Thanks to support from the Smithsonian Latino Initiative, we are thrilled to offer the entire film for free. For audio descriptions, please visit https://youtu.be/YZldXBwtuCk   Set in the remote San Luis Valley of Colorado, Mud Frontier: Architecture at the Borderlands is a feature-length documentary film that follows design studio Rael San Fratello’s experimentation with 3D-printing technology and...

Upcoming screenings: September 21:  Sydney Design Week, Sydney, Australia September 23–25:  Monadnock International Film Festival, Keene, NH September 29–October 4: Prague International Film and Architecture Festival, Prague, Czech Republic October 7–15: FIFAAC, Architecture and Constructive Adventures International Film Festival, Bordeaux and Bègles, France past screenings: World Premiere: Architecture and Design Film Festival, vancouver, BC Mud Frontier had...

In sub-Saharan Africa, traditional building techniques are no longer feasible; due to increased deforestation use of timber for roofing and posts is not viable. Adapting an ancient architectural technique used in Sudan and Asia to West Africa, provides an affordable alternative. The Voute Nubienne (VN) or Nubian Vault technique uses local materials (mud bricks dried...