The oldest building in Weston-super-Mare has become an even more prominent seafront landmark thanks to the installation of a new thatched roof. The new feature has been carefully constructed, using ...

Inside the tiny community of English master thatchers, a fight is unfolding over a tradition that may not survive.

Thatched roofs may be synonymous with traditional architecture, but this roundup points to a revival of the age-old craft in contemporary buildings across the globe. Used to create thick, insulating ...

Building a thatched roof for my hut involved over 35 willow branches, approximately 200 fan palm leaves, and over 500 feet of rope and cordage. With this major task complete, I can now focus on other ...

The restoration of a freemasons’ club where Robert Burns learned to dance has commenced with the entire building being re-thatched. The Bachelors’ Club, in Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, was co-founded by ...

Following its work creating Europe's largest green facade, Ingenhoven Associates has once again produced a building that showcases impressive sustainability. This time, the firm has topped a large ...

The very first so-called mushroom home that Earl Young built in Charlevoix is being re-built with a special thatch roof. We’ve been showing you the progress on the project, and now that it’s nearly ...

Preserving the old craft of thatched roofs in exchange for access to more than 1,000 global heritage sites in Slovakia and abroad for next year. Picturesque thatched roofs were once a common part of ...