17/04/2024
Next Great Save I Moose River Heritage and Hospitality Association
The MRHHA aims to weave a future enriched by our shared heritage, focusing on the Moose Cree homeland's enduring spirit of hospitality. Led by Moose Cree First Nation, and supported by MoCreebec Eeyoud Council, the Town of Moosonee, and our broader community, we strive to celebrate and preserve our....
04/09/2023
New EWAP Blog
Endangered Māori construction methods capable of withstanding earthquakes
One of the first projects funded by EWAP has started to produce findings. We can report that recent research conducted by Professor Anthony ...
01/09/2023
📢 Expressions of interest now open for the next Endangered Wooden Architecture Grant round. Closes 27 October 2023
Grant information - Oxford Brookes University
The Endangered Wooden Architecture Programme (EWAP) programme offers small and large grants to document wooden architecture that is endangered because of neglect, conflict, or environmental circumstances.
11/07/2023
Read our new blog on the Grant Review Process!
The Grant Review Process for the Endangered Wooden Architecture Programme
As our second grant application round came to a close in February this year we began our grant review process. This process is twofold. Fir...
28/04/2023
Read about one of the EWAP projects!
Māori traditional construction techniques ‘conclusively proven’ to withstand major earthquakes
This knowledge will now be used to rebuild a historic wharenui.
24/04/2023
Creating an Endangered Wooden Architecture Database
Snap shot of Arches displaying GIS information [image captured from Nepal Heritage Documentation Project (NHDP) ] One of the aims of EWAP ...
07/11/2022
EWAP Blog
A successful first year for EWAP!
As the year comes to a close, we have the pleasure of awarding our first grants for projects to record endangered wooden architecture. This ...
26/10/2022
Come join us at the Endangered Wooden Architecture Programme: Vacancy for a part-time Administrator (Data and Information) at Oxford Brookes University
Administrator (Data and Information) at Oxford Brookes University
This new part-time (0.5-0.6 FTE) post is available from 1st February 2023 on a fixed term basis until 30th September 2026. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.
25/10/2022
The Endangered Wooden Architecture Programme is now funding several projects across the globe for the documentation of endangered wooden architecture. Check out the first few summaries here https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/units/tde/projects/endangered-wooden-architecture-programme/funded-projects
29/09/2022
New blog by Jorge Tomasi, an architect and researcher based at the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (National Scientific and Technical Research Council) in Argentina.
Mud and Wood: Materials in dialogue
"Palo a pique" walls in a house in Chiquitanía, Bolivia. Credits: Jorge Tomasi Earthen construction technologies involve a wide universe o...