MAHNOOR AHMEDEARTH STUDIO Architecture is an act of care for human wellbeing.
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Projects, research and making.

Working with earth, bamboo and other natural materials across Pakistan, Bali and Nepal, recovering traditional techniques that still hold possibilities for contemporary architecture.

Selected Work 2023–2026 — full portfolioAvailable on request. I'll send it to you by email.
Mahnoor presenting at the IAPEX 26 Architecture Convention in Islamabad
Presenting the work at IAPEX 26, Islamabad · May 2026

Lost Craft of Earth Flooring

Pakistan · 2026

An earthen flooring workshop with the IAP Islamabad Chapter, reviving a traditional floor-making technique with architects and students.

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Workshop participants on a wooden deck surrounded by rice fields

Workshops at Jatiluwih

Bali · 2024–2025

Natural building workshops at the Jatiluwih UNESCO World Heritage Site, learning from the landscape and the traditional architecture around it.

Group beside a thatched bamboo hut at Earth Studio Bali

Earth Studio Bali

Co-founder · Bali

A studio for learning, making and exchanging knowledge around earth and natural materials, bringing people together through workshops, material research and natural finishes.

Handmade earth-plastered piece held in sunlight

Natural earth plaster studies

Material research

Designed and executed a natural earth lime plaster project in Bali (2025): sourcing local lime, aggregates and organic additives, and developing mixes for durable, breathable walls suited to tropical climates.

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Two participants preparing an earth mix on a metal sheet outdoors in Nepal A participant shaping an earthen surface by hand with gloves in Nepal

Earth floor exchange workshop, Nepal

Nepal · 2023–2024

A knowledge-exchange workshop in Nepal, sharing hands-on earth floor techniques with local soil mixes and learning alongside the community through making together.

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