{"id":4358,"date":"2024-03-22T11:11:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T11:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craterre.org\/?page_id=4358"},"modified":"2025-11-05T15:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:30:45","slug":"fondements-historiques","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/craterre.org\/en\/presentation\/fondements-historiques\/","title":{"rendered":"Fondements historiques"},"content":{"rendered":"

Key moments in the history of the association<\/h3><\/div>

C\u2019est le 6 f\u00e9vrier 1979 que Patrice DOAT, Alain HAYS, Hugo HOUBEN, Silvia MATUK et Fran\u00e7ois VITOUX fondent l\u2019association CRAterre, acronyme pour \u00ab Centre de Recherche et d\u2019Application Terre \u00bb, appellation qui a \u00e9volu\u00e9 \u00e0 la fin des ann\u00e9es 1980 en \u00ab Centre international de la construction en terre \u00bb. En 1986, la pertinence des recherches et actions avait conduit \u00e0 l\u2019habilitation d\u2019un laboratoire de recherche \u00e9ponyme \u00e0 l\u2019Ecole d\u2019Architecture de Grenoble (CRAterre-EAG). Au-del\u00e0 de ces deux dates majeures, plusieurs faits ou projets importants ont marqu\u00e9 et continuent de faire \u00e9voluer le parcours de CRAterre.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1979<\/h3><\/div>
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Creation of CRAterre
\n1st edition of \"Construire en terre\" published by Editions Alternative<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1980<\/h3><\/div>
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First earth courses at the UPAG (Grenoble Architecture<\/span> Teaching Unit)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1981<\/h3><\/div>
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Exhibition \u201cDes architectures de terre\u201d by Jean Dethier at the Beaubourg Centre in Paris
\nLaunch of the social housing programme on the island of Mayotte<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1982<\/h3><\/div>
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\"Constructive provisions of earthen architecture\" in cooperation with the CSTB
Launch of the \u201cDomaine de la Terre\u201d project \u00e0 Isle d\u2019Abeau in cooperation with Plan Construction et Habitat, CSTB and ENTPE<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1984<\/h3><\/div>
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Creation of the post-master training CEAA-Earth<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1985<\/h3><\/div>
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Inauguration of the \u201cDomaine de la Terre\u201d in de presence of several French ministers and ambassadors from several African countries<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1986<\/h3><\/div>
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Creation and accreditation of the research laboratory CRAterre at the Grenoble School of Architecture, under the authority of the Ministry of Culture
\n24 hour House
\nLaunch of a series of intensive trainings on CEB<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1987<\/h3><\/div>
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Launch of the Gaia Project in cooperation with ICCROM<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1988<\/h3><\/div>
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Creation of the Basin network and the Earth Building Materials Advisory Service (EAS).
\nLaunch of the programme on the conservation of the archaeological site of Mari in Syria<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1989<\/h3><\/div>
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Collaboration agreement between ICCROM, CRAterre and EAG (Grenoble School of Architecture)
\n\"Technology without borders\" prize awarded by the Ministry of Environment to CRAterre
\nLaunch of the TERRA project, following the Gaia project with ICCROM and GCI
Lancement de la s\u00e9rie de cours internationaux PAT (Pr\u00e9servation des Architectures de Terre) avec l\u2019ICCROM et le GCI
1st Edition of the \u201cTrait\u00e9 de la construction en terre\u201d published by Parenth\u00e8ses Editions<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1990<\/h3><\/div>
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\u201cHabitat 1990 prize\u201d awarded by CNUEH-Habitat to CRAterre
Framework agreement between the German NGO MISEREOR and CRAterre<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1995<\/h3><\/div>
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\"Architecture and Building Cultures\" exhibition at UNESCO<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1998<\/h3><\/div>
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CEB standards
\nLaunch of the Africa 2009 programme (1998-2009)
\nCreation of the UNESCO Chair \u201cEarthen architecture, building cultures and sustainable development\u201d at EAG (Grenoble School of Architecture)
\nLaunch of the \"Architecture and Building Cultures\" division, forerunner of the actual Master programme<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2000<\/h3><\/div>
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Research paths for the conservation of earthen architecture with the GCI
\nLaunch of the fundamental research programme on material and earth material, with ICCROM, GCI, INSA Lyon and EPSCP
\nLaunch of the Global Development Contract with Is\u00e8re Porte des Alpes
\nFirst seminar of the UNESCO Chair<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2001<\/h3><\/div>
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Launch of the programme \u00abTransdisciplinary Meetings on earthen buildings\u00bb in Montpellier, France
