Post and beam and timber frame are both beautiful methods of building but most people think of them as one and the same. Although they are similar, there are subtle differences between them. Both are ...
Four years ago, the Pritzker Prize–winner Tadao Ando spectacularly converted a 1920s apartment building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago into exhibition spaces for a gallery named—in ...
ETH Zurich researchers in Switzerland are using geometry to design concrete forms that cut pollution from builds with haste, according to a university news release. What's more, builders won't need a ...
TAKES A VILLAGE: Barron Brown directs a crew at a barn raising near Marshall. Photo by Storms Reback It’s not every day you get invited to a barn raising, so when I did, I jumped at the opportunity.
DIY guide shows how to build and antique a picture frame for home decor.
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Face Frame Cabinet Building Tips

A classic way to make cabinets is to build plywood boxes (aka carcasses) and cover the front with a hardwood face frame.