Codified territory
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CODIFIED TERRITORIES is a system, not a solution, an adaptable framework that 3D prints local earth like code to create habitable structures. Rammed earth walls with sheep’s wool meet disassemblable CLT upper floors and south-facing wintergardens. Robotic fabrication and regional materials enable each place to shape its own identity, blending vernacular heritage with sustainable innovation for a resilient, climate-responsive future.
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M. Gentil is a practicing architect and academic. He co-directs BAUM LAB, founded in 2006, and is Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham. His research focuses on contemporary heritage and mass urbanization in China. His built work has received multiple awards, including EU Mies nominations (2019, 2023), 2nd prize Mediterranean Landscape Awards (2013), and several <40 awards in Spain. He has exhibited at the Shenzhen Biennale, SUSAS Shanghai, and Venice Biennale.