Architecture is traditionally chronicled through the persistence of the solid. We define the discipline by the weight of the lintel, the mass of the pier, and the resistance of the wall. Even when ...

Sustainable architecture refers less to how a building looks and more to how it performs; it’s a way of building that considers the full life cycle of a structure, from building materials to daily use ...

And some buildings they helped make famous, according to two architects and a curator. By Julia Halperin “Pounding earth or making mud bricks out of earth [as opposed to firing clay bricks] is one of ...

Discover how architectural composite fabrics are being used to shape building envelopes, control daylight and acoustics, and ...

A research team at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has come up with a new bio-derived material made from yeast. It can be used with 3D-printing technology to produce a construction ...

Buildings made shaggy with vegetation or fragrant with wood are no longer novelties. By Stephen Wallis This article is part of our Design special section about innovative surfaces in architecture, ...

Sustainable architecture is entering a new era where discarded materials are becoming the foundation of innovative buildings, products, and interiors. Across architecture, interiors, and product ...

Bio-based building materials used to be mainstream. The roof of the Pentagon (which was built in the early 1940s) is insulated with horsehair. Until the mid-20th century, the great majority of ...

The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste while creating something fresh. ROME — For centuries, historians and ...

Paloma Gormley is leading Material Cultures, which has a DIY approach to material sustainability in architecture, to build the future from the ground up. Despite decades of green certifications, ...