WORKSHOP "TEACHING OF THE TOTORA ARCHIPELAGO"
Mon 03 Aug
|Puno
The workshop “Teaching of the Totora Archipelago” is a 10-day intensive participatory workshop (spread over two weeks) that brings together 15 architecture students, local inhabitants, and vernacular artisans to build floating housing units (utas) and promote a living heritage on Lake Titicaca, Peru
Time and location
03 Aug 2026, 07:00 GMT-5 – 09 Aug 2026, 19:00 GMT-5
Puno, Puno, Peru
About the event
(Folleto del taller con la información completa en español)
The workshop “Teaching of the Totora Archipelago” is a 10-day intensive participatory workshop (spread over two weeks) that brings together 15 architecture students, local inhabitants, and vernacular artisans to build floating housing units (utas) and promote a living heritage on Lake Titicaca, Peru.
By fostering dialogue between academic teaching and ancestral knowledge, this workshop aims to move from conceptual reflection to practical reality. The approach offers a collaborative and pedagogical immersion designed to directly support a local family designated by the communities, building low-carbon housing solutions that embody history, resilience, and harmony with the lake ecosystem.
Workshop Objectives
Collectively co-build innovative floating houses (utas) for a local family.
Train architecture students in vernacular and traditional construction techniques.