Post-Conflict Restoration

CHIHILSITOON GARDEN

AFTER 30 YEARS OF WAR, AFGHANISTAN’S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BECAME OBSOLETE.  THIS RAMMED-EARTH CONSTRUCTION IS ONE OF THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IMPLEMENTED IN AFGHANISTAN AND IS INTENDED TO REFUEL THE LOST TRADITION OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.  THIS PROJECT FOCUSED ON CREATING BUILDING TECHNOLOGY THAT IS  LOCALLY RESOURCED, ENGINEERED, INSTALLED AND ENERGY EFFICIENT WHILE TRAINING THE LOCAL TRADESMEN IN ORDER TO LAY THE FOUNDATIONS OF A GROWING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY.