Rammed earth Kopila Valley School is the “greenest school in Nepal”
In Nepal, access to education doesn’t just improve job prospects — schools can save lives, whether it’s rescuing...
Rammed earth addition brings light and energy savings to a Melbourne home
When a growing family needed extra living space, they turned to Australian design studio Steffen Welsch Architects...
A post-earthquake home in Mexico is built of compressed earth blocks
In the aftermath of the Puebla earthquake that struck central Mexico in September 2017, Fundación PienZa Sostenible...
Solar-powered home puts an eco-friendly twist on the farmhouse vernacular
When architect Paul O’Reilly of the Australian architectural practice archterra was asked by his mother to design...
Rammed earth ties a contemporary home to the rocky New Zealand landscape
Emerging out of the landscape like a series of boulders, the Kanuka Valley House set into a lush valley in Wanaka,...
Afghanistan’s Chihilsitoon Garden is restored with rammed earth architecture
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has breathed new life and purpose into the Chihilsitoon Garden, a historic...
This Ecuadorian home uses the natural elements of rammed earth as a foundation
Rammed earth is a building technique that uses packed raw materials from the earth like gravel, sand, silt or clay...
Eco-friendly guesthouse in Brazil sports a green roof and rammed earth walls
In continuation of its work on the eco-conscious Camburi community center, Sao Paulo-based architecture firm CRU!...
Bamboo community center empowers the local Brazilian community
The beautiful beach town of Camburi, Brazil, has gained a new community center that not only serves as a communal...
Energy-producing pavilion proposal for Expo 2020 mimics Brazil’s biomes
Architect Gabriel Kozlowski has proposed a stunning, energy-producing structure for the Brazilian pavilion...
Modern rammed earth home embraces the desert landscape
Named after the way light bounces off of its angled walls and ceilings, Dancing Light is an award-winning dwelling...
This rammed earth home in India uses recycled materials throughout
When a family of six approached Indian architectural practice Wallmakers for a low-cost home, the architects saw...
Eco-friendly AgriNesture buildings promote agriculture and job growth in Vietnam
Although the majority of Vietnam’s population relies on agriculture, rapid industrialization and a skyrocketing...
Rammed earth walls tie this modern home to the Arizona desert landscape
Architect Brent Kendle of Kendle Design Collaborative married architecture with the desert landscape in Desert...
Architects build their own rammed-earth office around existing trees
Paraguay-based design firm Equipo de Arquitectura has created a number of innovative structures, but when it came...
This rammed-earth home features a beautiful, spiraling rooftop garden
Japanese firm Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects has unveiled a beautiful round home that is wrapped in a spiraling rooftop...
Minimalist artist retreat with rammed earth walls draws upon 100% renewable resources
A formerly uninspired site in North Boulder, Colorado has received a new lease on life as an artist retreat with...
Fruit trees grow on the roofs of this rammed earth home in Hanoi
Vo Trong Nghia Architects puts a fresh spin on the ancient art of rammed earth construction in the Dong Anh house,...
Dumping ground reborn as a bamboo and rammed-earth community space in Vietnam
H&P Architects dramatically transformed an informal dumping ground in Mao Khe, Vietnam into a beautiful pavilion...
Mirrored home in the woods is hidden in plain sight
Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao has hidden part of a holiday home inside a forest by cladding it in mirrored glass....
Post-earthquake home in China wins World Building of the Year 2017
A humanitarian project built with affordable, low-tech materials has won this year’s World Building of the Year...
This rammed earth school in Ghana school cost only $13,976 to build
This amazing school in rural Ghana was built in 60 days for just $13,976. The new InsideOut School replaces the...
Brilliant bamboo house uses ground water for natural cooling
This experimental bamboo home is helping to set the pace for sustainable growth in China. Milan-based Studio Cardenas...
Rammed-earth walls clad an observation tower to blend into a Belgian nature reserve
Mother Nature has reclaimed a former gravel extraction area in Maasvalley Riverpark, a 2,500-hectare nature reserve...
Elegant Australian home shows the beauty and toughness of rammed earth
Rammed earth may be an ancient building material, but the modern homes that use compact earth are anything but...
MIT unveils new solar 3D printer that can build houses on other planets
Some people dismissed 3D-printing in its early days as a novelty, but these days the technology is coming into...
Rammed earth school in Vietnam blooms like a colorful jungle flower
The far reaches of northern Vietnam are beautiful but heartbreakingly poor. Children of the Hmong ethnic minority...
Leaky cottage retrofitted with straw bale sees 80% energy reduction
One of the world’s oldest insulation materials has breathed new life into a leaky cottage in Ontario’s Lake...
Rammed earth house blends traditional materials with modern techniques in Vietnam’s last frontier
The breathtaking landscapes of Vietnam’s northernmost province of Ha Giang are rich in culture and beauty, but...
Rammed earth and weathered steel tie Arizona’s Maricopa campus to Native American and agricultural roots
Central Arizona College is betting on sustainable construction and higher education to bring the community of Maricopa,...