Rammed Earth Desert Courtyard House Built From the Ground Upon Which it Sits in Arizona
The Desert Courtyard House is located in a private development outside of Scottsdale, Arizona. As it is located...
A unique community of modern green homes hug the desert floor in Utah
According to Joshua and Natsuko Shaffer, the couple behind Chibi Moku, Marten is a pioneer of "desert modern architecture."...
Gorgeous desert home blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor living
http://vimeo.com/149825131 Unlike the typical family home, the 6,700-square-foot Desert Arroyo house is divided...
Albert Frey’s tiny Palm Springs house makes the desert an extension of his living room
Swiss-born architect Frey designed a great number of homes in Palm Springs, but surely none hold a candle to this...
Desert Cities: a sustainable way to live in the Middle East
The genesis of Desert Cities began by rethinking the concept of a line, which can act as both a border as well...
The Skow Residence’s Sun-Shading Roof Was Inspired by a Sombrero!
Harold and Helena Skow had a traditional Navajo “home build kit” and had already completed a CMU foundation...
Aaron D’Innocenzo Built this Green Desert Home by Himself in Eight Years
It took a full eight years for Aaron to finish building his striking 148 square meter home in the Mojave Desert...
Organic Cities: An Adaptive Plan for a Desert Megalopolis in the UAE
Organic Cities is a concept for an addition to the coastline somewhere in the United Arab Emirates that will merge...
A Palace For Nature: Sanzpont Arquitectura Unveils Plans for a Self-Sustaining Botanical Oasis in Qatar
Sanzpont Arquitectura was invited to submit a proposal for an international restricted competition to create an...
New Mexico Highlands University Student Centre Responds to Desert Climate with a Sun-Tracking Louvered Facade
Work began on the new Student Centre in 2010 and it was just recently completed this summer under the guidance...
Anakin Skywalker’s Home Threatened By Migrating Sand Dunes in Tunisia
Migrating sand dunes in the Tunisian desert are threatening to bury the set of Mos Espa City—one of the most...
PREFAB FRIDAY: Interview with Leo Marmol of Marmol Radziner
<o A few years ago, I had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with Leo Marmol of Marmol Radziner about prefab...
Sand Dune-Shaped ARPT Headquarters Captures Cooling Breezes for Natural Ventilation
Mario Cucinella Architects' new ARPT Headquarters is a landmark building that combines tradition and modernity....
Rammed Earth Tucson Mountain Retreat is Intimately Connected with the Sonoran Desert
Located outside of Tucson is this mountain and desert retreat designed to enjoy the surrounding landscape while...
Buddhist Retreat is a Peaceful Eco Home Outside of Capital Reef National Park
Designing a desert retreat that respects its environment is difficult enough, but to build one that is also a Buddhist...
Prefabricated Lotus Hotel is a Resilient Net-Zero Development for China’s Xiangshawan Desert
Located near the Hantai River 800 kilometers outside of Beijing, the 30,000 square meter Lotus Hotel is comprised...
LEED Gold Mojave Rivers Ranger Station Helps the Forest Service Protect the Mojave Desert
The Mojave Rivers Ranger Station was designed to convey the Forest Service's conservation roots and the work it...
Take a Tour of Blu Homes’ First Prefab in Joshua Springs This Weekend
With Blu Homes' new Vallejo, CA factory, the prefab home builder is making a big push to expand its product throughout...
SOM’s Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Will Be a Healing Green Oasis in Abu Dhabi
The Sheikh Khalifa Medical City is being designed by SOM for the SEHA, the Abu Dhabi Health Service company. The...
Palm Springs’ Rosa Gardens Affordable Housing Achieves LEED Gold Certification
Rosa Gardens was constructed on an urban infill lot and it offers 57 units of 2 or 3 bedroom apartments. The project...
SOM Completes Its Twisting Al Hamra Tower in Kuwait City
The 74 story tower is innovative in its asymmetrical design and is a feat of engineering. The south wall is constructed...
Nottoscale’s Rondolino Prefab is an Energy-Efficient Home in the High Desert of Nevada
The Rondolino Residence is a vacation home for an Italian journalist and writer who fell in love with the desert....
Interpretive Facility at Red Rocks Canyon Responds to the Untouched Side of Las Vegas
Located just 20 minutes outside the bright and busy Las Vegas Strip, this serene desert landscape is known as a...
Cesar Chavez Library’s Soaring Roof Protects It from the Harsh Phoenix Sun
The 25,000 sq ft library was completed in 2008 and supports around 40,000 visitors a month and keeps 140,000 volumes....
Stunning Off-Grid iT House Sits Peacefully Within the Tranquil Desert Landscape
Settled within one of the most unique, naturally formed areas of the Golden State, Pioneertown sits nearby Joshua...
The Saguaro Building at Mesa Community College is a Living Laboratory
The 42,870 sq ft community college facility provides space for both the life sciences and the performing arts with...
Blue Sky Homes Completes Elegant Steel Prefab Home In Yucca Valley
Designed for Gordon Graham, the 1,225 sq ft home was built as a desert retreat from the cold winters of British...
Henning Larsen’s Gleaming Crystal Towers Will Be a Sustainable Oasis in the Desert
Central Saudi Arabia is a difficult, if not impossible, location in which to create a new sustainable development....
Solar-Powered Audubon Center Restores Nearby River and Immerses Visitors in the Phoenix Landscape
Before the Audubon Center was there, the site was a brownfield, scarred and barren as a result of sand and gravel...
Sustainable Copper-Clad ASU College of Nursing Weathers Beautifully In the Arizona Sun
Located right down the block from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, the College of Nursing effectively...