Earth Crusader

This film is based on an eminent architectural practitioner Mrs. Didi Contractor. She studies vernacular traditions, and is still involved in designing practical adaptations for contemporary sustainability, training young artisans and reviving local skills. Her projects include building over 16 homes, a community clinic a center for compassionate living, a craft market, a residential resort and the Sambhavana institute for public policy. She is known for architectural designs in Adobe that embody her evolving ethical, ecological and aesthetic values. She gives lectures about practical adaptations for contemporary sustainability, training young artisans and reviving local skills and tells about her experience in construction of buildings.