Field Study of the World

Inca architecture and engineering is known for its mortarless interlocking stone structures, like the famous Machu Picchu.

As climate change intensifies, it is clear that natural disasters continue to become more severe and frequent.

Deserts and the way people have adapted to live in harsh desert environments continue to fascinate me.

Over the year I have visited many communities that claimed to be living in floating villages, from Myanmar to Benin and Nigeria.

Most of the world’s largest cities today are in Asia, but by the end of the century they will be in Africa.

Having worked and volunteered for small development NGOs for a few years now, I have become more and more interested in NGOs that work more in the field of humanitarian aid.

Architecture and design are usually seen as the creation of something new, but renovating existing buildings is also a way for architects to impact the built environment.

It has now been three years since I visited Haiti where I first discovered Sadhana Forest, a reforestation and sustainable community living project now active in three countries.

Can something be natural and man-made at the same time?

Intentional communities can be hard for outsiders to understand and this is certainly true of Auroville, an experimental township in South India whose purpose is to realize human unity in diversity.