtyard

Clustered mud shells float above rubble stone rooms, while a raised red route stitches the courtyard back into the blocks that surround it.

Architecture

Landscape Design

UNI Editorial

publishedResults5 days ago

Earth Made: A Rammed Earth Courtyard Housing Scheme Built Around a Stepped Water Kund

Three earthen bars frame a sunken, terraced pool in Gwalior, proposing that the oldest building material can still organise shared urban life.

Sustainable Design

Landscape Design

UNI Editorial

publishedResults1 week ago

Terraces Park: A T-Shaped Bridge Building Strung Across the Stepped Walls of an Open-Pit Mine

A shortlisted proposal that bridges a toxic mining pit with a solar-skinned deck, an inner garden and a rooftop park, and asks what repair should weigh

Landscape Design

Transportation