MEET OUR EARTH BUILDERS
The team
Our team comprises experts in architecture, technology, and sustainable construction. We bring together the diverse expertise needed to tackle the unique challenges of 3D printing with earth
GAYLE PARSONS
PROJECT FOUNDER
As a passionate advocate for climate-change solutions, Gayle’s strength as an innovator is in creating the vision for this pioneering building method.
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As a passionate advocate for climate-change solutions, Gayle’s strength as an innovator is in creating the vision for this pioneering building method. Her leadership and business acumen has allowed her to draw together a team of talented material scientists, architects, engineers and strategists to deliver the world’s first habitable 3D-printed earth buildings.
An experienced property developer and project manager with over 20 years of experience, she also has a B.Mus from Cardiff University and previously worked in the Classical Music business.
Gayle leads a talented team of people who believe in doing things differently, together, undaunted.
MEGAN McGRATTAN
RESEARCH & SUSTAINABILITY LEAD, BUSINESS STRATEGIST
With a Masters in Sustainable Building, and a diverse background in businesses across the globe, Megan has spent over a decade delivering high-level…
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With a Masters in Sustainable Building, and a diverse background in businesses across the globe, Megan has spent over a decade delivering high-level, thoughtful strategy paired with the operational execution and excellence needed to drive any business forward. She is an accomplished generalist, with a deep belief in the importance of our connection to land and place, stemming from experience building diverse teams across and within differing cultures, and aims to deliver work that acknowledges, supports and deepens our shared humanity.
A thoughtful, curious systems thinker, Megan is working for a future which reimagines humans as part of their community and ecosystem, using radically collaborative approaches to deliver climate-focused innovations.
KENNETH WILSON
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN & DIGITAL FABRICATION LEAD
Kenneth is an architect and researcher specializing in sustainable construction, bringing over a decade of experience to the role.
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Holding an advanced degree in Bio-Integrated Design from the Bartlett School of Architecture, their expertise is centered on pioneering soil 3D printing, where they have led major research projects from concept to prototype, exploring its applications for resilient and low-carbon structures. This deep technical knowledge in material innovation and robotic manufacturing will be instrumental in developing our next generation of architectural solutions and advancing our commitment to sustainable design.
With a deep passion for design, innovation, and nature-based solutions, Kenneth aims to push the boundaries of architecture and digital fabrication to address social and environmental challenges.
ADAM WENTWORTH
Electronic Engineering & Robotics
Combining both a background in concrete pumping from an early age as well as a Masters Degree in Electronic Engineering and Robotics from…
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Combining both a background in concrete pumping from an early age as well as a Masters Degree in Electronic Engineering and Robotics from Nottingham Trent University, Adam provides a range of technical and problem solving skills to the team.
His previous work encompasses a wide variety of fields from control systems, robotic engineering, manufacturing and most importantly concrete pumping.
A tinkerer at heart, Adam can fix anything he sets his mind to and there is no problem too big for him to solve.
JOIN OUR TEAM
If you have the skill set and relevant experience and expertise in any aspect of 3DPE and would like to be part of our team, do get in touch with your CV.
Advisory Partners
We are extremely grateful to the following members of our collaborative network, who are working with us to establish 3D printed earth as a primary construction method.
WASSIM JABI
MOHAMED GOMAA
Lecturer in Architectural Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Specialised in digital manufacturing of earth-based materials
YELDA GIN
RICCARDO MADDALENA
ALEJANDRO VELIZ REYES
DARSHIL SHAH
STEVE GOODHEW
PATRICK BARRY
Eshrar Latif
Javad Norouzi
Postgraduate in 3D Printing Architecture, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), Barcelona
Roland Keeble
CEO of EBUKI (Earth Build UK and Ireland) and renowned rammed earth specialist
Maria Sanchez
Architect and COO of EBUKI, and Clayfest co-ordinator
Dr Alexander (Sandy) Curth
Research Fellow at MIT and founder of Programmable Mud
Alexandre Dubor
Architect-Engineer, Robotics Lab Director, Co-Director Master in Ecological Architecture & Advanced Construction, IAAC (Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia)
Dr Brunella Balzano
BEng MEng PhD CEng MICE FHEA
Senior Lecturer in Building Structures and Structural Design, Welsh School of Architecture
Industry Partners
We are proud to be working in collaboration with these companies, who have agreed to walk with us on this amazing journey.
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