TECLA: Eco-sustainable Housing

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MCA – Mario Cucinella Architects and WASP – World’s Advanced Saving Project have completed TECLA – Technology and Clay, the first eco-sustainable housing model 3D printed entirely from local raw earth. This genuinely innovative and pioneering approach was conceived from the start as a joint project between the two firms, who worked closely throughout the project’s design and construction.