Artisans around the world are ditching the mortar and embracing an old method of building rock walls Clachtoll Broch, a Scottish dwelling with dry stone walls, was built at least 2,000 years ago. Its ...

One artwork is a plaza of embellished and brushed concrete that’s the size of three football fields. The second commission is a massive tapestry invoking the topography of Mars. The third work, an ...

Among the colorful troupes of Catalan musicians, dancers, and imaginary figures at the Folklife Festival, one man worked unaccompanied in a corner of the National Mall. As the sole representative of ...