\nFirst inscription of a site on the World Heritage List based on a file prepared by CRAterre (Kasubi tombs, Uganda)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2002<\/h3><\/div>
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Inauguration of the Grands Ateliers
\nLaunch of the Grains d\u2019Is\u00e8re festival
\nLaunch of the \u201cCentral Asian Earth\u201d programme (2002-2012)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2004<\/h3><\/div>
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Launch of the scientific programme Grains de B\u00e2tisseurs
\nLaunch of the 20 x 20 booklets<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2006<\/h3><\/div>
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Reactualisation of the post-master training Earthen Architecture
\nLaunch of the European programme Terra Incognita between Italy, France, Spain and Portugal<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2007<\/h3><\/div>
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Launch of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) with UNESCO (2007\u20132017)
\nLaunch of PhD at ENSAG (Grenoble National School for architecture), supervision of thesis by CRAterre laboratory<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2008<\/h3><\/div>
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Launch of a series of scientific multidisciplinary seminars<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2009<\/h3><\/div>
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\"Ma terre premi\u00e8re, pour construire demain\" exhibition at the Cit\u00e9 des Sciences et de l\u2019Industrie (Paris)
\nPublication of the book \u201cB\u00e2tir en terre, du grain de sable \u00e0 l\u2019architecture\u201d by Belin editions<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2010<\/h3><\/div>
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Exhibition Review of the exhibitions \"Ma terre premi\u00e8re\" (Paris, Cit\u00e9 des Sciences) : 250.000 visitors & \"Grains de B\u00e2tisseurs\" (Chamb\u00e9ry and Annecy) : 40.000 visitors
Creation of the AE&CC Research unit<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2011<\/h3><\/div>
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Launch of the \u201cPatrimoine Culturel et D\u00e9veloppement Local\u201d programme in West-Africa (2011-2014)
Obtainment of the Laboratoire d\u2019Excellence status (LabEx) for the AE&CC Resarch unit (2011-2024)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2012<\/h3><\/div>
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WHEAP Conference at UNESCO
Launch of the IDEFI programme: atelier mati\u00e8res \u00e0 construire \u2013 am\u00e0co (2012\u20132019)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2013<\/h3><\/div>
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Publication of the inventory of earthen architecture inscribed on the World Heritage List.
European project VerSus \u2013 lessons from vernacular heritage to sustainable architecture (2012-2014)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2014<\/h3><\/div>
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Publication of the VerSus methodology booklet in 4 languages<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2015<\/h3><\/div>
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Publication of the VerSus methodology booklet in 4 languages<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2016<\/h3><\/div>
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Terra World Congress 2016 (Lyon, France)
\nTERRA Award 2016, first global award for earthen architectures
\nPartnership Chair \"Habitat of the Future\" labeled by the French Ministry of Culture<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2017<\/h3><\/div>
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Codirection of the workgroup \u201cPromoting Safer Building Working Group\u201d with CARE International UK, hosted by the Global Shelter Cluster<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2018<\/h3><\/div>
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Launch of the European project Cycle Terre on the valorization of excavated wasted earth as a building material (2018-2021)
\u201cSpecial mention\u201d prize of the World Habitat Award for the work carried out in Haiti since 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2020<\/h3><\/div>
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Creation of the Earth, Women and Know-How event<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2021<\/h3><\/div>
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World's first prize for earth and fibre architecture: TERRA-FIBRA Award
Publication of the book \u201cHabiter la terre\u201d by Jean Dethier with P. Doat, H. Houben and H. Guillaud, Flammarion editions
Opening of the Cycle Terre factory in Sevran
Validation of the first ATEx type A for masonry with Compressed Earth Blocks<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2022<\/h3><\/div>
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Membership of the National Earth Project (Projet National Terre), aiming to coordinate the research actions to better meet the needs of practitioners
Validation of the first Professional Standards relating to CEB masonry in Mayotte<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2023<\/h3><\/div>
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Launch of the research programme B2M - Brick, Mortar, Masonry (2023-2026)
Development of the IMPEEC evaluation tools \u2013 Economic and environmental impact of constructing
Nile\u2019s Earth conference<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2024<\/h3><\/div>
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International Terra Education IV conference<\/p>\n<\/div>

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