Housing NOW is a modular bamboo housing system that provides rapid, affordable homes in Myanmar’s conflict- and disaster-affected regions. They use small-diameter bamboo bundled into structural frames that interlock to form the backbone of each house. This method uses abundant, low-value bamboo culms from local sources and transforms them into load-bearing construction elements through bundling, … Read more
A recent archaeological discovery has brought to light a large underground structure in Westphalia, Germany. It is a historic construction located beneath an old town. It covers an area of more than 1000 square feet and is a spacious vaulted cellar located beneath the urban core founded in 1321. The space was uncovered near a … Read more
When architect Neha Ballal floated the idea of moving to the mountains and building a mud home, her decision was met with skepticism: “Everyone’s doing the opposite. Why would you retreat to the place everyone’s leaving behind?” But today, when her home gets visitors from the city (it is listed on Airbnb) it makes for … Read more
Suzanne Rouge is an athletic-looking 60+ year-old woman with a lot of energy and a lot of ideas. She is a driving force behind Earth Art Village, a cooperative collaboration for mutual benefit to all members, located just north of Crestone. Colorado. Earth Art Village began in 1998 with 460 acres to be subdivided into … Read more
The Vale Palheiro Earth Resort in Portugal has just opened as a 13-villa resort with a warm and welcoming restaurant. Running through the resort is a network of walking trails across what is considered one of Europe’s most beautiful and well-preserved coastal areas, taking hikers through rural valleys, clusters of cork oak trees and centuries … Read more
Built in 1864 by Charles White, the Courtenay Hotel was one of the first “coaching inns” between Christchurch and the goldfields on the West Coast of New Zealand. It was a center of activity in the region, hosting travelers, social activities and council meetings. The building had fallen into disrepair over the decades until a … Read more