Todd Gray poses with his photo sculpture "Octavia's Gaze" in LACMA's new Peter Zumthor-designed building. The museum commissioned the piece for its main entrance and it was among the first works of ...

The concrete breakwaters designed to protect people from the consequences of global warming also contribute to it. It’s time to start using different materials. Japanese authorities, wanting to better ...

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 ...

3D concrete printing (3DCP) technology is already known to offer a more efficient approach to constructing buildings. A new type of 3DCP, however, is said to be even better, resulting in walls that ...

How do you hang paintings on concrete walls? “With great difficulty” is the joke answer. “With great difficulty” is the serious answer too. Hanging paintings on cast concrete isn’t easy. But that’s ...

Q: I just bought my first house and am about to remodel my basement. The previous owners of the house glued 2-inch-thick foam insulation to the poured concrete walls. It’s got an aluminum foil face on ...

First, it allows you to create plumb walls should the poured concrete be out of plumb. Second, the air space allows a place for any rogue condensation to evaporate. When I finished the basement of my ...

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How Raleigh-Durham International Airport replaces crumbling concrete at night in time for big planes to use it the next day.