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Last Call – Applications Closing Soon!
The world needs architects who design with care for people and the planet. Could that be you?

Applications for the BASEhabitat Postgraduate Programme close on 31 August 2025 — this is your last chance to apply!

💡 Study in an international environment
🌱 Build with regenerative materials
🎓 Learn from pioneers in sustainable architecture

📢 Don’t wait. Apply today. Join us and become part of a global community shaping the future of architecture.

BASEHABITAT INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL 2025 – it’s a wrap! ☀️

We spent two unforgettable weeks at the BASEhabitat Summer School in Kuchl, Austria, alongside participants and partners from over 40 countries around the globe—an inspiring deep dive into sustainable architecture, crafts, and community. 🛠️🌱

From hands-on building experiences with earth, straw and reed, to learning and drawing inspiration from architects, artists and craftspeople, this experience was all about mutual exchange and connecting within the international community in an engaging and creative learning space. 🛠️

During the summer school programme, we got our hands (very) dirty in four hands-on workshops: Rammed Earth, Adobe, Earth & Fibers and Straw & Reed.

Each material taught us something different—not just about building, but about patience, collaboration, adaptation to weather conditions and ultimately, respect for our environment.

A huge thanks to the passionate workshop instructors, our guest lecturers, our hosts, sponsors, partners and all participants from around the world – and last but not least, to the BASEhabitat team for creating such a thoughtful, hands-on, and unforgettable experience. 💛 See you again at our next International Summer School in 2027!

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Want to gain hands-on experience with regenerative materials?

>> JOIN US for the next International Summer School in 2027!

>> Or join our Postgrad programme: applications are open until August 31, 2025. More infos at: https://www.basehabitat.org/study/postgrad

Workshops: .dk

Partners & Sponsors: .fhsalzburg ; ; ; .lehm ; ; ; .bau.kuchl ; ; .at ; ; Alpenzeit Eventmanagement ; Georg Züger Sägewerk

EARTH & FIBRES WORKSHOP | BASEhabitat Summer School 2025
Kuchl, Austria | July 6–20, 2025

🌾In the Earth & Fibers one-week intensive workshop, participants explored how plant-based fibres can enhance earth mixtures properties and generate creative surfaces and objects. This workshop invited to sensoric experimentation, bridging the gap between traditional craftsmanship, artistic exploration and experimental design.

🤝Led by experienced trainers Becky Little () and François Streiff, the group developed various earth-fibre compositions and applied them in different scales and artistic contexts, from small-scale objects to textured interior surfaces. Working with materials rich in regional identity and heritage, ecological and artistic potential, the international participants gained insight into cob as a building technique and on how natural fibres can transform both the performance and aesthetics of earthen mixtures.

🌞This workshop emphasized the importance of locally available resources, sensory experiences as a learning medium, and regenerative design thinking—inviting a new approach to a sensitive, environmentally responsible architecture. Thank you, Becky and François for sharing your expertise and enthusiasm with us!

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Want to gain hands-on experience with regenerative materials?

>> JOIN US for the next International Summer School in 2027!
>> Or join our Postgrad programme: applications are open until August 31, 2025.

More infos at: https://www.basehabitat.org/study/postgrad

📸 Stefanie Hueber; Flavia Matei;

BASEhabitat 2025
Partners & Sponsors: .fhsalzburg ; ; ; .lehm ; ; ; .bau.kuchl ; ; .at ; ; Alpenzeit Eventmanagement ; Georg Züger Sägewerk

RAMMED EARTH WORKSHOP | BASEhabitat Summer School 2025
Kuchl, Austria | July 6–20, 2025

🤝Over the past two weeks, our international participants immersed themselves in the full process of this timeless and sustainable building technique. Guided by experts Dominik Abbrederis () and Max Weidacher, the group explored every stage—from material testing and mixing, to formwork construction and large-scale ramming.

🧱 Together, we built two full-scale rammed earth walls on the Wissenscampus in Kuchl, Austria experiencing firsthand the precision, collaboration, and physical engagement this method requires in order to reach a high-quality design. Through experimentation with various mixtures and layering techniques, participants gained valuable insights into the structural and aesthetic potential of rammed earth as a building material.

🌞A sincere thank you to all who took part in this hands-on collaborative experience—and to our dedicated trainers for sharing their expertise with enthusiasm! We are proud to support a new generation of practitioners committed to building with care, intention, and ecological materials.

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Want to gain hands-on experience with regenerative materials?

>> JOIN US for the next International Summer School in 2027!

>> Or join our Postgrad programme: applications are open until August 31, 2025. More infos at: https://www.basehabitat.org/study/postgrad

📸 Stefanie Hueber, BASEhabitat 2025

Partners & Sponsors: .fhsalzburg ; ; ; .lehm ; ; ; .bau.kuchl ; ; .at ; ; Alpenzeit Eventmanagement ; Georg Züger Sägewerk