Training Outcome with Photos

Trainees are coming from all over the world for getting theoretical and practical knowledge on earth architecture and other appropriate building technologies. They enjoy working with their hands for building various things. Please note that when the information below does mention the location of the training course, it means that the training course was in Auroville.



2015 APRIL 13th to 25th - TWO WEEK COURSE ON PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
46 Trainees from 8 countries (37 Indians, 1 Italian, 1 Swedish, 1 Swiss, 2 French, 1 Rwandan, 1 Brazilian, 2 Germans)


Learning to use the Auram press

Mixing soil for SRE foundations

End of the second week



2015 FEBRUARY 16th to 21st - ONE WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE ON ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES
30 Trainees from 4 countries (26 Indians, 1 American, 1 Spanish, 2 Ivorians)


Working on stability calculations

Further stability calculations

Trainees building an arch



2015 FEBRUARY 9th to 14th - ONE WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE ON PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
38 Trainees from 5 countries (31 Indians, 3 Americans, 1 German, 1 Spanish, 2 Italians)


Using the Auram 3000 press

Practice with the Auram 3000

CSEB produced by trainees



2015 FEBRUARY 2nd to 7th - ONE WEEK COURSE ON DESIGNING WITH CSEB
23 Trainees from 3 countries (20 Indians, 2 Americans, 1 German)


Working on AutoCAD exercises

Trainees working on their laptops



2014 July 28th to August 2nd - ONE WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE ON PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
38 Trainees from 3 countries (35 Indians, 1 Canadian,1 Turkish)


Working on CSEB arches



2014 JULY 6th to 11th - ONE WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE ON ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES
34 Trainees from 5 countries (29 Indians, 1 French, 1 Chinese, 2 Algerians, 1 Rwandan)


Students working on stability calculations

Students working on dome construction



2014 July 14th to 19th - ONE WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE ON PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
31 Trainees from 5 countries (26 Indians, 2 Algerians, 1 Spanish, 1 Chinese, 1 Belgian)


Group Photo



2014 JULY 7th to 12th - ONE WEEK COURSE ON DESIGNING WITH CSEB
26 Trainees from 2 countries(25 Indians, 1 Thai)


AutoCAD exercises designing with CSEB



2014 JUNE 9th to 21st - TWO WEEK COURSE ON ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES
31 Trainees from 2 countries (30 Indians, 1 German)


Practical exercises with domes

Practical exercises with domes



2014 June 2nd to 7th - ONE WEEK SPECIAL INTENSIVE COURSE ON FERROCEMENT
31 Trainees from 4 countries (28 Indians, 1 Spanish, 1 Thai, 1 French)


Group photo
 



2014 APRIL 7th to 19th - TWO WEEK COURSE ON PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
24 Trainees from 3 countries (22 Indians, 1 Spanish, 1 Australian)


Starting to build an arch

Practical exercise on domes



2014 FEBRUARY 10th to 22nd - TWO WEEK COURSE ON PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
29 Trainees from 4 countries (26 Indians, 1 Greek, 1 Portuguese, 1 Israeli)


Group photo - production week

Group photo - masonry week



2014 FEBRUARY 3rd to 8th - ONE WEEK COURSE ON DESIGNING WITH CSEB
16 Trainees from 2 countries(15 Indians, 1 French)


Group photo



2014 JANUARY 6th to 11th - ONE WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE ON ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES
22 Trainees from 3 countries (20 Indians, 1 Australian, 1 Spanish)


Group photo



2013 DECEMBER 9th to 21st - TWO WEEK COURSE ON ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES
38 Trainees from 3 countries (36 Indians, 1 French, 1 American)


First week - AVD Theory

First week - AVD Theory

Catenary arch construction

Catenary arch construction

Pointed arch is ready

Group photo



2013 JUNE 10th to 22nd - TWO WEEK COURSE ON ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES
35 Trainees from 2 countries (33 Indians, 2 Spanish)


First week - AVD Theory

First week - AVD Theory

First week - AVD Theory

Theory week - group photo

Masonry week - building arches

Building a conical dome

Building a segmental dome

Building some domes

Group photo



2013 JUNE 3rd to 8th - ONE WEEK SPECIAL INTENSIVE COURSE ON FERROCEMENT
25 Trainees from 2 countries (24 Indians, 1 Bangladeshi)


Casting a round channel

Casting a rectangular table

Casting a cover

Casting a shelve

Casting a ferrocement door

Group photo



2013 APRIL 1st to 13rd - TWO WEEK COURSE ON PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
30 Trainees from 8 countries (22 Indians, 2 British and one trainee from each country: Gambia, German, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, USA)


Mixing mortar
 

Filling out the input tray
 
 

Storing ready CSEB for initial curing

Operation of the Auram press

Operation of the Auram press

Rammed earth wall construction

Precasting a single and double beam

CSEB wall construction

Group photo
 



2013 FEBRUARY 11th to 23rd - TWO WEEK COURSE ON PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
20 Trainees from 5 countries (13 Indians, 1 Canadian, 1 Monegasque, 3 Bangladeshi, 1 Swedish, 1 French)


