Humankind has the technology to go to space. Space architect Ariel Ekblaw says the bottleneck now is real estate: getting ...

In some parts of the world, there are entire cities made of earth. It’s one of the oldest building techniques there is: Scoop up the mix of clay and sand and silt that lies beneath the topsoil, pack ...

New models that show how the continents were assembled are providing fresh insights into the history of the Earth and will help provide a better understanding of natural hazards like earthquakes and ...

AlUla Immersive Living Project. AlUla, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Render. Image © Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture Thermal mass is the ability of a material to absorb ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. The modular tin cans that took us to the moon and back, and ...

Rammed earth construction is an ancient method where a mixture of damp earth and a stabilizing agent is compressed into formwork. The mixture is placed and compacted in layers until the desired wall ...

Nka Foundation announces a call for entries for its 4th Earth Architecture Competition: Designing a School for Ghana, an international architecture competition open to graduates and advanced students ...

The Rhinebeck, New York–based ‘T’ Space is kicking off its 2020 Synthesis of the Arts season with Ca’n Terra: Architecture of the Earth, a virtual reality exhibition detailing Ensamble Studio’s lauded ...

Just four years before the 1979 Islamic revolution, Nader Khalili abandoned his career building fancy high rises and other conventional structures and set off into the desert of Iran on a motorbike to ...

Even if it eventually becomes available, a vacation to the Moon is going to be financially out of reach for most of us. Such is the thinking behind a novel US$5-billion architecture proposal that's ...

The city of Jericho sits in the hot, flat Jordan Valley down the hill from Jerusalem. Jericho has bragging rights as one of the oldest towns on Earth. But one of its newest homes looks like it might ...