NEOM Establishes SAR 700 Million Concrete Factory for THE LINE
NEOM, the rapidly developing sustainable region in northwest Saudi Arabia, has announced a significant collaboration with Asas Al-Mohileb to set…
Concrete
Concrete as an architectural and structural material, including its fabrication and performance.
Villain House: A Concrete Replica of an Old Barcelona Townhouse
Architecture Office Claudia Raurell has replaced a dilapidated townhouse in Barcelona with Villain House, a concrete home that replicates the…
Concrete and Timber Blocks Shape House in Tsurumi-ku
FujiwaraMuro Architects designed House in Tsurumi-ku, a family home in Osaka, featuring a series of overlapping concrete blocks and volumes…
Álvaro Siza Designs Angular Concrete Extension for Monastery of Leça do Balio
Historic Monastery of Leça do Balio in Porto features a dramatic angular addition added by Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza in…
House C: A Concrete Home in Mendrisio, Switzerland
Celoria Architects, based in Mendrisio, Switzerland, has recently completed House C, a striking concrete residence nestled into the region’s picturesque…
Spaceworkers frames: deep concrete reveals at Portuguese house
Nestled on a sloping site near Sobrado, Portugal, SV House stands as a testament to modernist design and innovative architecture….
Memo Architectuur organises Belgian home renovation around concrete spiral staircase
This rehabilitation of a run-down row house in Mortsel, Belgium, created by local studio Memo Architectuur, features a spiral staircase…
Concrete frame: “resilient” spaces for maritime academy
Danish studios EFFEKT and CF Møller Architects have completed the Svendborg International Maritime Academy in Denmark, using an exposed concrete…
Nomo Studio: Home in Menorca Sheathed in Fluted Concrete
Nomo Studio designed Shift House, a holiday home consisting of tiers, on the Mediterranean island of Menorca, using a textured…
Types of concrete building units used in construction
Types of concrete building units used in construction, Concrete building blocks, also known as concrete masonry unit (CMU), have advantages…
Finding the Next Low Carbon Concrete Solution: GCCA Innovandi Open Challenge 2023
Sponsored ContentFinding the Next Low Carbon Concrete Solution: GCCA Innovandi Open Challenge 2023 Help an essential global industry decarboniseThe Innovandi Open Challenge is a global programme which brings together tech start-ups and the world’s leading cement and concrete companies to help accelerate the next wave of innovations to achieve our net zero mission.The Global Cement
Eight brutalist Mexican home interiors that prove concrete doesn’t have to feel cold
Raw concrete surfaces are softened by timber and plenty of daylight inside these Mexican houses, rounded up here as part of our latest lookbook. Many of these brutalist interiors leave their concrete shells exposed and their cavernous rooms largely unadorned. But freed of the constraints posed by frigid temperatures, they also create a greater connection
How to identify concrete distress in a visual inspection report
How to identify concrete distress in a visual inspection report, Concrete distress refers to the deterioration and decomposition of concrete…
Comparison between cement and concrete in building materials
Finding the right building materials for your next project can be challenging. While cement and concrete are among the…
Construction techniques for cast-in-situ reinforced concrete pile
Construction techniques for cast-in-situ reinforced concrete pile, The cast-in-situ pile is a kind of pile that is completely built on…
Eight practical and beautiful concrete bathrooms around the world
Our latest lookbook explores eight bathrooms with striking concrete interiors, ranging from a Mexico City bathroom that also features a rough-hewn stone bathtub to a UK bathroom built around a “concrete sculpture”. Concrete is a practical choice for bathroom interiors since the material is water-resistant, hardwearing and easy to clean. It can also be a
Comparison of cement blocks and concrete blocks
Comparison of cement blocks and concrete blocks, Are cement blocks and concrete blocks the same? Many people assume they are,…
Architectural factors affecting the selection of a long-term concrete floor
Nowadays, long span panels are highly desirable because building owners demand columnless spaces. Where the selection of floor panels such…
Design Concrete 2023
Design Concrete 2023Design Concrete 2023 is a national student competition which encourages architecture students to explore the benefits of designing sustainably with concrete.The competition is open to students studying at schools of architecture, landscape architecture and the built environment in the UK, and is free to enter.The 2023 project is to design a sustainable concrete
The use of concrete surfaces to cover the center of the stone art
Zhu Pei Studio in Zibo designed a masonry art center, covered by five hyperboloidal ceilings, made of concrete, in Shandong,…
Signs of improper concrete and their causes
Unsound concrete can be identified by various signs such as visible cracks, micro-cracks, spalling, flaking, blistering, and delamination. Multiple factors…
