KI NO ICHIKU
("RELOCATING THE TREE"):
PETER LAU AND THE MOUNTAIN LAKE WORKSHOP
1997, 1998, & 2000
1998: RAMMED EARTH WALL
AND
JAPANESE WOOD CONSTRUCTION
Peter Lau and the Mountain Lake Workshop, 1998
One of the events of the special summer study in Asian Art and Design involved building a rammed earth wall as a backdrop for an area which will be developed into a Zen garden. Rammed earth construction has been used for over 2000 years and was most commonly used in the construction of houses in rural areas of China
