In the town of Barichara, deep in the Andes mountains, Julio Leon is building a three-room house. It’s made mostly out of ...

An eco-conscious residence being billed as the San Antonio area’s first modern “rammed earth” home has hit the market with a $435,000 price tag. Rammed earth is an ancient building technique that’s ...

Imagine you arrive at a hillside retreat in the Pacific Northwest right when the evening fog starts to move in. You touch the walls and they’re cool. The colors ...

Mumbai-based architecture firm Morphlab has unveiled designs for “Shift-ing Earth,” a luxury residence designed to harmonize with nature. Created as part of a proposed township masterplan on densely ...

In the lush South Indian village of Vengola, architecture firm Wallmakers has just completed a sculptural rammed earth home that looks like a natural extension of the landscape. Commissioned by a ...

This one-of-a-kind subterranean home in Cumberland County is built into the southern side of Blue Mountain, giving it a modern and futuristic feel. Known as an earth-sheltered mountainside home, it ...

Earth homes are making a comeback—and they’re built the old-fashioned way: with sweat, soil, and ancient manual labor. From cob walls to rammed earth foundations, we explore how traditional building ...