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  • Close-up of mud house

    Roo Dhissou builds cob house inside V&A using mud from HS2 excavation sites

    Artist Roo Dhissou and UK studio Intervention Architecture have designed Heal, Home, Hmm, a modular pavilion made using Punjabi mud building techniques, which is on display at the V&A as part of the London Design Festival. More about Roo Dhissou builds cob house inside V&A using mud from HS2 excavation sites

    Cajsa Carlson | 17 September 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Everything you need to know about building with cob

    In this Dezeen Studio video, architecture reporter Amy Peacock answers everything you need to know about building with cob. More about Everything you need to know about building with cob

    Francesca Tesler | 11 August 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Building with Cob illustration

    This week we explored the possibilities of building with cob

    This week on Dezeen, we launched our Building with Cob editorial series investigating the potential of the ancient, low-carbon building material in contemporary construction. More about This week we explored the possibilities of building with cob

    Amy Peacock | 26 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Village Nursery dome

    Eight contemporary buildings that make a case for cob

    To conclude our Building with Cob series, we have collected eight buildings that demonstrate the potential of cob as a modern-day material, including a home in Kazakhstan and a nursery in the UK. More about Eight contemporary buildings that make a case for cob

    Starr Charles | 25 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • CobBauge House in Norfolk by Hudson Architects

    How to make cob a mainstream building material

    Despite its huge environmental benefits, cob is an extremely niche construction material. As part of our Building with Cob series, architecture editor Lizzie Crook explores what it would take to change that. More about How to make cob a mainstream building material

    Lizzie Crook | 24 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • House in Cunha by Arquipelago

    Dezeen's guide to traditional earthen building materials

    As part of our Building with Cob series, we've put together an overview of cob and other traditional earthen building materials used around the world, including adobe and rammed earth. More about Dezeen's guide to traditional earthen building materials

    Amy Peacock | 24 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Construction of CobBauge wall

    Waste earth forms walls of cob classroom in King's Cross

    Continuing our Building with Cob series, we take a look at a cob classroom designed for educational charity Global Generation, which is being built from waste earth sourced near its site in King's Cross. More about Waste earth forms walls of cob classroom in King's Cross

    Lizzie Crook | 23 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Hudson Architects brings cob construction into the 21st century with CobBauge House

    For the next instalment in our Building with Cob series, we take a look at the first home to be built with CobBauge, a cob construction system developed to meet modern building regulations. More about Hudson Architects brings cob construction into the 21st century with CobBauge House

    Amy Peacock | 22 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Steve Goodhew portrait

    Cob not just "a hobbit house" material says researcher developing modern version

    Cob is a low-carbon material poised for a revival, according to scientist Steve Goodhew. In this Building with Cob interview, he explains how his invention, CobBauge, is guiding the way. More about Cob not just "a hobbit house" material says researcher developing modern version

    Lizzie Crook | 22 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Cella members Alys Hargreaves and Millicent Green

    Cob can be "a mainstream building material once again" say Cella

    It's time for the construction industry to bring back cob, but innovation is needed to solidify the age-old material's place back within our toolkits, design collective Cella tell Dezeen in this Building with Cob interview. More about Cob can be "a mainstream building material once again" say Cella

    Lizzie Crook | 21 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Building with Cob illustration

    Are we on the verge of a cob comeback?

    Dezeen's latest series investigates one of the world's oldest building materials – cob. Building with Cob will explore how this ancient, earth-based material is being reinvented for the modern age. More about Are we on the verge of a cob comeback?

    Tom Ravenscroft | 21 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Extruded cob bricks by Tavs Jorgensen

    Tavs Jorgensen develops cob bricks for low-carbon construction

    Researcher Tavs Jorgensen has created a method of extruding cob into brick shapes, in an effort to make the low-carbon biomaterial more accessible. More about Tavs Jorgensen develops cob bricks for low-carbon construction

    Amy Peacock | 29 October 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Researchers re-engineer cob into sustainable new building material CobBauge

    Researchers re-engineer cob into sustainable new building material CobBauge

    Ancient building material cob has been brought up to contemporary standards by a team of British and French researchers, who see it as an environmentally friendly option for homes. More about Researchers re-engineer cob into sustainable new building material CobBauge

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 11 March 2019 | Leave a comment

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