Earth homes are making a comeback—and they’re built the old-fashioned way: with sweat, soil, and ancient manual labor. From cob walls to rammed earth foundations, we explore how traditional building ...

MUSC has refused to fix the historic and dilapidated Edward Sebring House on Ashley Avenue in downtown Charleston, despite ...

The Mission Valley office is slated to house around 500 DSD staffers. To date, nearly 300 employees have moved into the building, Berg said.

We built a beautiful swimming pool surrounding a handmade underground house—fully created using primitive tools. This peaceful, nature-inspired project blends architecture and survival skills in ...

Column: You've probably never heard of Ned James but he was arguably our greatest builder of cob houses including the, now earthquake damaged, Acheron Accommodation House on Molesworth. Time to ...

While building codes in the U.S. are only just starting to catch up, and you'll want to brush up on how to navigate getting permits, it's possible to get a cob house permitted in any state. The ...

Natural building using less flammable materials gain interest post-wildfires Officials open to alternative building materials like adobe Challenges include financing and insurance for new ...

Register now for our first online talk of 2025. We will be joined by guest speaker Phil Easton. Phil will give us an in-depth account of the processes involved in researching and investigating to ...

Met Raghav and Ansh Kumar, the architect duo who have designed House of Biomaterials, a community-built hand-sculpted cob house in Rishikesh that spotlights the region’s biomaterials ...

Lots of houses look good. Lots more feel good to be in. Very few are good to touch. Architect Féile Butler’s is – because it is made of cob. An ancient building material that combines clay ...

His house, built on a steep slope surrounded by three mountain ranges, is constructed using cob, a natural building material typically made from a mixture of clay, sand, straw, and water. It also ...

Some information may no longer be current. Reconstruction of a Carriage House in Prince Edward County, Ont. used cob-reinforced walls, an ancient building technique. Dave LeBlanc/The Globe and Mail ...