Dog houses are a fun way to customize a spot for your furry friend in the backyard. There are so many on the market these days, you may have a hard time selecting which type of doghouse is right for ...

Many dog owners prefer wooden dog houses to the other types of pet abodes on the market because their natural material lets them seamlessly blend into an outdoor area. In addition to being easy to ...

The assumption that wood houses are not made to last is simply that: an assumption—and an incorrect one at that. The oldest wood building in the world is Japan’s Hōryū-ji pagoda, which has a cypress ...

Why should architecture be a stopping point for nature? This beautiful Zurich lake house designed by Appels Architects shows that everything can flow together. The natural world can be a part of the ...

Economical, sustainable, and easy to maneuver and move around, tiny houses have gained tremendous popularity all over the world in recent years. In New Zealand, a country that currently has the most ...

Depending where you are in the world, the techniques used to build houses can sometimes seem to be stuck in another century. Bricks and mortar, for instance, we build with them because we are used to ...

Housing is expensive. So why not have students live in cubes they can afford? That’s the idea behind the “smart student unit.” A few years ago, Swedish student housing company AF Bostäder had a young ...

Brooklyn’s wooden houses are becoming more popular — and going up in price — among would-be buyers priced out of the brownstone market, according to a story in The Wall Street Journal. Buyers are ...

Last week, we included The Wooden House Project as one of the most fun urban initiatives we came across recently. Since the 19th century, it’s been illegal to build wooden house in New York City and ...