Sharing Sustainable Building & Heritage Conservation Knowledge
Building homes is only half our work. We believe in open-sourcing sustainability, training the next generation, and championing the women who build our future.
A feature on our project, 'The Courtyard House', for The Showcase. In this video, we discuss how we blend vernacular architecture with modern needs to create sustainable, collaborative spaces.
In this conversation, we discuss our journey, the challenges of promoting mud architecture, and the importance of mentorship and perseverance for young architects.
A clip from our TADPod interview where we explain our principle of training local labor instead of bringing in outside teams, ensuring that sustainable building knowledge spreads within communities.
An announcement for an event we curated at COP27, focusing on the intersection of culture, gender, and climate resilience, highlighting women as key agents of change.
The speaker panel for our COP27 event, "Culture, Gender, and Resilience," featuring a diverse group of global change-makers, which we were proud to curate and participate in.
A post from our work with the Climate Heritage Network for COP27, emphasizing how gender-blind climate responses threaten communities and cultural heritage.
An announcement for co-founder Sridevi Changali's participation in the Young Architects Festival (YAF) Crossroads 2022 in Calicut.
An announcement for co-founder Rosie Paul's participation as a guest at the Young Architects Festival (YAF) Crossroads 2022.
A poster for the "Nirmana" Materials and Techniques Workshop mentored by us at the Young Architects Festival, where we shared our expertise with aspiring architects.
Another announcement for the "Nirmana" workshop we curated and mentored at YAF 2022, focusing on hands-on learning with natural materials.
About Our Voice: Spreading the Word
We do not keep our construction methods a secret. Whether we are presenting at the Young Architects Festival or demonstrating lime plastering at a community workshop, we believe that sustainable architecture only grows when it is shared. If you want to understand why we prioritize local earth and gender-inclusive construction, our workshops and talks offer a firsthand look at how we manage everything from site logistics to soil testing.
We started Masons Ink with a firm belief that sustainable building should not be a niche, expensive pursuit. It should be common sense. That is why we spend as much time on site mixing mud as we do on stages at forums like COP27 or the Young Architects Festival. We want to show that traditional techniques like rammed earth, wattle and daub, and lime plastering are not just relics of the past but viable, low-carbon solutions for modern Indian homes.
Our workshops, from the studio in Ashok Nagar to sites in Kochi, are designed to demystify these processes. We move past theoretical lectures to actual construction. We teach how to identify soil types, manage pneumatic rammers, and create Moroccan Tadelakt or Rajasthani Thappi finishes. We have trained countless students and architects, but our primary focus remains empowering women in construction.
We refuse to bring in external contractors for our projects. Instead, we train local labor, ensuring that sustainable knowledge stays within the community. When we talk about our voice, we mean more than just advocacy. We mean the tangible skill building that happens every day on our sites. We invite you to join our workshops to see for yourself how we balance modern needs with vernacular wisdom.
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