Heading northwest from Taos, New Mexico, the sparse, sage-filled desert soon begins to sparkle as looming, Seussian structures appear in the distance. Earthships, as these buildings are called, may ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need for architecture to play by new rules. [Photo: Build for Tomorrow/courtesy Earthship Biotecture] This is a future Michael Reynolds, a New Mexico-based ...

TAOS, New Mexico — Old tires, crumpled cans and empty wine bottles are piling up at construction sites across the desert. A renewed purpose awaits these discarded items, which will become the building ...

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Homes called Earthships have been sprouting up across the globe for the past 30 years, and Earthship Biotecture’s mission “to find and distribute knowledge about sustainable lifestyles” continues to ...

New Mexico residents are trying to a break free from Los Alamos’ nuclear legacy by creating more environmentally sound ways of living. At the forefront of this struggle is renegade architect Michael ...