The single-family home is located in El Prado, New Mexico. Alicia Bomhoff You can now experience “Star Wars” living in this galaxy. Seemingly straight out of Tatooine, the fictional desert planet, a ...

TAOS, New Mexico — Old tires, crumpled cans and empty wine bottles are piling up at construction sites across the desert. A renewed purpose awaits these discarded items, which will become the building ...

Usually, when someone mentions the word “ship,” your mind either zooms to “space” or whatever your favorite couple is going to do in a new Hulu series you’re binge watching. But when combined with the ...

TAOS, N.M. — For those who dream of living off the grid but don’t want to give up being connected to society, an Earthship might be the answer. Earthships are homes designed to be self-sufficient.

In the latest installment in his series on innovation during the recession, Tom Bearden examines how one architect is turning unlikely items into environmentally friendly homes he calls "earthships." ...

Ariel Bui dreams of a mesa oasis where she can play music amid purple-tinted mountains. Ben Adams leaves behind a life in academia to build utility-free homes in the desert with dirt and garbage. Ryan ...

house in the Taos, N.M., area with Earthship creator Michael Reynolds, interviewed by Democracy Now's Amy Goodman. What's amazing is how jungle-like it is indoors, with bananas growing, a pond for ...