While there are many reasons for smooth, featureless walls, when you want the look of stone, brick, wood or other high-end architectural finishes, patterned concrete makes an attractive, inexpensive ...

Precast concrete is a form of construction where concrete is cast in a reusable mould or form which is then cured in a controlled environment, transported to the construction site and lifted into ...

Concrete blocks are prefabricated materials primarily used for constructing walls. Similar to bricks, these blocks are stacked together and bonded with mortar, typically composed of cement, sand, and ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. It’s no wonder demand for precast is rising, especially ...

The production of the cement used in concrete is a major contributor to worldwide CO2 emissions and since we're reliant on the stuff for our infrastructure, this is a serious problem. However, Nendo ...

When time is of the essence on a large project, sometimes individually-placed concrete blocks just won't cut it. That’s what Chris Boel discovered when construction started on his new 16-unit ...

Textured surfaces and sculptural staircases are some of the ways that concrete can be used to create contemporary home interiors. See 10 of the most popular examples in this week's roundup from ...

Precast concrete is a construction product made by curing concrete in a reusable mold or form. Produced in a controlled factory environment, precast concrete can be closely monitored during cure, ...

The new 1.38km repair quay wall at the Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard Company (ASRY) in Bahrain made innovative used of gravity-wall construction and precast blockwork to ensure a maintenance-free ...