The China Folk House in Harpers Ferry showcases traditional Chinese architecture, bringing together a diverse community through a remarkable preservation project
AUTHOR
Emily Beyda
Emily Beyda is a novelist and journalist, whose work has appeared in The Austin Chronicle, The Believer, Forbes and Refinery29. For Built, she writes about issues of environmentalism and innovation in the construction industry.
The unique retreat offers an extraordinary experience in a custom-built volcano-inspired structure. Go inside.
Crowded dance clubs and music venues generate a lot of human body heat, so this Scottish club found a way to translate it into a significant energy source
Builders may have some big misconceptions when it comes to maintaining historical structures, and this guidebook aims to change that
Hadrian X has been in development for more than a decade, and its creators contend it now has the potential to transform the construction industry
Updating infrastructure is always an ambitious undertaking, but the reimagining of Washington, D.C.’s, aging sewer system has proven unique
A project at the University of Edinburgh aims to find out (from 2020)
With traditional housing prices abhorrently high, William Samuels and his partner devised an unconventional, inspiring alternative
Design Core Detroit is working to invigorate the once-downtrodden city by inspiring local architects, artists and builders to bring it back to life
Construction for Change brings builders together on pro bono work on schools, hospitals and low-income housing around the world
