Architect Shigeru Ban builds churches, houses and pavilions out of paper and bamboo. These are traditional materials of Japanese architecture, but they are anomalous in the modern world of concrete, ...

In Ladakh, India, an erstwhile stop on the Silk Road high in the Himalayas, humble materials have long served as building blocks for structures capable of withstanding extreme weather. Today, a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Eternity in an Instant/Getty Images According to the UN, the “buildings and construction sector is by far the largest ...

The 2007 Paris Climate Action Plan set a goal of reducing the city’s environmental footprint by 75% by 2050 (using 2004 as the base year), including greenhouse-gas emissions, energy consumption, and a ...

According to Live Kindly, sustainable architecture is “any architecture that attempts to limit the negative environmental impact of building construction and operation.” There are a few formal ...

Architects in Bulgaria are turning to the wisdom of the past and blending it with modern techniques to build homes that offer refuge from scorching heatwaves. According to the country's National ...

Bangladesh is widely known as the Land of Six Seasons. Due to its geographical location and socioeconomic conditions, the country is vulnerable to cyclones and other natural calamities. With hundreds ...

A Leon Springs-area home designed by San Antonio’s award-winning Lake Flato Architects recently hit the market for just shy of $1.9 million, and its as ecologically sound as it is easy on the eyes.

For many, the term “energy-efficient” is more likely to conjure images of cars or refrigerators than stunning luxury homes. It’s time for that to change. In honor of Earth Day, we explored a variety ...

Rotterdam, the Netherlands' second-largest city, is known for its modern architecture and vibrant cultural scene ...