When Apoorva Shroff was a child, her mother, a banker, told her about a client of hers who would send the architects in his building firm around the world. The architects’ mission was to be inspired by the beautiful buildings they saw and to replicate them in India. The best part of the job? The … Read more
A 30-foot by 60-foot limestone building in Wisconsin’s unincorporated community of Yellowstone began life as a hostel or hotel. Travelers who were transporting goods in the region would stop, rest, get supplies, water their oxen and horse teams, and be on their way. But some stayed. They built houses, and worked and schooled their children. … Read more
Travis Price is an internationally renowned architect, author, philosopher and advocate of green architecture. He says, “We architects seed our future buildings in the sun while dreaming under history’s shade of mighty oaks. Nostalgia is not our vision for the future. Yet forever the past and its endless glories are the roots that let our … Read more
Architects around the world are finding ways to respond to their local climates and cultural contexts to keep housing cooler. Some are inspired by vernacular architecture and others learn from nature and employ biomimicry. The Startup Lions campus is an information and communications technology campus located on the banks of Lake Turkana, Kenya. This building … Read more
This rammed earth cottage in Tasmania, Australia is part of a collection of 29 self-contained cottages that make up Piermont Retreat. It has high timber lined vaulted ceilings with quality joinery and rich, textured walls thanks to the rammed-earth construction. There is a spacious bedroom with walk in shower. A brick-lined fireplace in the living … Read more
The Tiny Farm Fort was the first project of the Tiny Farm Lab, helmed by architect brothers Raghav and Ansh Kumar. 90 volunteers from over 18 countries arrived at a remote mountain forest in Rishikesh, India in 2021 to help build this house of cob. They say the project “was a consequence of a lifestyle … Read more