This home doesn’t need a foundation. It’s vastly lighter than a normal house. It costs just $28,000. Oh, and it’s made out of paper. Houses built out of cardboard don’t exactly scream luxury. The ...

A titanic Thai-inspired temple just popped up in Chiang Mai—but instead of gold leaf and teak, this one’s built entirely of cardboard. Assembled in less than a day, the prefabricated building is the ...

A rocker designed by two Louisiana State U. students tied for second place in this year’s Chair Affair. (Chronicle photographs by Lawrence Biemiller) The winning designs went on display Thursday ...

Phoebe Washburn likes looking at construction sites. But while most people watch the workmen on the girders, she takes in signs of the process: stacks of wood, cinderblocks or iron beams; piles of ...