Earth, mud, and clay

the long version

*Earth, Mud, and Clay: West African Vernacular Architecture* discusses the methods of building with natural materials in Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, and Togo and how these techniques may be improved to increase durability. Arranged in seven chapters, On the Ground, Hand-shaped Lumps of Clay, Sun-dried Molded Mud Bricks, The Compound, Granaries and Mosques, Other Ways of Building with Earth, and Mud Comes into Its Own Again, this book draws on ideas from New Mexico in the United States and Devon, England that provide affordable methods that enhance the use of indigenous mud.