LOAD, the eARThouse2016 Designing Team is pleased to announce the Earth Architecture Workshop 2016! We look for volunteers, experts, professionals, students of architecture and landscape to locate the completed unit and blend it with the rural surrounding, interior design to organize the interior spaces, product the furniture and fittings, photography/video arts for a documentary and artists to create works of art to adorn the various spaces.African students are welcome to do their part in the building project. Students can use the opportunity for internship, personal research or thesis.
A Platform of Hands-on Knowledge
It is a reinterpretation of schools in terms of tradition and in the way communities hand down their culture. Life-long education is woven into the political, economic, spiritual and physical life in Ghana. In other words, it envisions the total development of everyone. In an art village the two processes, creation and learning by doing, are very close. The house for
artist acquires sensory values and a special sharing spot within the village, as an open learning system. The design aims to integrate locals and guest artists, both interested in enhancing their skills. This full cultural immersion triggers a virtuous circle which improves the unrecognized local resources. The goal is to create an active network of artists and locals, offering a platform for the presentation art, and to develop a critical forum for the promotion of Ghana culture
