POURED EARTH COLLABORATIVE

Founded January 2020

Charlie O’Geen, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Catherine Page Harris, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Additional collaborators:

Peter von Buelow, Julia Jeffs, Aaron Ketner, Andrew Dancer

Advisors:

Francisco Uvina-Contreras, Asst. Professor, University of New Mexico
Dr. John Gruber, Structural Engineer, Sheppard Engineering
Jedidiah Williamson, Professional Engineer, Logos Structural

Shortlisted Competition entries:

Land Art Generator 2022, Modern Elder Academy, funded entry; Olla Pods
Land Art Generator 2020, Designing the Future of Fly Ranch, entry; View-Sheds

Grants:

Pressing Matters research grant, University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, von Buelow and O’Geen, co-PIs

Faculty Research grant, University of New Mexico, School of Architecture and Planning, Harris, PI

Peer reviewed full papers:

Fabric formed unstabilized poured earth: four-dimensional wall systems, Technology|Architecture + Design, “Tectonics Issue” 2023

Poured earth formwork: limiting transportation by using fabric and temporary staging as permanent structure, Earth USA, 2022

Poured Earth, Site Soil: Poetics of Terroir, Landscape Research Record, Proceedings of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, 2022

Architectural Research Centers Consortium, 2022 International Conference in Miami, Poured Earth Four-Dimensional Formwork; Using Fabric to Eliminate Portland Cement

Conference presentations:

ACSA 2023 St. Louis, Publishing with TAD

Earth USA  2022 (poster) Poured Earth Formwork: limiting transportation by using fabric and temporary staging as permanent structure

CELA “Evolving Norms” annual conference, 2022 session Poured Earth, Site Soil: Poetics of Terroir,

ARCC 2022, “Resilient City, Physical Social and Economic Perspectives”, 2022 Miami, Poured Earth Four-Dimensional Formwork; Using Fabric to Eliminate Portland Cement

Built prototypes:

PEC 4, prototype for MEA competition entry, 4.5’ x 4’ x 6” Albuquerque, NM, 2022

PEC 3, Site Soil experiment, Open Space Visitors Center, 1.5’ x 1’ x 5”, Albuquerque NM, 2021

PEC 2, Site Soil experiment, Albuquerque Museum, 1.5’ x 1’ x 5”, Albuquerque NM, 2021

PEC 1, McLean Sculpture Park, 7’ x 4’ x 6”, Detroit, MI, 2020