We’ve featured yurts from Mandala Homes here on Inhabitat before, and their latest creation has raised the bar to new heights. Prefabricated in B.C., Canada, Mandala Homes’ “fancy yurts” are shipped ...

Just because summer is on its last legs doesn’t mean that you can’t take advantage of a weekend getaway with family or close friends. Traveling in 2020 has become something completely new and ...

A few streets away, a young apprentice holds a bow of horsehair against an unfinished two-stringed instrument, trying to coax ...

AT JUST over $50 per square foot, the Nomad Yurt is a fireproof, weather-resistant update of the traditional Mongolian tent, says its creator, Stephanie Smith, founder of Ecoshack in Los Angeles.

It's hard to say what's so amazing about Mongolia- truly a toss up between the people and the landscape. The scenery is wide open and breathtaking. It ranges from rolling valleys to the choppy Gobi ...

SWOOPE - Martha Lappin and her husband Serquei Protsenko bought their land in Augusta County back in April. The two had intended to live in a log cabin, but with the cost of building that structure, ...

Yurts are a quintessential element in Kyrgyzstan’s national identity. Not only are the felt tents emblematic of Kyrgyzstan’s nomadic past, they lend their shape to cemeteries, souvenirs and World War ...

Burenbayar experiments with innovative ideas to modernize traditional yurts in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo provided to China Daily] HOHHOT - Yurts have been transformed with modern ...

The first thing you notice about the yurt is its sturdy construction. With 2″ fiberglass insulation in the walls and 2″ polyiso foam in the roof, the cabins stay warm despite the cold weather snap ...