I have joined 35 other local artists for an art exhibit based on how we are spending our time during this pandemic. The show will open in a couple of weeks in Silver City, New Mexico, where I live. All of the art work must have been executed since March, 2020.I decided to create a … Read more
Community First! Village is a beautiful 51-acre master-planned tiny home village providing affordable housing in a supportive community for the disabled, previously chronically homeless in Central Texas. It’s currently home to 200 individuals in tiny homes & RVs. As a way to invite the outside community in, they offer volunteer opportunities, events, and a bed … Read more
This ‘shift-ing earth’ project is a residence that was conceived by Morphlab and set in the middle of a dense forest in India. They considered factors like sun, wind and vistas to generate a design which pivots around a tree, with its spaces shifting and stacking around it. All of the spaces were designed with … Read more
Geoff Lawton explains how to create a food forest that will benefit both you and the planet. Forests are ecosystems with a diversity of plants, animals, and fungi. They were designed by nature to have perfect balance. A food forest is a version of this in which the different, balanced components produce food. When we … Read more
Welcome to the Jungle House was designed by one of Australia’s champions of sustainable architecture, Clinton Cole. It generates its own electricity, warms and cools itself, provides its own water and food – including fish, vegetables, eggs and honey – powers its own car, is smothered in greenery and is in the middle of inner-city … Read more
Hidden among the trees in Nagano Prefecture, Japan is a small earthen house designed by Tono Mirai Architects. It combines traditional materials and techniques with contemporary design. Shell House took inspiration from natural forms to create a small, organic building that blends into the surrounding forest. Like a shell, the house embraces the north and … Read more