Glacial Lake Lugano in Switzerland’s Italian-speaking canton of Ticino features some grottoes lining its shore. These natural caverns represent authentic Ticino and define the lifestyle of its people. Grotto Descanso is a village tavern housed in a simple stone building … Continue reading →
When Pete Holmberg wanted a log house on some property in Minnesota he found a company that could build such a house with logs sourced from an old-growth forest of red pines planted in 1831, more than 120 years before … Continue reading →
The manufacture of concrete, steel, and glass uses vast amounts of raw materials and water and emits copious amounts of greenhouse gases per year. A staggering 8% of total global carbon dioxide emissions come from cement manufacture alone. Moreover, embodied … Continue reading →
Tyringham’s Gingerbread House is located on the Santarella Estate in the Berkshires, Western Massachusetts. You can enter through a second story entrance into a large open space with a sitting area with a sofa, hanging chair, and windows that offer … Continue reading →
Forest Garden Yurts, near Galena, Missouri, are wooden yurts designed and built by Bill Coperthwaite in the 1970s for Tom Hess and Lory Brown as a home and pottery studio. Tucked away in 4 acres of Ozark forest, the yurts … Continue reading →
The Institute of Nomadic Architecture is a rich source of information on the traditional architecture of nomadic peoples. They have been researching nomadic architecture for over fifteen years and have over 40,000 images and 500 hours of video clips, as … Continue reading →