(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series.) The art, craft, skill and trade of masonry has been revered for thousands of years. Works of art, civil engineering projects and buildings from ...

Johnny Clasper, a Yorkshire, England-based mason and stone sculptor, cut his teeth (and a lot of rock) in the construction industry as a bricklayer, or “bricky.” But despite the comfort of his “day ...

The Museum at Prairiefire had the challenge of bringing a 41,000 sq. ft. massive stone structure in on time and on a budget of $17.1 million, while achieving the structural and aesthetic goals of ...

Stone has been a time-honored building material in Santa Barbara since the earliest days of the city. Wood was never in great supply. Although the region was dotted with thousands of oak trees, their ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A class of 10 New Yorker masonry workers had a very special graduation in a somewhat surprising place: A cemetery. They are the next generation of masonry workers who will help ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don Hopper pivoted over the limestone slab on a makeshift raised table in front of him. Holding a round hammer in one hand and a ...