Yasmeen Lari founded the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan in 1980 to preserve the country’s traditional architecture, and they have built some 85,000 structures for displaced Pakistanis, including victims of last year’s devastating monsoon rains. That disaster left a third of the country underwater and destroyed more than 2.1 million homes, but the thousands of bamboo … Read more
If you like looking at pictures of eye catching examples of natural buildings, a good place to do this is at www.pinterest.com where Sherry Broderick has posted over 400 of her favorites. I even found pictures of projects that both Owen Geiger and I had completed many years ago. I’ll give you a few examples … Read more
I usually avoid posting anything commercial on this blog, but this seems like such an incredible deal am going to tell you about it anyway. At permies.com from January 1 – 3 you can get the 2024 Homesteading and Permaculture Bundle for just $35. It includes over 35 books, videos and webinars, so they are … Read more
Young communards in the backwoods of Vermont and high plains of Taos knew that surviving in frigid climes meant something better than teepees and log huts. With well-worn Whole Earth catalogues as guides, they began figuring it out. Back then “Save the Trees” was a mantra uniting the movement. Northern New Mexico’s earthen homes were … Read more
The 2023 Sharjah Architecture Triennial has a theme of The Beauty of Impermanence: An Architecture of Adaptability, which explores a relationship between scarcity, creativity and design. This will be on view until 10 March 2024 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The triennial features 29 architects, designers and studios from 25 countries. According to the curator, “In the … Read more
Travis Build his own Tiny House on Wheels. He started with a water damaged trailer and proceeded to build a wonderful home without any plans. He is a natural artist and it shows in every aspect of this project. You can watch the video at www.youtube.com