Urban blocks can be defined as the space within the street pattern of a city that is subdivided into land lots for the construction of buildings. This morphological element has been shaped according ...

Paul Garbarini can immediately spot people who have been on one of his downtown Charleston tours. "They are the ones standing in front of a brick wall staring at it," he said with a chuckle. Garbarini ...

Firing bricks and making mortar and cement is very costly, but organic chemists are working on more sustainable alternatives -- focusing on building materials made from waste products. In another move ...