The authors, illustrators and researchers for this project were:
Sarah Considine
Tomas Kangro
James Kenyon
Hannah Lambert
Yan Lau
Joseph Mackey
Stuart McGrath
Bea Munby
David Rozwadowski
Kenji Shermer
Adam Towle
Toby Wincer
Client: Michael Ferreira, Head of Field Operations, Architects for Aid
Tutor: Professor Jeremy Till, Director of Architecture, University of Sheffield
Acknowledgements
We would like to offer our collective thanks to all those who contributed in any way to this project; through discussion, gracious donations (!) or spirit.
In particular we would like to thank the following; without whom this research project may have remained hopelessly absurd:
Gregory Barrow from the World Food Program for . . .
The technicians, in the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at The University of Sheffield, for their generously donated time and equipment.
Professor Tony Parsons, Professor of Sediment Systems in the Department of Geography at The university of Sheffield, who supplied us with vital information regarding soil / clay construction and, conveniently, worked at the University of Khartoum (1973-4).
Jeremy Till, Professor of Architecture and Director of Architectural Studies at The University of Sheffield, who acted as mentor and motivator.
Michael Ferriera, Architects for Aid, for the pioneering brief and his enthusiasm and interest in our outcomes.
Jack Pringle, Trustee, Architects for Aid and past RIBA President, for his foreword to our report.
Prof. Ian Burgess – Professor of Structural Engineering, Head of Civil and Structural Engineering Department, for allowing us to carry out crush tests in the engineering department.
Glenn Brawn – Laboratory Superintendent, Civil and Structural Engineering Department, for letting us into the engineering lab and advising us on crush tests.
Paul Blackbourn – Senior Technician of Materials and Structures Laboratories, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, for advising us on lab procedure and safety, and carrying out crush tests.
Dr Sally L McArthur – Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering, Course Director for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Materials., for advice at early stages of research into interactions between urine and clays.
Dr Neil B Milestone – Senior Lecturer, Department of Engineering Materials, for advice into interactions between urine and clays.
Paul Osborne – Laboratory Supervisor at Geotechnical and Water Engineering Laboratories, Civil and Structural Engineering Department, for advice on possible tests for moisture content of soils.
David Callaghan – Senior Technician at Geotechnical and Water Engineering Laboratories, Civil and Structural Engineering Department, for advice and demonstration of microwave moisture content test for soils.
Dr Charles Hird, Reader, Civil and Structural Engineering Department, for general advice on properties of clays and possible moisture content tests.
Charlotte Winnert, Environment Officer at Department Energy & Environment in Estates Department, for advice on potential hazards of disposing with waste and allowing us to continue with tests.
Dr M Wainwright – Microbiologist, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department at The University of Sheffield, for information about urine, in particular, on health issues and methods of sanitization.
More to come…
