Cob: Artist Brian Mantrop has been invited....

Fri Dec 28 19:41:08 PST 2001

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News Release

December 29, 2001

Bangkok, Thailand,

Arts Brian Mantrop, of the "Enchanted Forest", near Westport Ontario has =
been invited by the ArtNouveau Foundation to represent them at an =
international conference at a secluded Ashram in Thailand.=20

The event will be the site of a world conference, lead by your Highness, =
the Dali Lama.=20

The focus of the conference is to explore the method of Cob Construction =
as the ultimate solutions for the worlds housing shortage. The Dali Lama =
will be invited to participate in the process, playing in the mudd.  =20

Cob is the ultimate method of building as it consists completely of =
organic materials, mudd and straw, and its properties, being malleable =
as clay is, allow total freedom of design. This freedom allows the =
community to build together and grown organically, resulting in harmony =
and grace.  =20

The organic formed windows can be in some cases,  "pre-designed" using =
"state of the art technology" including 3-D modeling and CNC technology. =
The organic formed windows and doors are simply "staked" into position =
and the cob is built around them...=20

The process is such that the group of cobbers initially build an over =
sized building, and simply remove everything that isn't "Buddha".=20

Villages such as "Riverdale" were built this way, lasting for centuries, =
as cob has been rediscovered to be extremely "sustainable" in all =
aspects.=20

The Artnouveau Foundations, based in Soma sponsors projects that provide =
"Prime Examples of Sustainable Development.=20

Unfortunately Brian was forced to declined the invitation due to other =
commitments and recommended that Rubin Grekko go in his place.=20

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News Release
December 29, 2001
Bangkok, Thailand,
Arts Brian Mantrop, of the "Enchanted Forest", near Westport Ontario =
has been=20
invited by the ArtNouveau Foundation to represent&nbsp;them at an =
international=20
conference at a secluded Ashram in Thailand. 
The event will be the site of a world conference, lead by =
your=20
Highness, the Dali Lama. 
The focus of the conference is to&nbsp;explore the method of Cob =
Construction=20
as the ultimate solutions for the worlds housing shortage. The Dali Lama =
will=20
be&nbsp;invited to participate in the process, playing in the =
mudd.&nbsp; 
Cob is the ultimate method of building as it consists completely of =
organic=20
materials, mudd and straw, and its properties, being malleable =
as clay=20
is, allow total freedom of design. This&nbsp;freedom allows the =

community to build together and grown organically, resulting in =
harmony and=20
grace.&nbsp; 
The organic formed windows&nbsp;can be in some cases, "pre-designed" =
using=20
"state of the art technology" including 3-D modeling and CNC technology. =
The=20
organic formed windows and doors are simply "staked" into position and =
the cob=20
is built around them... 
The process is such that the group of cobbers initially build an over =
sized=20
building, and simply remove everything that isn&#8217;t "Buddha". 
Villages such as "Riverdale" were built this way, lasting for =
centuries, as=20
cob has been rediscovered to be extremely "sustainable" in =
all=20
aspects. 
The Artnouveau Foundations, based in Soma sponsors projects that =
provide=20
"Prime Examples of Sustainable Development. 
Unfortunately Brian was forced to declined the invitation due to =
other=20
commitments and recommended that Rubin Grekko go in his place.=20
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