Curved board-marked concrete walls wrap around the front of this residence in Quito, Ecuador, which local firm Estudio Felipe Escudero modelled on "the physical form of a hug". Casa Roca is located in ...

Renzo Piano Building Workshop has begun construction of the Isola della Musica, a new opera house and convention center in ...

Learn how to pour a beautiful and durable curved concrete sidewalk for your front porch. This DIY guide covers everything from forming and mixing to pouring and finishing, giving your home a polished, ...

Curved concrete walls meander along the hillside. Plants sit in flower beds set into retaining walls. The jazz of Dave Brubeck pipes from overhead. Tucked away in one of Point Richmond’s hillsides, ...

Construction challenges come in all shapes and sizes, and much like the nearly limitless diversity of potential challenges, solutions can be equally unique. For general contractors WW Clyde of ...

One of the ways the strength and durability of concrete can be improved is by incorporating tensioned steel tendons before it is cast, which can then be released to compress the material as it sets. A ...

The extension accommodates a home theater, lounge, changing rooms, a gym and two suites, with a largeswimming pool in front of the building. The annex block references the 20-year-old neighboring ...

With concrete the most utilized construction material on Earth, the drive to find more efficient methods drives engineering and architecture researchers worldwide forward. According to an announcement ...