Historical building methodsEarly Swiss mountain huts used locally available materials by necessity. Stone from nearby quarries provided walls with thermal mass to moderate temperature swings. Timber ...

With their rustic, Lincoln Log-style exteriors, distressed wood, locally sourced stone accents, and massive fireplaces, traditional mountain homes and cabins are beloved by many for their rugged ...

Mountainous and high-altitude regions are considered to be among the most fragile ecosystems on Earth. From melting glaciers to land erosion, these environments face mounting threats from climate ...

The Albanian capital Tirana is currently undergoing a massive construction boom. Some of architecture's biggest names, including MVRDV, BIG and Stefano Boeri, are busy transforming the city with ...

Construction work has begun on an ambitious new hotel development designed by Oppenheim Architecture that will be part-built into a Saudi Arabian mountainside. Fittingly, the rock that's excavated ...

Humbird, a majority mass timber destination hotel and hospitality events venue, opened at Schweitzer Mountain Resort in northern Idaho in 2022. The 66,580-square-foot hotel anchors the resort, which ...

Villages across Nepal are building view towers on nearby peaks. Every municipality now wants welcome arches or stone steps on mountain trails. Bulldozers run amok, triggering mudslides on fragile ...

One of the great challenges that architects have to face every day when designing begins with the conditions of the site where the architectural project is to be implemented. This involves the ...

Locating the Sacred Presence in Monastery, Monasticism, and Monastic Architecture -- Entering the Mountains, Localizing the Sacred Presence -- The Sacred Presence from Site to Site -- Mount Wutai as ...

Hikers on a quiet Italian mountain trail now encounter a startling sight: what looks like an overturned wooden boat planted squarely across the path. The structure is not a stranded vessel at all but ...

High in the Blue Ridge mountains with a rocky landscape and extensive surrounding peak views sits the Lazy Bear Lodge on 5.86 acres of ridgetop in Linville, North Carolina. The estate has entered the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Mary Voelz Chandler, whose passionate, authoritative writing on Denver’s art and architecture changed the way Coloradans looked at their largest city, died ...