In the new Phaidon book "Concrete Architecture," Los Angeles writers Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin examine a construction material that’s often derided as the building block of urban eyesores ...

Is it possible to assert the existence of a timeless material in architecture from an aesthetic standpoint? Undoubtedly, wood and concrete emerge as strong contenders, not only due to their ...

The exposed, poured-in-place “raw” concrete—béton brut—of which they were wholly or partially constructed accounts for “brutalism,” the name by which the architectural craze these buildings launched ...

During the baby boomer’s expansionist era, in a bold bid to expand, USC replaced its beloved brick heritage with unyielding ...

Architectural concrete walls and window blockouts lead ABI Corp. to design a concrete pour that started at the bottom of the form and filled upward. With its recent focus on commercial building ...

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Cementitious 3D construction printing (3DCP) or 3D concrete printing is a form of additive manufacturing that can fabricate custom objects from small components such as architectural furniture ...

These architectural ‘innards’ blend in perfectly with the cold, concrete interiors; moreover, they allow users to see how the building is constructed and how it functions. Fala Park in Wolsztyn, ...