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 ...

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 ...

Ever since the very first Super Mario Bros game was released in 1985, generations of fans throughout the years have grown up playing video games that starred the famous red jumpsuit-wearing plumber.

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 ...

Create a stylish and functional corner shelf using simple wood blocks. Perfect for displaying plants and mementos in any room ...

Cody Block is a “screen-free wooden toy that helps children three to nine learn the basics of computer programming through play”, according to a Zurich company called Qubs Toys which has just launched ...

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 ...