Witness the fascinating process of survival building as a skilled outdoorsman constructs a sturdy A-frame hut and a unique multi-level natural pool in the heart of the wilderness. Using only primitive ...

Discover the art of building extraordinary bamboo and mud structures, showcasing jungle survival skills and ancient engineering using primitive technology and remarkable construction techniques to ...

My wife and I are big fans of the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Va. We've visited a number of times to see how the architecture and farming techniques of 17th and 18th century immigrants ...

When Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, came to Senegal last February for an economic summit, he took a break from conference rooms in the capital city of Dakar to get his hands dirty, ...

It’s not often that a project requires you to bulk up on your haggling skills. Then again, it’s not often that a project requires you to re-invent the African Mud Hut either. But that was exactly the ...

If you live anywhere near water — a lake, pond, or creek — you’re probably going to have cylinders of mud pipes from mud daubers decorating the outside of your home. We’ve found them under the eaves ...

Builders pour concrete into temporary wooden molds. MIT researchers invented a way to make them out of on-site soil instead. One costly and time-consuming step in constructing a concrete building is ...

The couple now live the dream 'playing in the mud' all day and it only cost them £10,000 to build an entire home A COUPLE were sick and tired of blowing through their cash that they gave up their ...