Sun-Drying in Traditional Brickmaking: Strategies for Achieving Efficiency

Learning from Contextual Material Practices in Architecture: Exploring Nature-Based Materials in Indonesia and Thailand

“…Tracing the existence of a material as a contextual artefact, be it social or environmental artefact benefit such a process of reconstruction, as a material is no longer perceived as something that is merely applicable or ready at hand (1) but instead as something that is produced through extensive processes of which intersect with conditions of society as well as its environment (8). For example, research on the traditional brick-making process in Central Java demonstrates society's local knowledge in choosing types of soil resources and timing of making the brick production to ensure optimum results (8,9). Such local knowledge reflects ecological values that exist from the dialogue between the articulation of the cultural and environmental surroundings (6,8), which then embody architecture material that is deeply connected with its context.…”