When most people hear Auburn, Alabama, they think football and the iconic War Eagle battle cry. But during a recent spring weekend exploring the Southeast's architectural vernacular, I discovered some...
When most people think of New Hampshire, they picture the White Mountains or Portsmouth's colonial charm. But tucked in the southern part of the state, Derry offers something different: an intimate we...
When my husband first suggested a weekend trip to Bowie, Maryland, I'll admit I was skeptical. But as a materials engineer who's spent years studying how communities build and evolve, I've learned tha...
When my husband and I planned our two-week anniversary trip, we wanted contrasts—stone fortifications meeting tropical modernism, French colonial heritage juxtaposed with Caribbean vernacular architec...
As a materials engineer, I've always been fascinated by how different cultures utilize local resources to create sustainable food systems. My recent weekend in Mbarara, Uganda revealed an intricate re...
