McDonough House is built to last 80 years
McDonough House at Loghaven Artist Residency in Knoxville, Tennessee is a cabin built of RHEINZINK-prePATINA gray...
First US solar-powered airport is in Tennessee
Tennessee may not strike people as the most progressive state with 46% of the population conservative and 27% moderate,...
Tennessee floods represent worldwide climate crisis
At least 21 people have been reported dead and more still missing following heavy flash floods in Tennessee....
Architects turn invasive plants and forestry waste into a sculpture
After Architecture co-founders Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann recently installed Homegrown, a large-scale installation...
11-year-old discovers rare 475-million-year-old fossil in Tennessee
While enjoying an evening walk at Douglas Lake in East Tennessee, 11-year-old Ryleigh Taylor stumbled upon a magnificent...
Scientists hypothesize why earthquakes happen where they shouldn't
Scientists at the University of Kentucky and the University of Memphis may have learned why earthquakes often occur...
Abandoned nuclear power plant given new life as a solar farm
Solar farms can pop up in unlikely places - like the site of an old, unfinished nuclear power plant in Tennessee....
Wildfires in the southeast US are so bad they can be seen from space
An outbreak of wildfires across the southern United States is creating plumes of smoke so vast they can be detected...
Watts Bar Unit 2 is the first new American nuclear reactor to go online in 20 years
A new nuclear reactor went online in Tennessee recently, making history as the first commercial reactor in America...
Wildlife officials ignore return of mountain lions to the Blue Ridge Mountains
Mountain lions once roamed the continent from west to east, but the spread of human communities have led to a massive...
Towable Riverside tiny house packs every conventional amenity into 246 square feet
The small building includes a living room, dining space, sleeping and storage areas, a small porch, and an external...
Kimbal Musk's new Memphis eatery will offer healthy meals on the go for $5
Regular readers of Inhabitat know of our continued intrigue with Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, but we haven’t...
Subterranean Conservation Hall is a glass-walled atrium under the Governor's lawn in Tennessee
Placed 25 feet below the front lawn, the oval-shaped courtyard is fully glazed. This allows natural light to penetrate...
Doctor Relives Magical Mountain Childhood with Rustic Tellico Cabin in Tennessee
The house is located in the Tellico Valley - a historically important place where Cherokee tribes used to gather...
1920's Grocery Store Renovated Into an Energy-Efficient Home in Chattanooga
The former grocery store had been used as office space until the owners bought it and decided to turn it into a...
