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We are pleased to announce the call for the 16 th International
Conference on kerpic2026 “Earthen Architectural Heritage and
Contemporary Earthen Building Production
Techniques”. The Conference will be held on 24-25-26-27
September 2026 and organized by Kerpic Akademi, Kerpic Network and Chamber of Architects
Çanakkale Branch and Bayramiç Ecological Region Institute (BEKE),
Çanakkale, Türkiye.
The aim of the conference is to gather the findings and knowledge regarding the
theme “Earthen Architectural Heritage and Contemporary
Earthen Building Production Techniques”.
The conference will focus on using earth as a building material and the event will include
graduate students, academics and professionals exchanging their findings and experiences. The
conference will provide for an opportunity to understand the strategies involved, advantages of
and advances made in the contemporary construction technology of earth-based material.
Since 1978, Kerpic Network has been conducting research on seismic response and comtemporary
production techniques of earthen construction. The durability research is based on gypsum
stabilized earth (alker); the seismic response research is based on horizontal energy
dissipating surfaces on the load bearing walls and additional research has been conducted on
production techniques of earthen materials and walls.
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