
Building efficient homes using ancient African construction techniques.
Show ‘real people’ not staged photo-ops. Images showing ‘real people’ doing ‘real work’ help to generate a sense of climate solutions being integrated into daily life.
Nubian Vault Association are a housing development company based in Burkina Faso, Mali, Benin and Ghana. They build houses according to the ancient Nubian Vault technique, which involves constructing homes through earth (adobe) bricks and mortor and avoids using expensive timer or metal roofing.
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WHAT IT SHOWS: Nubain Vault under construction - Boromo. Nubian Vault Association - 2018 Ashden Award winners.
Photo by
Martin Wright / Ashden
Principles:
Show 'real people', not staged photo-ops
Understand your audience