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I wanted to show what you can do out of... local, basic materials; that it's not only possible to build small, dark huts, but... also large structures.

— Anna Heringer Aga Khan Program Lecture (2018)

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I tried to transform this philosophy into architecture.

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If I had designed the school in cement and steel, this money would have been exported and lost for those families.

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First rule, a good foundation that keeps the wall dry from the ground, and second rule, a good roof that protects from the top. The third rule, erosion control.

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