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Meti School(Bangladesh) By Anna Heringer

Location: Rudrapur, Dinajpur district, Bangladesh Architects: Anna Heringer & Eike Roswag Structural Engineering Ziegert Roswag Seiler Architekten Ingenieure Bürogemeinschaft Construction Dipshikha / METI (Modern Education and Trainig Institute) with local labourers and own training workshop Footprint Area: 275 sqm Area: 325.0 sqm Project Year: 2007 Photographs: Kurt Hoerbst From the architect. Context: Bangladesh is a fertile alluvial land in the Gulf of Bengal and the land with the highest population density in the world. On average nearly 1000 people live in every square kilometre and over 80% of the population live in rural areas. Much of the vernacular built tradition uses earth and bamboo as a building material, however, construction techniques are error-pro...