The use of pigmented concrete in Latin American architecture is growing - and influencing contemporary architectural expression. This can be seen in recent built works ranging from the INES Innovation ...

When talking about building a better future, concrete is often maligned as an out-of-date material that is bad for the environment. But is it as simple as that? We recast the debate. It takes real ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- This hulking slab of concrete, glass and steel is anything but opulent. The windows are busted. The walls are littered with graffiti. The lobby and ballroom lie in tatters, with ...

Concrete is the backbone of many iconic buildings in Chicago and thanks to a new map, design lovers can get to know some of the best examples. While not every building is strictly Brutalist in the map ...

What then should be the Aesthetic of Concrete? Is it Stone? Yes and No. Is it Plaster? Yes and No. Is it Brick or Tile? Yes and No. Is it Cast Iron? Yes and No. Poor Concrete! Still looking for its ...

The role of materials science in construction has traditionally been to provide new materials solutions to address problems identified by building physicists, structural engineers, architectural ...

Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston, by Mark Pasnik, Chris Grimley, and Michael Kubo. Monacelli Press, October 2015, 336 pages, $50. March 1, 2016 Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the ...

Concrete is a ubiquitous, often unremarkable, building material but in the right hands, it can be sculpted into truly special architectural works. Join us as we celebrate some of the best recent uses ...

Videos Gerbert Rappaport. Director. Image from the movie Cherry Town (Cheryomushki) 1963. It brings together a series models and material as posters, paintings, films, toys, cartoons and opera sets ...

Brutalist architecture is a style of building design developed in the 1950s in the United Kingdom following World War II. With an emphasis on construction and raw materials, the aesthetic evolved as ...

In the early 1990s, Yugoslavia was shorthand for destruction: blasted cities in the heart of Europe, pulverized minarets and toppled bell towers, a whole cosmopolitan society splintered by savagery.