Mud

Paper by Ray Meeker in "Architecture +Design"
A Journal for the Indian Architect
Vol VII No 2 Mar Apr 1991

The chimney of a vault to be fired receives finishing touches

Introduction by Sanjay Prakash

The Auroville House - four vaulted rooms surrounding a central dome - set 75 cm below grade

Stoking with  "malaar"  in the three-vault systems, fired as a semi continuous kiln

Interior of one of the vaults of the Auroville house

Visit also:
"Agni jata" and Ray Meeker.

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