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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

Rammed earth school in Vietnam blooms like a colorful jungle flower

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...

Rammed earth house blends traditional materials with modern techniques in Vietnam’s last frontier

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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