Above the old Inca capital of Cusco, in the Peruvian Andes, three tiers of zigzagging stone walls climb a hillside in a display of megalithic construction that has outlasted empires. This is ...
One man’s decision to rebuild his family’s Oceanfront home after hurricane Katrina has elevated a local builder’s foundation blocks to new heights.
Mortarless blocks can move without shattering a wall Smarthistory’s architectural analysis describes carefully shaped stones with projecting and concave faces that interlock while allowing ...