Earth homes are making a comeback—and they’re built the old-fashioned way: with sweat, soil, and ancient manual labor. From cob walls to rammed earth foundations, we explore how traditional building ...

Paraguay-based design firm, Equipo de Arquitectura has just unveiled the Caja de Tierra - a beautiful rammed earth construction that was built around existing trees.

It requires large quantities of energy-intensive cement to hold it together. And while rammed earth builders also use small amounts of cement to add strength and solidity to their walls, it’s nowhere ...

Discover the latest Architecture news and projects on Rammed Earth at ArchDaily, the world's largest architecture website. Stay up-to-date with articles and updates on the newest developments in ...

The beautiful rammed earth walls, which have been left exposed and unpainted, not only tie the building to the landscape, but also have the added benefit of thermal mass.

Continuing Education It would be hard to imagine a more elemental building material than rammed earth. Produced by compressing a sandy earthen mixture into forms, the earliest examples of the ...

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 ...

A: Typically, when using rammed-earth construction, forms are built that are one-foot thick and then filled with a mixture of gravel, sand, silt and clay.You will end up with finished walls that ...

Designed by the San Antonio-based firm, Lake Flato Architects, the 7,850-square-foot, one-level, Z-shaped home lists for $9.5 million. Its unique design blends the natural landscape into the ...