Verena Maeder is an earth building artisan with 32 years experience constructing earth buildings. She first fell in love with natural building as a teenager, but because of the lack of formal training opportunities in this field she decided to pursue an education in architecture as well as building biology and ecology. In 2002 she … Read more
Li and Michelle Tane spent seven years living off-grid in their “happy place” – the Canterbury high country of New Zealand. First they lived in a tent, then in a mud hut, and then two timber huts. Now, with two daughters, Thea and Juniper, they are finally building a house on their land. 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
Starting in 2024, new homes in England will have to make sure their projects deliver at least a 10% biodiversity net gain. Helen Nyul, group biodiversity manager for one developer, describes what has been done at one recent development. “We’ve got the house marten nesting cups which are on the side of the front end … Read more