Bees have always been admired for their industrious nature and intricate honeycomb architecture; Charles Darwin called the...

In our long history of construction, paneling has run the gamut from ornate boiserie to simple sheets of plywood.

This retreat in Ehime in northwestern Shikoku belongs to an aging husband and wife who don't see eye-to-eye on air conditioning.

An architect used the pleasant-to-pop material in the gut renovation of his 1930s colonial-style home.

Faced with the challenge of a diminutive New York apartment in desperate need of a refresh, architect Tim Seggerman went straight...

You may think that paneled walls means dark and dated, but these spaces show that they can be anything but that.

Net-zero prefab panels and Icelandic-inspired design come together in Dawnsknoll, a sustainable home in Santa Monica.

Clad in charred larch and built with prefabricated, structurally insulated panels, this lakeside home perches lightly on the land.

This stunning forest retreat in England uses prefabricated panels to minimize site impact, shorten construction time, and protect...

From the use of structural insulated panels to achieving net-zero energy capability, these New England firms are paving the way...

You don’t have to choose between sustainable energy and curb appeal.

An industrious Chicago couple set up shop in a historic manufacturing district almost overnight using prefab concrete panels.

Alternative materials help a house in California’s wine country tread lightly on the land.

Eight years after construction began, this lakeside weekend home 80 miles outside Johannesburg, South Africa, received the...

Huge windows and energy-efficient elements make this Oregon residence a nature lover’s dream.

With more and more people beginning to telecommute and work remotely from home, the home office is getting more attention than...

Versatile and hardworking, cork can soften, texturize, and insulate a space.

An energy-efficient, rural retreat designed by owner/architect Lynn Gaffney hits the market.

In Nova Scotia, a prefab beach house makes history as the first-ever home built with PET core foam technology.

Two families live large and comfortably in this beautiful, self-sufficient prefab in rural Australia.

Panel 2, Martin Beck's new exhibition at Columbia University's Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery, revisits the 1970 International...

Despite what you might think about our infinite freeways, sprawling lawns and tract homes that march all the way to Vegas, Los...

Mike Simonian and Maaike Evers of mike and maaike, an experimental industrial design studio in San Francisco, gave a talk today...

Who doesn't love a carne asada-serving taco truck or a smart trailer offering gourmet, local hot dogs? You'd be surprised.

Inspired by a picture of a lunar lander, a naval architect perches a tiny house in the shrub-steppe landscape of Eastern...

Measuring over 2,000 square feet, this uniquely shaped cabin amps up lakeside living in Minnesota.

A modular vacation home in the coastal region of Valparaíso lets in light and views with a pleated roof.

The $60 million plan involves members of the Oglala Lakota Nation helping to build their own homes.

Apart from the structural work and technical fittings, nearly everything was built by hand.

The Lost Whiskey Cabin is a digital detox dwelling in Marshall, Virginia, that invites guests to unplug, slow down, and reconnect...

Completed in six short months, ZeroCabin Krul is a self-sufficient getaway near the Andes mountains and the Patagonian fjords.

A clever, grated metal deck serves as a "snow strainer" at this eco-conscious mountain home.

Dark and structurally unsound, a narrow, three-story home needed to be brightened up.

In rural North Yorkshire, a simple agricultural shed becomes a bright and energy-efficient home for a couple and their art...

A local architect intertwines an unexpected twist to the design of this summer home in Sweden.