Exhibition: materia architectures - 19 buildings in stone, earth and plant fibers

83 Rue Aristide Maillol, 31100 Toulouse, France

Earth, stone and fibers have conquered contemporary architecture. Thousands of projects, of technical, ecological and aesthetic quality, are arising on five continents. The democratization of using these materials, not energy-intensive and widely available, contributes to reducing the exploitation of non-renewable resources and limits buildings’ energy needs. A real challenge for contemporary architecture, the use of materials sourced from soil and fields is one of the most promising avenues for co…