Last weekend I met with Varvara Valchanova, an architect who is involved in sustainable construction and the use of natural materials. Our conversation ranged from her experience in earth building to her current LAND candidate site in the Rhodopes, where she restored old traditional houses and buildings using sustainable methods. The audio from our talk … Read more
Hello guys. Today I’ll tell you about our trip last weekend to Kosovo, a village in the Rhodopi mountains around 1 hour away from Plovdiv. Around 20 years ago they got the place and during the years they repaired and renovated the already existing building using natural materials. Varvara is an architect by education, but … Read more
Тази седмица имах прекрасна възможност да поговоря с един прекрасен човек, който е един от пионерите в България на тема строителство с естествени материали. Тук може да прочетете нашия разговор които е значим разказ за модерната история на строителството с естествени материали в България, като и за неговата дейност в тази сфера. Това е първата … Read more
Hello dear ones, As promised, this week I will write a narrative of my interview with Ognyan, whose family was our host during our stay in Mezek. I started the interview by asking him about the moment they decided and why their family chose a village lifestyle. He told me that even before, when they … Read more
Hello dear ones, Last weekend was the highlight of this week for me, or even I will dare to say a highlight in this project so far. Our team, our coordinator Mihaela, fellow volunteer Poli and I went to a village called Mezek. The village is very close to the Greek and also Turkish border, … Read more
Hi there, friends! Just a few weeks ago, Bo and I set out on an adventure in Tramonti, a village situated above the Amalfi coast of Italy, as part of Acarbio’s “Roots and Roofs 4” project for renovating an eco center in a local chestnut forest. And I’m here to tell you all about it! … Read more