An Elegant Bamboo Gymnasium in Bali

Ibuku, an architecture studio, has completed The Arc gymnasium for a private school in Bali featuring a complex double-curved roof made entirely from bamboo. This is the latest building to be completed at the Green School which promotes sustainability through learning in a natural environment. The building was designed by one of the Green School founder’s … Read more

Another Abandoned Building

An article at 929nin.com wonders what this old abandoned wood and stone building near Petoskey, Michigan was used for. It looks like it could have been a souvenir shop with Indian-made items, rubber snakes, cedarwood trinkets, candy, gag gifts, etc. Or maybe it was a simple little restaurant with burgers, fries, pop or perhaps a … Read more

Nature Taking Over Buildings

The 19th century Chapelle de l’Ange au Violon in the South of France was abandoned decades ago, and nature has added a carpet of foliage while the sunlight streams through what remains of the stained glass windows. Residents of Shengshan village on an Island East of Shanghai moved away in the 1990s due to difficulties … Read more

An Introduction to Insulated Rammed Earth

This an introduction to insulated rammed earth. SIREWALL is the acronym for this modernized green building technique and it stands for: Structural Insulated Rammed Earth. In this video, we’re meeting Tony Johnson from Earth House Holdings to learn about rammed earth construction, and to get a peek at the rammed earth home he is building … Read more