Blog 7 – Jacob Schnoebelen – METI School – Anna Herringer

The METI Handmade School aims to develop knowledge and skills within the local population and utilize locally available resources. This school is in Dinjapur, Bangladesh and wants to provide a free and open form of learning to schoolchildren and trainees. It utilizes mud and bamboo and used local labor. These are all common themes in Heringers architecture.

The ground floor utilizes thick earth walls, containing three classrooms. In contrast, the upper floor is light and open utilizing bamboo walls and views of the surroundings. This is the third building of Heringer’s I’ve analyzed and definitely is showing a trend in her style. All of her buildings utilize local labor and materials providing a low to non-existent carbon footprint and incorporates local building styles and traditions.

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