FRANÇOIS COINTERAUX: THE ARCHITECT OF THE ‘AGRICULTURAL PROLETARIAT’ is an essay by Anja Segmüller who writes on the history of the French Architect Francois Cointeraux who is known for his focused attention on “the possibilities of ‘pisé’ (rammed earth) as a construction technique and to teaching the agricultural working class how to construct their own cost-effective, fire-resistant, and ‘dignified’ dwellings, founding several educational institutions”.