摘要：The Mapungubwe Interpretive Centre in South Africa uses novel design and construction techniques to allow local materials and labour to be used in production. The project is developed for labour-intensive construction to enable poverty relief and skills transfer into the sur-rounding area. Form-finding based on equilibrium thrust line analysis allows the design of thin unreinforced ma-sonry shells that act in pure compression. Digital models let us translate advanced geometry into simple guides for construction. Traditional tile vaulting, using locally-made, pressed soil-cement tiles, allows the complex shapes to be built by newly trained workers without ex-tensive formwork. A hands-on programme of design and construction suggests a new way to jointly manage archi-tecture and development programs. This merging of novel structural geometry with traditional materials and craft has resulted in a new interpretation centre for a trans-frontier national park in South Africa
关键词：form-finding; thrust line; masonry vaulting; local production; earth architecture; development
