Building Zambian homes with local materials delivers benefits that imports don’t: study
People spend up to 90% of their lives in buildings. How these are designed and built has a profound influence...
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“Light structures and materials” define Di Linh House by K59 Atelier
Architecture studio K59 Atelier has designed a home in Di Linh, Vietnam, using local materials that were easy to transport...
Cob Houses, Rammed Earth, and Hemp Mixtures: These Eco-Friendly Building Materials Start in the Soil
Last summer, an East Devon, England, four-bedroom home made headlines when it hit the market for nearly $990,000 (£795,000). Though...
Simba Vision Montessori School is constructed from local materials
Intersecting blockwork walls and an overhanging zinc roof characterise Simba Vision Montessori School in rural Tanzania by local studio Architectural...
Rural house is renovated with 100 per cent local materials by Anatomies d’Architecture in Normandy
Paris and Marseille-based architecture practice Anatomies d’Architecture has renovated a rural house by using 100 per cent local materials in Sap-en-Auge,...
Eight interiors that feature reclaimed and recycled materials
For our latest lookbook, Dezeen has selected eight examples of interiors that were created with reclaimed and recycled materials, including...
Sanjay Puri designs a house following traditional Indian principles & materials for passive cooling using mostly locally sourced materials
Nokha, Rajasthan, India Characterized by open courtyards and screened volumes, the Narsighar House, designed by Sanjay Puri and Nina Puri...
This 3D-Printed House Is the First to Be Made Entirely From Bio-Based Materials
Maine doesn’t have enough affordable housing or enough workers to build more, but it does have quite a bit of...
Richard Pender and Dan Kerr combine local materials at self-built house
Richard Pender was involved in every stage of this self-build project to create a sustainable and accessible house for his...
