The university's experts are developing new solutions for the Arctic, including multifunctional houses with covered courtyards where kids could play even when the air outside is minus 50 degrees.

Built in the heart of Cal’s campus in the Berkeley Hills overlooking San Francisco Bay — an area prone to seismic activity — ...

Civilizations from Stone Age Scotland to the eighth-century Maya to 13th-century African empires have used dry stone walling ...

Mass-produced precast concrete homes could replace wood framing by offering durable, storm-resistant, and affordable housing ...

The transformation of Lakewood’s Trinity Block reflects both vision and dedication. For years, I saw the potential in the ...

The moment we step into Willow Rise, the smell of damp is overpowering. There are water stains across the carpet and rotten wood on the doors. Around the corner, there's a hole in the wall, barely ...

SHINCLIFFE, ENGLAND—In 1983, archaeological divers located the wooden framework of a structure at the bottom of the River Wear in Shincliffe, just outside of Durham. The underwater team had been ...

The developer, Peachtree Hotel Group, requested a continuance after council members raised concerns about the proposed use of a combination of concrete block and wood frame construction, which ...

Historians have been puzzled by the wooden bridge framework at the bottom of the River Wear at Shincliffe, near Durham City, since it was discovered… ...

A fire near Prater Way in the 2500 block of D Street in Sparks burned a debris pile and part of a structure Monday, June 2, sending two people to the hospital, authorities said. About 5:30 p.m ...

Fröbel, who was the founder of kindergarten, introduced “Fröbel’s Gifts” in the early 1800s, a set of geometric blocks that encouraged children to explore shapes, structures, and patterns.