In the town of Barichara, deep in the Andes mountains, Julio Leon is building a three-room house. It’s made mostly out of ...

List price: $7.46 millionSize: 4,382 sq. ft.Land: 75.3 acres3 bedrooms, 4 baths When entrepreneur Sandy Lawrence set out to ...

I am an independent Circular Economy Consultant. I did not receive any funding to write this article. For transparency, I mention projects referenced in this article: Beaucastel Winery: A project of ...

Earth-based building materials have long offered a sustainable alternative to conventional construction, drawing on locally available resources such as clay, sand, and natural fibres. Contemporary ...

Underground homes, also known as Earth-sheltered homes, have been around for nearly as long as humans have, though the modern incarnation seemed to gain traction in the 1970s after the 1973 oil ...

Radwa Rostom, founder and CEO of Hand Over Projects, launched her Cairo-based firm in 2016 with the mission of finding a balance between environmentally and socially responsible construction. They ...

Join us for a summer workshop on earth building! We will construct a rammed earth pavilion and explore ways to use natural materials in architecture. Special attention will be given to hemp as a ...

Architectural Digest editorial staff were not involved with the creation of this content. Materials tell stories about people, memories, and places. But when placed in the hands of an architect who ...

When entrepreneur Sandy Lawrence set out to build a home on the side of a rocky hill overlooking Napa Valley, she envisioned something that looked like it was growing out of the landscape. So she ...