This episode focuses on 81-year-old Mei Jingtian, who has dedicated 43 years of unpaid volunteer work to protecting the Great Wall. He has traversed dangerous paths to preserve cultural relics. For ...

A quirky visionary and a team of craftsmen bring a dragon-filled interpretation of Tolkien’s Middle-earth to North Dallas.

Rising from the rolling hills of Napa Valley like a vision from another century, Castello di Amorosa feels less like a winery ...

England’s pre-Norman churches are amongst our greatest glories, national treasures that have lain at the heart of our ...

Rocks and stones can turn a yard from drab to fab, but arranging them takes skill. Luckily, we know a glue that people love ...

Megalithic cyclopean masonry is found in many parts of Italy, including Lazio, Abruzzo, Campania, Umbria, Tuscany and Molise. This type of masonry involves fitting together huge differently shaped ...

On busy sites, retaining structures do more than hold soil. They manage water, resist loads, and keep access ways open. The right choice balances structural performance with build time, finish quality ...

Stone is “making a comeback” in the building industry after years of being “forgotten”, said the BBC. With clear benefits to the environment, such as a lower carbon footprint than other traditional ...

About a decade ago, Bryce Hollingsworth ’13 ditched his disenchanting white-collar job without a clear sense of where his future was headed—until he stumbled upon the art of dry stone walling. The ...

A stone wall in the Gettysburg National Military Park was recently damaged, according to the Gettysburg Foundation. In a release, the Gettysburg Foundation shared that sometime on Tuesday, Oct. 14, ...

Stone walls have graced Pennsylvania landscapes for centuries, quietly blending history with natural beauty. These enduring structures transform ordinary yards into timeless retreats, creating ...

Pennsylvania stone farmhouses stand as timeless symbols of early American craftsmanship and agricultural heritage. These sturdy structures, built primarily between 1750 and 1850, showcase the skilled ...