Design magazines love them. So do movie stars and environmental activists. New technology, including the use of robots in factories, makes them even easier to build. So why are advocates of prefab ...

Midcentury-modern homes are in. With an emphasis on function and form, and a nostalgic quality, the homes have seen a resurgence since tapering out in the 1970s. Today, we see elements of midcentury ...

Karen Manley receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works, and the Western Australian Building Commission. Buildings offer an easily ...

Set on a vineyard in California’s Napa Valley, a compound intended to entertain a large family is in the early stages of design. In addition to the main residence—in what Oakland, California-based ...

While the Great Depression curtailed building during the early 1930s, World War II put a damper on building with severe manpower and material shortage in 1941 and several years after. This was during ...

One of the most interesting places to go to discuss home construction is the wonderful and remote school – Yestermorrow. Established in 1980 in Waitsfield, Vermont; the school is a training ground for ...

Prefabricated projects aren’t just cut and paste construction – at least not when they’re done by Stack + Co. The Boston and Providence-based integrated architecture and construction firm deals with ...

The Japanese retailer Muji has built a cult following by offering nearly any object you could want in your home for not much money and proportionately great design. Now, the company is offering one ...