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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...

Sliding doors open Swoon Art House by tres birds workshop

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...

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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,...

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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...

Los Terrenos by Tatiana Bilbao, mirrored glass architecture, mirrored glass home, reflective architecture, experimental glass home, rammed earth and clay brick house, mirrored glass greenhouse, chevron-shaped lattice, Monterrey contemporary architecture

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....

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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...

InsideOut School, Andrea Tabocchini, Francesca Vittorini, green school, Ghana, rammed earth, locally sourced materials, affordable architecture, green architecture, skylights, natural ventilation

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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Rammed earth walls form the core of this modern Australian home

Innovative, eco-friendly materials and contemporary design form the basis for Willow Grove, a modern home in the...

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Rammed earth Palenque Cultural Tambillo is designed to celebrate Afro-ecuadorean arts

Caá Porá, Siete86 and Ingeniera Alternativa designed a cultural center in the UNESCO heritage province of Esmeraldas...

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8 inexpensive earth homes almost anyone can afford

1. Dome-shaped earth bag house keeps residents cool in Colombia La Casa Vergara’s uncommon dome shapes may captivate...

Red Hill Residence, Finnis Architects, vineyard, wine cellar, Australia, timber, steel, rammed earth, green architecture, glass balustrades, skylights, natural light

Extraordinary Red Hill rammed-earth residence’s funky funnel shape helps direct light

The single-story residence is located near Melbourne, on the Mornington Peninsula. Built for a winery owner, the...

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Award-winning rammed earth home in Spain halves normal CO2 emissions

Presented as a "contemporary vernacular 21st century house," Castellarnau's design incorporates a variety of energy...

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Hacienda-style rammed-Earth home in Mexico City radiates stored heat during cool nights

Casa Candelaria is located in Mexico City’s highlands, just outside San Miguel de Allende. Borrowing from the...

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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...

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Hillside home in Sonora, Mexico features rammed earth walls and native landscaping

Sal Casa was built with the idea of honoring the landscape around it. To that end, the architects utilized rammed-earth...

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Join Building Trust’s 2016 workshop for a chance to design + build a new school hall in Sierra Leone

Those looking to gain experience in the field of architecture and humanitarian design will have the chance to partake...

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Navajo mum gets new lease on life with this solar-powered home

Design Build Bluff built this charming off-grid home for a mother of four in Utah. Suzie Whitehorse fled her alcoholic...

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Vineyard House uses rammed earth to stay cool in Portugal’s hot summers

The 319-square-meter house comprises three interconnected rectangle volumes clustered around an existing tree and...

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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...

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12 Stunning zigzag homes hide behind Australia’s longest rammed earth wall

Roselli's new homes are buried under North Western Australia's red-hue soil. Crafted from iron-rich, red sandy...

Nkabom House, earth building

This home in rural Ghana was built from rammed earth and recycled plastic

The building competition was organized by the Nka Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote...

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Hand Over is raising funds to provide sustainable housing in Cairo’s slums

An astonishing 47 percent of Egypt's slums are in Cairo, where 6 million inhabitants are living in a chronically...

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