Continuing our Building with Cob series, we've put together an overview of cob and other traditional earthen building materials used around the world, including adobe and rammed earth.

Building With Cob is an editorial series exploring whether an ancient material made from soil, straw and water can become a ...

A couple registered their marriage at a newly opened marriage registration site in Diaoyuan, an ancient village in Ji'an, ...

Istanbul’s historic buildings, including the Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern, are at risk from a major earthquake on the ...

British archaeologists recently helped uncover multistory buildings from the ancient Egyptian city Imet in the Nile Delta, ...

Excavations in Egypt's Nile Delta have revealed ancient Egyptian multistory "tower" houses, a ceremonial building dedicated to the goddess Wadjet, a granary and several stunning artifacts.

A new generation of apartments, factories, schools, and homes is using straw as a sustainable construction alternative. The idea of a straw building might bring to mind a medieval homestead, or ...