New York City is full of sites purported to have been stops on the Underground Railroad, a system of safe houses that helped transport runaway slaves to freedom in Canada. While many were located in ...

In this video, I build a secret underground shelter hidden deep in the forest, designed to stay invisible from the outside.

A phenomenon that scientists have called “underground climate change” is deforming the ground beneath cities, a study conducted in Chicago has found. This shifting of land under urban areas could pose ...

Want to plan a more energy efficient vacation this summer? Sleep underground. Yes, thanks to science and a bit of architectural ingenuity, underground structures, also known as earth-sheltered ...

Two levels below ground at the Grant Park North Garage, the summer heat feels oppressive. As downtown commuters park and exit their cars, sweat quickly beads on their furrowed brows and foreheads.

For millennia humankind has dug downward for shelter, security, and comfort. Born out of pure necessity, using nothing but the ever-present earth, humankind created architecture by subtraction. In ...