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

When Marcus Miner and Tim Miller drive from their home in Las Cruces, N.M., to the land they own in the Galisteo Basin Preserve 14 miles south of Santa Fe, they travel past rugged ancient lava fields.

It’s a building technique so ancient and so durable that it can be found on some parts of the Great Wall of China. And now, a Boise man is using it to construct a home. Retired smokejumper and ...

On a windswept hill a three-hour drive from São Paulo, Brazilian architecture firm Arquipélago Arquitetos has completed the House in Cunha, a low-lying, contemporary home that is primarily built of ...

When entrepreneur Sandy Lawrence set out to build a home on the side of a rocky hill overlooking Napa Valley, she envisioned something that looked like it was growing out of the landscape. So she ...

This one-of-a-kind subterranean home in Cumberland County is built into the southern side of Blue Mountain, giving it a modern and futuristic feel. Known as an earth-sheltered mountainside home, it ...

*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 ...

List price: $7.46 millionSize: 4,382 sq. ft.Land: 75.3 acres3 bedrooms, 4 baths When entrepreneur Sandy Lawrence set out to ...