
Tallhouse: an adaptable, timber model for low-carbon urban housing
In an effort to bring down carbon emissions and streamline the building of cost-effective urban housing, Boston-based...

3D-printed home inspired by a wasp's nest is made of local clay
There's very little doubt that 3D-printing could be huge in the future of design, and architects from around the...

Community-oriented housing redefines a former industrial site in west London
London-based architectural firm Mæ has completed the second phase of Brentford Lock West, a urban regeneration...

A 19th century building is reborn as solar-powered temporary housing for families in need
No matter where you live or what you do for a living, there’s always a chance that fate will take a few bad turns,...

New 'agrihood' coming to the Island of Hawai’i
In a first for the Big Island of Hawaii, a new sustainable "agrihood" known as Kuwili Lani, Hawaiian for “to...

Hurricane Harvey has increased homelessness in Houston
Last August, Hurricane Harvey set records as the costliest hurricane in history and the wettest tropical cyclone...

Boring Company confirms plans to use excavated dirt for low-cost housing bricks
Will Elon Musk foray into affordable housing next? Earlier this week, he said on Twitter that The Boring Company...

RRA’s Mandal Slipway offers a contemporary twist on the local Norwegian vernacular
This striking timber housing development breathes new life into the former industrial area of Mandal at Norway’s...

New 3D-printed house can be built in less than a day for just $4,000
One billion people on Earth lack access to adequate housing — but that could change if ICON and New Story are...

6 ways to add passive solar features to your home
Looking for a way to reduce that electric bill, lower your carbon footprint, and show off to your neighbors? The...

Washington D.C. architect wants to shelter the homeless in decommissioned subway cars
Housing for the homeless is one issue society has struggled to solve, but 81-year-old architect Arthur Cotton Moore...

Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan donate $3.6 million to stem SF housing crisis
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, and his wife, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, are donating millions...

Stripped down modular Gomos homes inspired by sewage pipes pop up in Venice
SUMMARY installed three concrete modules on the waterfront at the Arsenale, one of the Venice Biennale’s two...

San Francisco resident pays $400 a month to live in a box to avoid ridiculous rent prices
Housing prices in San Francisco are notoriously high, so 25-year-old illustrator Peter Berkowitz designed a box...

Cyclone Pam tears through South Pacific; Vanuatu reports catastrophic damage, Kiribati flooded
Cyclone Pam, a 168mph storm which hit the South Pacific Friday and Saturday (March 13-14th), has been described...