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The UNESCO Chair
Post master DSA "Earthen architecture, building cultures and sustainable development"
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Masters in "Architecture and Building Cultures”
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The UNESCO Chair



The UNESCO Chair “Earthen architecture, construction cultures and sustainable development”, created at the initiative of UNESCO’s Division of Higher Education, was inaugurated in October 1998 at the School of Architecture in Grenoble. The CRAterre-ENSAG laboratory, as a centre of excellence, leads the Chair.


The main objective of this UNESCO Chair is to accelerate, on a global level, the dissemination of scientific and technical know-how on earthen architecture in two areas:
  •  Environment and World Heritage
  • Environment, human settlements/housing
This Chair aims to give priority to the development of training programmes, research, experimentation and communication in institutions of higher learning; and to scientific research and professional training at an international level.

It seeks to give priority to the training of trainers, the development of curricula for Bachelors, Masters and specialised Post-Masters degrees, and also aims to facilitate the expansion of doctoral research (PhD theses).

Member institutions of the UNESCO Chair are:

In AFRICA
 Angola
  •     Département d’architecture de l’Université de Lusiada. MINGAS Angela & GANDUGLIA Mauricio
Cameroon
  •     CEPAB, Centre de Promotion des Artisans Bafoussam
Morocco
  •     Ecole Nationale d'Architecture de Rabat et de Marrakech, et les unités régionale de Fes et Tétouan en association avec le Centre de recherche PATerre.TAYYIBI Abdelghani
  •     CERKAS de Ouarzazate. BOUSSALH Mohamed
Nigeria
  •     Département d’Architecture de l’Université de Bauchi Etat de Bauchi. ABDULLAHI Umar
  •     CECTech/ Centre for Earth Construction Technology , Jos, Etat du Plateau. KOLAWOLE Yemi
RDCongo
  •     AMICOR, Amicale des autoconstructeurs ruraux. MAYOGI Alexandre
Uganda
  •     Département d’Architecture de la Makere University, Kampala. MUKIIBI Stephen
South Africa
  •     Earth Unit (UE), Department of Architecture, University Free State. BOSMANG Gerhard

In AMERICA
Argentina

  •     Instituto de Arte Americano e Investigaciones Estéticas “Mario J.Buschiazzo”, Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. ROTONDARO Rodolfo
  •     CRIATIC-FAU-UNT, Centro Regional de Investigaciones de Arquitectura de Tierra Cruda - Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. SOSA Mirta & MELLACE Rafael
Brasil
  •     Universidade metodista de piracicaba – faculdade de engenharia, arquitetura e urbanismo. SALMAR Edouardo
Chile
  •     Fundacion Joffre. CORTES Marcelo, BUSTAMANTE Cristina & GATICA Carolina
  •     Universidad Arturo Prat. M. DINAMARCA Bernardo, Academico, Director
  •     Escuela de Arquitectura, Universidad Católica del Norte. M.  ALFARO Sergio, directeur
  •     Universidad de la Serena. SILVA Alicia, enseignante & SEPULVEDA MOREIRA Nelson, Director
  •     Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa María. M. SARABIA Gustavo, Docente
  •     Universidad de Santiago. M.  MUNOZ Carlos, enseignant &AGUILAR PEREZ Rodrigo, Sub director academico
  •     Universidad de Talca. M. GLEISER Kenneth, enseignant
  •     Universidad de Concepción. M.  PEREZ Rodrigo, Docente
  •     Facultad de Arquitectura, Construcción y Diseño, Universidad del Bío-Bío. M. MORGADO Patricio, doyen,
Colombia
  •     Universidad Gran Colombia,  Facultad de Arquitectura, Santa Fe de Bogota. SANCHEZ Clara Eugenia & VARGAS Jenny
  •     Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana de Medellin. SALDARRIAGA MOLINA Beatriz
  •     L’entrepriseTierraTEC., Santa Fe de Bogota. ANGULO Dario
  •     Terrarium Creative, San Gil, Santander. RIVERO BOLANOS Santiago
Mexico
  •     CIPTEV, Centro de Investigación y Producción de Tecnología Ecologica para la Vivienda. OCHOA Elena
  •     FADU/UAT/Tampico/México. ARANDA Yolanda & SALVADOR ROUX Ruben
  •     Universidad autonoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco. GUERRERO BACA Luis Fernando

Peru
  •     PUCP/Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. VARGAS NEUMANN Julio
Uruguay
  •     Universidad de la Republica-Departamento de Arquitectura Regional Norte, Salto. ETCHERBANE Rosario

In ASIA
China
  •     School of Architecture, China Academy of Art. WANG Shu
  •     Université d'architecture et technologie de Xi'an. MU Jun
India
  •     Auroville Earth Institute. MAINI Serge Satprem
Iran
  •     University of Art, Tehran , IRAN. ZAMANIFARD Ali
Korea
  • Department of Architecture, Mokpo National University (DOA-MNU) & TERRAKorea, Earth Architecture Institute of Korea .HWANG Heyzoo & KIM Soonwung
  •     Architerre.  L’équipe de l’Arch. Guen Shik Shin (†)

In EUROPE
Austria
  •     BASEhabitat, University of Arts Linz. SCHWANTNER Ulrike
France
  •     Association CRATerre. JOFFROY Thierry
Italy
  •     UNICA, Département d’Architecture de la Faculté d’Ingénierie de l’Université des Etudes de Cagliari . ACHENZA Maddalena
Portugal
  •     ESG/ Escola Superior Gallaecia. CORREIA Mariana
Spain
  •     Escuela técnica superior de arquitectura, universitat politècnica de valència. MILETO Camilla & VEGAS LÓPEZ-MANZANARES Fernando

Honorary members are:
  •     HERINGER Anna
  •     RAUCH Martin
  •     GAUZIN MULLER Dominique
  •     KEABLE Rowland

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