TEHRAN - Across Iran’s deserts, dry plains and mountain valleys, houses built from earth form some of the country’s most ...

When most people think of Ancient Egypt, they picture towering pyramids, golden treasures, and powerful rulers commanding ...

Also knowns as ‘beehive houses’, the conical adobe structures keep cool in the blazing desert sun, while their thick walls also retain warmth in the winter ...

This video shows Misfat Al Abriyeen in Oman, where clusters of traditional earth-toned houses sit against rugged brown ...

When artist couple Chris and Frances Fussell found themselves cramped in a one-bedroom Elizabeth Bay flat in the late 1960s, they dreamed of wide-open spaces.

We've spent a fair amount of real estate in our past newsletters discussing coded words and phrases — shortcuts that writers use to evoke images or themes, often unfairly. An NPR audience member ...

Traditional mud-brick houses that the people of northern Syria have built for thousands of years risk disappearing, as 12 years of war have emptied villages and left the buildings crumbling. Also ...