"So essentially what we're trying to do now is really combine science, technology, innovation, and business." Researchers ...

BERKELEY — When Oni Vanderson was offered her first construction gig, it sounded like a good idea — for several reasons. “They said the contractor needed youth, and that they would train them,” said ...

Back in September, we reported on Vo Trong Nghia Architects' ongoing effort to produce a suitable home for Vietnam's poor. The latest iteration of the firm's low-cost S House sees the prototype home ...

March 17, 2011 (New York, NY) Top international design and architecture firm Perkins Eastman is pleased to join The Green House project and NCB Capital Impact in announcing the launch of The Green ...

Depending on how it is carried out, construction can have a significant environmental impact. Air and water pollution, using fossil fuels and other resources, and developing waste materials are all ...

The widespread adoption of 3D-printed construction seems more a case of when rather than if, and so far we've seen houses, a castle, and even a military barracks created using the promising tech. The ...

We love prefab designs, but we love seeing them come to life even more! Last July, we brought you renderings for the House Arc, a bicycle rack-inspired modular home designed by Joseph Bellomo, and now ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Text description provided by the architects. A charming small house, built last century, stands on the old village road of the Dutch town Duiven. It has recently been passed on to the third generation ...

Carmaker Henry Ford is credited with saying that his customers could get a Model T in any color they wanted — as long as it was black. The same idea applies to the ranch houses that dominate ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Home prices in many of the world's most famous cities run to well over $1,000 per square foot. By contrast, MIT architects have produced a decidedly more affordable alternative: ...