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Exploring Unfired Earth Building in Poland: History, Materials, and Social Aspects

This study delves into the environmental conditions, architecture, and cultural significance of building with unfired earth in Poland. From the Church of Peace in Swidnica to simple timber-framed structures near Suwalki, the history and evolution of earthen buildings are explored. Material analysis, including petrography and sieve tests, sheds light on the composition of these structures. The text challenges stereotypes and Le Corbusier's notion of traditional materials, emphasizing the beauty and sustainability of earth construction. Special thanks to UKRC in SET for funding conference attendance.

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Exploring Unfired Earth Building in Poland: History, Materials, and Social Aspects

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  1. History, Materials and Social Aspects of Building from Unfired Earth in Poland. M. Zurakowska1, J. J. Hughes1 and J. Jez2 1University of the West of Scotland, School of Engineering and Science, Paisley 2 Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Civil Engineering, Poznan, Poland

  2. img.interia.pl/encyklopedia/nimg/pols_fiz.gif Environmental conditions of building from earth in Poland

  3. Church of Peace in Swidnica-Biggest in Europe timber framed building

  4. Simple earth buildings near Suwalki

  5. Earthen buildings

  6. Earthen houses: 1901 and 2004

  7. Houses built in 1939 by family

  8. Most common decorations on walls

  9. More examples of simple buildings from locally available materials

  10. Material analysis • Petrography • Sieve test: 20,5% sand size particles • Aerometer test

  11. Unfired clay – microphotograph

  12. Straw surrounded by minerals

  13. Fired brick and „mud” with straw

  14. Stereotypes and difficulties building from earth „Natural materials, which are infinitely variable in composition, must be replaced by fixed ones.” Le Corbusier conception The question is: who wants to live in a mud hut?

  15. Thank you for your attention!Special acknowledgments to UKRC in SET for funding attendance in conference

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