La Voûte Nubienne revives ancient building technique to "transform housing" in Sub-Saharan Africa - architecture and design

La Voûte Nubienne revives ancient building technique to "transform housing" in Sub-Saharan Africa



In this movie, Thomas Granier explains why his organisation La Voûte Nubienne believes the future of housing in Africa can be transformed by reviving a 3,500-year-old building technique.
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