Just build the way they used to build barns around here,” lectured the old Dutch handyman. “You can’t take shortcuts if you build with quality, and a quality building should last longer than ...

Deteriorating, century-old oak trees destined for the scrapheap have been turned into a lovely barn in the Netherlands. Dutch architects ... using traditional building techniques and materials ...

But it is unclear if the old Dutch-style barn will ultimately survive ... care of all the other conditions required for issuing building permits, construction could begin sometime in the summer.

When you go into an old Dutch barn, the clear center section formed by the H-frames is a bit like the nave of a church, and the building is neat and awesome. It is hard to imagine people 200 years ...