Architects are embracing this ancient building technique to combat climate change—and soulless design

Rammed earth buildings have been around for thousands of years. Now, they’re having a modern moment. In the English ...
FOX59 News

Ancient Building Techniques Could Combat Climate Crisis Better Than Modern Green Architecture

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Modern sustainable architecture is failing to slow climate change and builders should look to ...

A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many ...
Greek Reporter

Unfinished Pompeii Project Reveals Ancient Roman Building Technology

Archaeologists uncovered a Pompeii project that reveals how ancient Romans used hot-mixing technology to create durable ...
Princeton University

In this engineering and humanities ‘mashup’ course, students learn new ways of thinking from builders of the ancient world. Even Galileo weighs in.

The ingenuity of the construction techniques used by Greek builders 2,000 years ago continues to dazzle the world. What did these ancient engineers get right? And how does looking to the past help ...
Artnet

An Ancient Construction Site, Complete With Cement Recipe, Is Discovered in Pompeii

Archaeologists undertaking excavations on Insula 10 (Regio IX)—a central area of the city of Pompeii—have discovered an ancient Roman construction site. The discovery is significant for our ...
Yahoo

Architect quits to spark revolution in building techniques with bold research: 'Our idea of progress is completely based on colonialist practices'

To build what's next, we may need to remember what's been forgotten. That philosophy is taking root on the rural outskirts of Tenjo, Colombia, where an Indigenous construction lab is redefining what ...
Yahoo

Architects design one-of-a-kind fort-inspired desert home: 'Harnessing the elements rather than fighting the environment'

The home uses passive building techniques, which help reduce energy use. In the remote Nevada desert, far away from the glittering lights of Las Vegas, sits a 7,800-square-foot stone residence that ...
Forbes

Rediscovering Sustainability: Green Homes With Traditional Techniques

In our fast-paced, technology-driven world, the idea of building a green home using traditional techniques might sound like you’d be taking a step backward. However, it's important that we re-evaluate ...