Lab Workshop with Experimental Foundation at ZRS in Berlin
On Wednesday, November 5 2025, a workshop on the topic of material testing of earthen building materials took place in the ZRS laboratory in Berlin. As part of the Experimental Fellowship at Bauhaus Earth, six fellows from the project Situated Regionalism participated. Following an introduction to material testing of earth-based building materials, the participants learned about moisture tests on earth blocks according to DIN 18945 and afterwards conducted their very own material tests. They examined soil samples for their suitability as earth building material, based on field tests according to the Lehmbau Regeln of the DVL e. V. Four different types of suitable clavey soil were identified during the workshop.
Experimental and Bauhaus Earth
The Experimental Fellowship at Bauhaus Earth is a collaboration between Experimental Foundation and Bauhaus Earth. This project-based fellowship provides fellows with financial support, an inspiring intellectual environment, professional mentorships as well as access to local and international partnerships and networks. Experimental is a non-profit organization founded in 2022 by architect Prof. Regine Leibinger in Berlin. It promotes sustainable architectural projects and practices that contribute to the transformation of the building industry.
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