08-09-2017 DESIGN The Concrete “Sound Mirrors” That Influenced WWII, Science, And Design These massive concrete structures that dot the coast of Souther England have a brief but fascinating ...

APT's members, who hail from more than thirty countries, include architects, engineers, conservators, consultants, contractors, craftspersons, curators, preservationists, developers, educators, ...

Present-day shells originate from Egyptian, Assyrian, and Roman civilizations, in which arched and vaulted structures were erected, using stone masonry and rudimentary types of concrete as the ...

Ahead of the PCI Convention (Columbus, Ohio) on February 24 - the Precast/Prestress Concrete Institute recognized the winners of this years PCI Design Awards.

Materials researchers from ETH Zurich has revealed a prototype for an ultra-thin, sinuous concrete roof system with an average thickness of just 5 centimeters.

The brutalist concrete structure was designed by architect Charles Martin. It has sat unfinished for years — until now.

Concrete-to-concrete structural thermal breaks insulate and support the cantilevered roof and floor plates. Interspersed are thermal break modules for earthquake load transfer.