Used since the 19th century—typically as a rural, rustic building material—straw has been a DIY solution for affordable, earth-friendly construction. But a new wave of contemporary straw ...

As we developed more advanced building skills, we used materials such as wood, stone, and clay and architecture evolved significantly, with the construction of temples, palaces, and fortifications ...

shaping and dressing that is necessary before it is used for building purposes. A number of factors determine whether a rock will be worked as a building stone. These include the volume of material ...