Sunday, 10 May 2009

Life in a Mudbrick House : a World Tour

Sometimes I wonder why we build a mudbrick house in Morocco.

During the rains of this winter, I was dreaming of a big appartement, in Fez, white and clean, far from the mud.

It seemed so much more reasonnable than a mudbrick house in the middle of the Moroccan countryside.

When you think about it, it’s just a pile of earth. We’ve learned that we have to be careful with that. That it could be complicated.

But when I’m having doubts, I think about the people all over the world who live in mudbrick houses.

 

In Mali.

 

Photo : blaseur 

In Lybia.

 Photo : h Savill

In Iran.

 

Photo  :HORIZON

In the US - ok, nobody's been living in that house for a while.

 

 Photo : im pastor rick

In Turkey.

 

Photo : Hakatani Tenfu

In India.

 

Photo a n j a

And in Morocco, of course.

And I’m not afraid any more.

2 comments:

kompoStella said...

great point of view ;-)
and a super selection of photos to prove it.

Laxman YaDav said...

Hey...i have gone through your Blog it's superb especially the way you write with an amazing pictures...
and i came to know the culture and places in villages ...

my wishes to you
Laxman
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