Mixing mortar

Rammed earth wall construction

Building some arches

Checking course accuracy

CSEB wall construction

Group photo



2013 FEBRUARY 4th to 9th - ONE WEEK COURSE ON DESIGNING WITH CSEB
29 Trainees from 5 countries (22 Indians, 1 Canadian, 1 Monegasque, 3 Bangladeshi, 1 Swedish, 1 Australian)


Group photo



2012 DECEMBER 10th to 22nd - TWO WEEK COURSE ON ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES
41 Trainees from 4 countries (37 Indians, 1 American, 1 Mexican, 2 Belgian)


Building segmental 3 meter span vault

Keystone to be placed
 

Building a cloister dome
 

Building a segmental dome

Building a conical dome

Group photo



2012 DECEMBER 3rd to 7th - ONE WEEK SPECIAL COURSE ON PRODUCTION OF CSEB
7 future supervisors have been trained for SEDAB project (Social Enterprise Development in the Auroville Bioregion)


Group photo



2012 SEPTEMBER 17th to 29th - TWO WEEK COURSE ON PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
31 Trainees from 5 countries (27 Indians, 1 Zambian, 1 Nigerian, 1 Spanish, 1 American)


Auarm press adjustment and maintenance

Operation of the Auram press
 

Plain block 240 is ready!
 

Building a rammed earth wall
 
 

Steel preparation

First course is starting above a plinth

Ramming foundation

Building some arches

Group photo



2012 SEPTEMBER 3rd to 15th - TWO WEEK COURSE ON ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES
39 Trainees from 2 countries (38 Indians, 1 Nigerian)


Theory class leaded by Satprem
 

Practical classes - designing AVD using AutoCAD

Building a semicircular arch
 

Building a segmental dome
 

Trainees improvise during construction of the dome

Segmental dome construction
 

Building a conical dome

Building a groined dome

Group photo



2012 AUGUST 13th - ONE DAY AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON "EARTH ARCHITECTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE HABITAT"
10 young architects from France


Preparing mix for CSEB

Hollow interlocking block is ready!

Building some arches



2012 July 23rd to 28th - ONE WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE ON PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
23 Trainees from 2 countries (21 Indians, 2 French)


Basics of masonry - theory class

Filling mix into Auram press

Operating Auram press

Working on rammed earth foundation


Plinth laying

 

Group photo

 



2012 July 16th to 21st - ONE WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE ON ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES
33 Trainees from 5 countries (26 Indians, 4 French, 1 American, 1 British, 1 Spaniard)


Designing vaulted structures - practical work

Building a cloister dome
 

Building a segmental dome
 

Building a segmental dome


Building a hemispherical dome


Building a conical dome


Group photo



2012 July 9th to 14th - ONE WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE ON PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
30 Trainees from 6 countries (19 Indians, 4 French, 4 American, 1 British, 1 Spaniard, 1 Nepalese)


Masonry - theory

Basics of masonry - practice

CSEB 240 is ready! (Production)

Mix preparation


Production process


Rammed earth workshop


Group photo



2012 July 2nd to 7th - ONE WEEK COURSE ON DESIGNING WITH CSEB
24 Trainees from 3 countries (22 Indians, 1 French, 1 Spanish)


Reviewing drawings by Satprem

Team work


Group photo



2012 June 11th to 23rd - TWO WEEK COURSE ON ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES
32 Trainees from 2 countries (31 Indians, 1 Italian)


First week - theory
 

 

First week - practical work
 

 

This time the trainees had the opportunity to participate in the construction of real building

Second week - building vaulted structures


Hands-on - building squinched dome

Hands-on - building conical dome

Group photo
 



2012 June 4th to 9th - ONE WEEK SPECIAL INTENSIVE COURSE ON FERROCEMENT
17 Trainees from India


Group photo
 



2012 APRIL 16th to 21st - ONE WEEK COURSE ON DESIGNING WITH CSEB
14 Trainees from 4 contries (11 Indians, 1 Australian, 1 French, 1 Swiss)



2012 APRIL 2nd to 14th - TWO WEEK COURSE ON PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
24 Trainees from 7 contries (14 Indians, 1 Australian, 2 British, 2 French, 1 Malayan, 2 Swiss, 2 American)


Group photo
 



2012 FEBRUARY 20th to 25th - ONE WEEK SPECIAL INTENSIVE COURSE ON FERROCEMENT
14 Trainees from 6 countries (6 Indians, 3 Canadian, 2 French, 1 German, 1 Hong Kong, 1 Dutch)


Preparing mesh
 


Casting round table
 


Applying red oxide on the round table

Casting slab


Cutting the edge

Group photo



2012 FEBRUARY 6th to 18th - TWO WEEK COURSE ON PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
35 Trainees from 4 countries (31 Indians, 1 Australian, 2 French, 1 Spanish)


Operating Auram 3000 press - first week
 


Hands-on workshop (building arches) - second week
 


Group photo
 
 
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