Take a eco-wellness trip to beautiful Palm Springs
When I turned my head to the right, I got a glimpse of palm trees. To the left, mountains. It was early February,...
Escape the everyday in this Geodesic Dome House in Palm Springs
Inspired by 20th-century architect R. Buckminster Fuller, architect Pavlina Williams transformed a decrepit dome...
Mid-century modernism and sustainable design meet in two desert homes
Two new residences in Palm Springs by o2 Architecture combine the best of mid-century modernism and 21st-century...
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...
HGA Architects' West Valley Campus at College of the Desert Will Produce More Energy than it Consumes
College of the Desert is a two-year community college with about 3,400 full-time students that is located in the Coachella...
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...
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...
Superstar Architects Team Up To Design BOOM, a Sprawling Desert Eco Community
The 100-acre development is an attempt to rethink home, community and wellness, and will include 300 private residences...
Discreet Desert Eco Homes Planned for the Mojave Desert
The 15-acre plot of land set aside for the desert home community has been subdivided into 18 plots, each almost...
California Desert Home Uses Passive Ventilation Techniques
Building a home in the desert is certainly a test of green building innovation -- because in a climate where resources...
PREFAB FRIDAY: Marmol Radziner
Sustainable design and prefabrication are two of our central obsessions here at Inhabitat. So when they come together...
