# Traditional Technique Architecture Modern Buildings Created Using Old Tactics By Marissa Liu | Published 2009-09-21 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/handmade-buildings References: [treehugger](http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/curry-stone-prize.php) & [anna-heringer](http://www.anna-heringer.com/) Anna Heringer, Architect and Visiting Professor from the [University of Art and Design Linz](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/faroe-islands), Austria, helps communities construct handmade buildings and uses “architecture as a medium to strengthen cultural and individual confidence, to support local economies and to foster the ecological balance.” Using [local materials and techniques](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cobbauge-house), Heringer’s handmade buildings allow communities to find their own architectural solutions. These handmade buildings save land for agriculture. Like traditional [mud homes and schools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spring-dales-public-school), they are made more durable through improved building techniques including damp proofing and a hardy foundation of earth, water and rice-straw. Cows, rather than machinery, do the mixing. Says Heringer, “What I hope is that we’ll be able to set a trend in a fresh and regional architectural style that motivates people to bring their traditional construction methods.” ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 59% | Activity: 45% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Handmade Buildings:** Handmade buildings increase ecological balance, support local economies, and save land for agriculture. - **Regional Architecture Trend:** Creating a regional architectural style using traditional construction methods will motivate people to adopt such methods. - **Improved Building Techniques:** Improved building techniques increase the durability of handmade buildings. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Architecture:** Architecture industry can benefit from incorporating traditional construction methods by creating a new regional design trend. - **Construction:** Construction industry can benefit from adopting improved building techniques that increase durability of structures. - **Agriculture:** Agriculture industry can benefit from using land that has been saved by building handmade buildings. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Modular Cob Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heal-home-hmm.md) - [Rammed Earth Community Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chonburi-multipurpose.md) - [Barn-Style Teaching Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/learning-house.md) - [Earthened Architecture Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/morocco-pavilion.md) - [Mandala-Shaped Meditation Halls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mahamudra-meditation-centre.md) - [Culturally Rooted Schools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/african-flow-school.md) - [Modern Vietnamese Dwellings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tien-giang-house.md) - [Nature-Rooted Family Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/haus-am-lagnesberg.md) - [Luxe Fashion Brick Workshops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/maroquinerie-de-louviers.md)