He is co-recipient of the Holcim Foundation Awards Silver 2020 for Restoring Common Ground in Bosnia & Herzegovina: a rehabilitation project creating space for peacebuilding activities. The project originates from a collaboration between the architects and the “Most Mira” (Bridge of Peace) charity, that has operated in Bosnia & Herzegovina for more than a decade to help divided communities reconnect while respecting cultural differences.

Martin Rauch is also a member of the Holcim Foundation Awards 2011 Bronze winner for Training center for sustainable construction in Morocco. The project which concentrates on the use of nearby resources including the workforce and earth as the primary construction material was praised by the independent expert jury for “its approach of merging the pedagogic concept with the building itself by making the construction a showcase of both preservation and advanced development of cultural know-how in local craftsmanship.”

Since 1999, Lehm Ton Erde (Loam Clay Earth), have developed and implemented many techniques and projects relating to rammed earth. A crucial pivot point in this development is not only the persistent elaboration of constructional details and enhancements of production possibilities, but also establishing the material with contemporary architecture and aesthetics. Many buildings and installations have been realized in cooperation with international and renowned artists and architectural offices, which have enriched building with earth in a technical and creative sense.

Martin Rauch was a Guest Lecturer at the Department of Architecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich); an Honorary Professor at the UNESCO Chair for Earthen Architecture, Constructive Cultures & Sustainable Design; and Lecturer at the University for Art & Industrial Design Linz.