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Soil-cement vaults in South Africa
P. Rich, M. Ramage, J. Ochsendorf, J.
Bellamy, H. Fagan, M. Hodge, P. Block,
A. Fitchett
construction
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Our team carried out detailed design of
structural vaults built from local soil for a
new museum at the World Heritage Site of
Mapungubwe in South Africa designed by Peter
Rich Architects. Michael Ramage (Cambridge),
John Ochsendorf, and Philippe Block designed the
unreinforced structural masonry vaults in
collaboration with Henry Fagan in South Africa.
Matthew Hodge developed the cement-stabilized
tiles in collaboration with Anne Fitchett (Univ.
of Witwatersrand). Based on his experience
building the domes of the Pines Calyx in the UK,
James Bellamy supervised the vault construction
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