In the 1990s, Nicolo Bini wrote his thesis at UC Berkeley on low-cost housing technologies. But the Italian-born, Australia-raised Bini went on to do high-end work for mansion-dwellers such as Usher ...

Hollywood stars have a taste for homes with a particular aesthetic. And Robert Downey Jr. is one such star. The American actor has built a Binishell on his property in Malibu, Los Angeles County. But ...

This strange building technique combines an ancient building material with a modern-day aesthetic. It was pioneered by Nicoló’s father Dante, who built the first Binishell in 1964 (which is still ...

The construction industry has trailed other major industries with regard to productivity and technology. This has resulted in significant ineficiencies in some of the most basic aspects of ...