Around the World, These Building Solutions Keep Things Local

Designers are finding sustainable building solves close to home—in ancient practices and cutting-edge innovations alike.
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BLDUS firmly believes in utilizing local materials and applying traditional craftsmanship to residential projects

Through its project series Alley Living, BLDUS turns urban voids, like a former back alley, into housing. (Ty Cole) Years after meeting in an undergraduate architecture studio, Becker and Linn started ...
MIT Technology Review

Material Cultures looks to the past to build the future

Paloma Gormley is leading Material Cultures, which has a DIY approach to material sustainability in architecture, to build the future from the ground up. Despite decades of green certifications, ...
The New York Times

In Costa Rica, a Proclivity for All Things Latin America

A builder and an architect collaborated on a family beach compound using local materials and with a patio and a pool at the center. On Location A builder and an architect collaborated on a family ...
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Around the world, these building solutions keep things local

This story is part of The Future of Home, a collaboration between the editors of WIRED and Architectural Digest to help you understand what “home” will look like tomorrow and beyond. It is an ...