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

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 ...

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 ...

In the early 80s, I saw the Earth House Estate Lättenstrasse on TV for the first time. I'd always had a passion for architecture so I was fascinated by the whole concept: round homes, almost like ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. As you drive through rural areas of St. Clair, Jefferson and Franklin counties, farms, homes and small family-owned businesses ...

An alternative to standard concrete, rammed earth is a more sustainable construction method that's growing in popularity.

Growing up, Pete Bissonette always wanted to live in a bus or a cave. The latter dream came true, at least in a sense. Bissonette has one of the about 650 homes Mankato-based Earth Sheltered ...

On a clear day, Tim and Beth Anderson can see Wisconsin and all the way to Duluth from their home on the highest hill overlooking Knife River. "It's like a tree house," Beth said as she stood on her ...

A new listing in Kansas City, Missouri has made descended upon our planet, and its creative promotional photos are causing quite the stir among Earthlings. When local real estate investor and current ...