Denise Milani What Happened

The mud, hands, home

Saturday August 23 1920 hrs. in the Hall Of Fine Arts in Esquel with free entrance held a first meeting of people interested in Natural Building .

past 10,000 years, humanity uses natural materials that have at their disposal (mainly land) to build their homes. Only in the last 100 years to replace these raw materials by industrial substitutes. Advertising and modern prejudices made us believe that only a concrete house is durable. But this ad does not speak of what they are insane walls that do not absorb moisture and heat are inefficient, or on the environmental impact of manufacturing and marketing produce of "modern" materials.

This meeting was designed to provide information on Natural Building techniques . It also projected the documentary " Clay, hands, home." interest held by the University of Buenos Aires architecture.

• an overview of this type.
• Features.
• His story.
• prejudices we have about the earth as a building material, its strengths and its disadvantages (and how to overcome them). Clarifying
• general questions such as, for example, if you can build earth houses rainy areas like ours.
• The different styles of construction.
• The self.
• People who are living in houses built and natural about their experiences.
• will also see construction of more than 3000 years, still standing, and not so old, but local bolsonera such as a house 100 years old.
• possible materials and techniques to build walls, adobe, thatch, thermal blocks.

• how to build the house from foundation to roof and paint, of course with natural materials.

educational documentary is directed by Gustavo Marangoni . From an aesthetic language and aims to train film viewer in the different techniques, but never leaving aside the feeling of watching a movie that, besides teaching, tries to provoke emotions in the beholder. Had a grant from the Ministry of Culture of the Nation. Was presented through Coopetel El Bolson. Was classified along with other 60 projects across the country in a contest of that Secretariat had been submitted 600 projects. Jorge

is Belanko Natural Builders. Started in the construction trade for 12 years, accompanying his father. Several years ago began researching and experimenting with natural materials and techniques. Today has made several works of its kind in the Shire. It also is a teacher and trainer, conducts workshops in different localities of Patagonia, and holds the annual course in natural building Cea No. 3 of El Bolson.