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 ...

This post is part of an ongoing effort to crowd-source a repeating feature in Forbes magazine entitled Names You Need to Know. We are looking for the people, places, products and ideas that will have ...

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, in ...