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 ...

(PARIS) — A World Heritage site nestled in central Mali that boasts the world’s largest mud brick building is in danger of deteriorating as instability plagues the West African nation, UNESCO said.

MASSAKO, Mali (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Building a house in the poorest villages of southern Mali has for years involved cutting trees for timber frames and struggling to save cash for a ...

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 ...

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. The ...