In a move that aims to further the circular economy of the construction industry, researchers at ETH Zurich have let an autonomous excavator loose on a big pile of boulders and reclaimed concrete. The ...

If you have ever walked in the woods anywhere in New England, you have likely stumbled into an old stone wall and wondered at their purpose and how they were built. This wonder can be satiated at one ...

This handsome stone gateway is at a municipal golf course in Cincinnati. My grandfather, who was a baker, built decorative garden walls and arches like this. So can you! (Tim Carter/TNS) Perspective ...

When my grandfather retired from his career as a baker in Cincinnati, he decided to build an apartment building just down the street from his former workplace. He named it Valley View for its ...

Artisans around the world are ditching the mortar and embracing an old method of building rock walls Clachtoll Broch, a Scottish dwelling with dry stone walls, was built at least 2,000 years ago. Its ...

STTE KEVIN GARDNER EXPLAINS HOW EACHTO SNE CONNECTS US TO THE PAST. ♪ THE GREAT AMERICAN POET ROBERT FROST WROTE, "GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS." IF TRUE, FOLKS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SHOULD GET ALONG ...