Articles Tagged with ''concrete''

Residential Architecture 2025

5468796 Architecture Reprises a Miesian Typology for a Western Canadian Prairie Context

Regina, Saskatchewan

March 18, 2025

A sleek concrete house with sculptural timber windows transforms a narrow Saskatchewan lot into a series of private courtyards.

Building Technology

Michan Architecture Transforms a Mid-Century Apartment Building in Mexico City

Mexico

Michael Snyder

March 7, 2025

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A sculptural facade in raw concrete gives new expression to a 1950s-era Functionalist building in trendy La Condesa.

Continuing Education: Prefabrication

A Swiss Startup Reinvents Concrete Flooring with Gothic-Inspired Engineering

Andrew Ayers

January 7, 2025

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Gigon Guyer’s CreaTower will likely be the first project to debut a prefabricated concrete flooring solution that draws on historical vaulting techniques and cuts embodied carbon by two thirds.

A 100-foot-tall Vertical Mausoleum Rises at L.A.’s Landmark Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Matt Hickman

December 20, 2024

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The first phase of the Sunset Mausoleum project, designed by Lehrer Architects and Arquitectura y Diseño, accommodates 5,000 crypts within a soaring, open concrete structure.

A Skate Park at Parc Olympique Cements Montreal’s Reputation as a ‘Shredding’ Paradise

Laura Raskin

July 17, 2024

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The Lemay-led project activates underutilized space in the shadow of Roger Taillibert’s landmark 1970s-era Olympic Stadium.

Tadao Ando’s MPavilion 10 Opens in Melbourne

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

November 28, 2023

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Built with geometric precision of poured-in-place concrete, the Japanese architect's first Australian commission will serve as the backdrop for arts and culture events through the Antipodean summer and fall.

Tatiana Bilbao's Mazatlán Aquarium Rethinks How Humans Relate to Nature

Mazatlán, Mexico

Michael Snyder

August 3, 2023

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A stark composition of violet-tinted concrete, the aquarium is conceived as a "living ruin."

In Morocco, A Midcentury Spa Complex Gets Special Treatment

Jean-Louis Cohen

August 2, 2023

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A $150,000 grant from the Getty Foundation is helping revive a brutalist bath complex by Jean-François Zevaco.

New Concrete and Masonry Products for Spring 2023

New Concrete & Masonry Products for Spring 2023

Sheila Kim

May 26, 2023

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RECORD showcases innovations that exceed the typical bricks in a wall.

Continuing Education: Decarbonizing Concrete—The Ubiquitous Material Gets a Climate Friendly Makeover

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

May 1, 2023

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The design and construction industry chips away at concrete’s outsize environmental footprint.

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