Couple’s stunning home-on-wheels produces water, has solar awnings by Kirsten Dirksen on May 7, 2023 After renovating over 400 Airstreams and living for a decade in boats and vehicles Matthew and Joanna Hofmann created their …
After heavy California rains, gold-seekers head to riverbeds by Nicolás Boullosa on May 4, 2023 In his formative years, Mark Twain decided to pan for gold in California, just like every other American growing up …
Highrise transformer studio unfolds 5 rooms in 327sqft – 30m2 by Kirsten Dirksen on April 30, 2023 When we planned a visit to NYC, our friend Hasier Larrea, a former MIT engineer who makes what he calls …
Qanats: ancient water management system guaranteed survival by Nicolás Boullosa on April 27, 2023 I’ve been talking a lot with colleagues and relatives in Spain. Most of these conversations include a salute or a …
Builds open-plan home by hand with Japanese-inspired carpentry by Kirsten Dirksen on April 24, 2023 Tim Seggerman bought a rundown shack in rural New Jersey with the goal of building a house out of simple …
Miyawaki method: benefits of planting a tiny dense forest near you by Nicolás Boullosa on April 19, 2023 When we visited permaculture professor, botanist, and youtuber Andrew Millison at his suburban house in Corvallis, Oregon, we weren’t expecting …
People only saw old tires & poverty. He makes Slow Shoes from it 👞 by Kirsten Dirksen on April 16, 2023 Juliano Lima likes to bring things back to life. At home, his furniture is made from old pallets, scaffolding, and …
You say tomato, we say topsoil: interdependence of soil biodiversity and health by Nicolás Boullosa on April 13, 2023 For most of our species’ timeline, humans foraged and hunted/fished for food. The advent of agriculture ultimately led to population …
(Un)housed in paradise: how the homeless can get off the street by Kirsten Dirksen on April 11, 2023 Chronic homelessness has risen 65% in the U.S. in the past 7 years, much of the increase has happened in …
A winter energy chaos that never was: renewables & efficiency avoid crisis by Nicolás Boullosa on April 10, 2023 When rumors of a Russian invasion of Ukraine were turning into war logistics along the border in real-time, a friend …