BROOKINGS, S.D. - An Australian architectural professor visited South Dakota State University in late April to advise on how to preserve a 90-year-old rammed earth experimental building on campus.

While he said the bill is moving in the right direction, he stressed it is not ready. Criminal charges sought after more than 30 unauthorized drones over Seahawks parade A joint state and federal ...

In some parts of the world, there are entire cities made of earth. It’s one of the oldest building techniques there is: Scoop up the mix of clay and sand and silt that lies beneath the topsoil, pack ...

Back in 2014, Nathan and Janelle, the owners at 23 Lavadero Road , just beyond Tesuque, were living in San Francisco’s Russian Hill district when suddenly their landlord raised their rent by 40 ...

Rammed earth is almost as ancient as architecture itself. This construction technique compresses locally available natural raw materials like dirt, clay, chalk, lime, and gravel between flat panels ...

The virtues of rammed earth as a building material are featured in a story . The photo of Harvard's built with rammed earth, makes a compelling argument for its beauty. So do the ones of 's ...

Rammed earth, as humble and ancient a building material as you might find, could be back in vogue in these eco-conscious times. All it takes is a thick mixture of water, gravel and earth poured into ...

In response to some of the challenges of climate change, the building industry is turning to some throwback techniques to reduce site impact, but also create “thermal” structures that promote passive ...

The author describes his experiences in the 1940’s using rammed earth construction techniques to build a rammed earth house, an oddball decision at the time, and how well the structure has served him ...

It's a mud, mud, mud, mud, world in Vienna where BÜRO KLK gets heavy while renovating a Japanese restaurant. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia ...