In 1988, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake devastated Gyumri, Armenia, destroying homes and forcing locals to construct makeshift homes, or domiks, out of corrugated steel and other scrap materials. Thirty years later, families are still living in these "temporary" homes. The TUFF Armenia Project is a project focused on providing sustainable and earthquake resistant dwellings for the citizens of Gyumri using tuff, a compacted volcanic ash found abundantly in Armenia. This material is cheap, sturdy, and easily formed into blocks for construction. The project team consists of architects, engineers, and global studies majors dedicated to design earthquake resistant, affordable, and energy efficient structures for the people of Gyumri.