Before San Antonio’s streets first were paved in the 1880s, they were an ever-changing adventure to walk or ride. With heavy rains, “water was several inches deep, and the mud inches deeper,” writes ...

Everything old is new again: Today, the NY Times shares the hot new educational trend at NYC private and charter schools—wooden blocks. According to the Times, adults have been flooding to ...

Four-year-olds Jacques and Corinne work with teacher Todd Erickson to balance and secure two semicircular wooden blocks atop two long, straight ones. Today we explore the simple, powerful tool that is ...

In Tübingen, Germany, TriqBriq is creating eco‑friendly homes from modular wooden blocks made with recycled materials, offering a low‑carbon alternative to concrete. A German city is building an ...

Jenga is a game that requires a good amount of coordination and patience. Some call it tumble tower, others stacking blocks, but the gist remains the same: Rectangle blocks, usually 54 pieces made of ...

Crimson is a red-colored wood found in the Nether region of Minecraft. Lofty crimson mushrooms grow in this dark glowing dimension. When shredded, these mushrooms drop red stems that can be turned ...

A spiralling stack of chunky wooden blocks forms this staircase designed by architecture studio QC for an apartment in Poland. QC, which is based in Rzeszów, created the staircase during the ...

For our Tools of the Trade series, we're exploring the iconic, seminal tools that some of us remember using in our early schooling. Things like the slide rule and protractor, the Bunsen burner and the ...