The 2,500-year-old bracket that protects China’s Forbidden City against earthquakes
The presence of earthquakes in China has resulted in timber-framing practices that put European design to shame....
Extraordinary man builds 25 plastic bottle homes for refugees in Algeria
A Sahrawi refugee in Algeria is rebuilding lives - literally. Born and raised in the refugee camp in Awserd near...
72-ton elevating house lifts 5 feet into the air to escape flooding
Larkfleet Group has created a revolutionary Elevating House that literally rises above flood waters. In case of...
8 groundbreaking Buckminster Fuller semifinalist designs that are changing the world
1. African Design Center trains next wave of African architects The African Design Center is a program of the...
Aussie surfer designs prefab recycled cyclone-resistant homes
Hyman said to Mashable Australia, "I've spent my whole life around the ocean, and seen the damage done by waste...
Solaleya Domespace Homes Gently Rotate to Catch the Most Sun
Solaleya's dome homes feature 90 percent wood construction and are insulated with cork. The roofs feature sky-facing...