BUILD OUTSIDE THE BOX How can we make better, healthier, more sustainable homes accessible to everyone? That question sits at the heart of why I build and teach, and is also what the Build Outside the Box Masterclass explores. This online course brings together an incredible line-up of natural and alternative builders from around the world. It covers a much wider range of techniques than I teach myself: from adobe and cob, to strawbale, hempcrete, earthbag, rammed earth and m

Art in many forms is both a spiritual practice and survival skill for Indigenous peoples. Often described as a healing journey, Native people work through art practices to reconnect to ancestors and traditional knowledge, recover from intergenerational trauma, and find ways to support family and build economy in suppressed reservation living standards. In this intimate conversation, former US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and contemporary photographer Cara Romero discuss the crea

Take a look at the programme and register today! What to expect at this year’s Conference. Take a look at the draft schedule below! Alongside inspiring talks and presentations, we’ll visit four remarkable homes — rammed earth, straw bale, adobe, and an earthship — each highlighting the beauty and versatility of natural materials. Plus, don’t miss hands-on workshops with the iconic Sigi Koko and the opportunity to connect with natural builders from across New Zealand and arou

In July 2025, pre:fab platform – a collective of architecture practitioners, and others building towards a future we can all belong to – participated in a residency at the Earthskin studio’s home and gardens in the Graeme North house in Kaipara Flats.  They used this time to think and theorise the future of their group, cook and eat a number of incroyable meals with Nancy and a group of French woofers, and experiment with the potential of a lightweight adobe mix  – colloquial