Michael Van Devender, the owner, says that his love for science fiction inspired the design of the home. The walls of the house are nearly 10 inches thick and comprise three layers: concrete, foam, ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

In Morocco, a startup is building affordable homes using a material that is ubiquitous: soil. Eco-dôme Maroc was founded in 2016. It applies local traditions to modern technology to construct ...

FARGO — Julia Winegar recalls driving past the strange, little house just off Main Avenue in Fargo and taking a good, long look. "I wondered what it would look like on the inside, just like everyone ...

They’ve been called moon homes, suburban igloos and bubble houses. The dome home, a futuristic fad once heralded by hippies, is trying to stage a comeback as an antidote to climate change. They’ve ...

The 1950s concrete dome houses were once widespread in Senegal’s capital. Photojournalist Andrea Ferro documented some of the few surviving structures, and the people who live in them.

Featuring a dome shape some may associate with a futuristic look, one abode in LaSalle County surely stands out from its neighbors, and it could soon be yours. With this particular house, a ...