In the new Phaidon book “Concrete Architecture,” Los Angeles writers Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin examine a construction material that’s often derided as the building block of urban eyesores, but, they ...

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 ...

While concrete is without a doubt the world's go-to building material thanks to its durability, malleability, and ability to withstand a wide range of climates, it is also the principal source of CO 2 ...

Decorative concrete is not your parents’ drab, utilitarian concrete … but it is, without question, on the cutting edge of a new breed of concrete design and architecture. The plain, rough gray of ...

Yale University's Art and Architecture Building, designed by Paul Rudolph and completed in 1963, is a prime example of Brutalist architecture. Courtesy of Lauren Manning/Flickr Roman Mars’ podcast 99% ...

Beijing and New York–based OPEN Architecture recently completed work on Shanfeng Academy, a new campus for the Mountain Kingston Bilingual School in Suzhou, China. Located in the Xiangcheng district, ...

Is it possible to assert the existence of a timeless material in architecture from an aesthetic standpoint? Undoubtedly, wood and concrete emerge as strong contenders, not only due to their ...

After 2,000 years, a long-lost secret behind the creation of one of the world’s most durable man-made creations ever—Roman concrete—has finally been discovered by an international team of scientists, ...

When talking about building a better future, concrete is often maligned as an out-of-date material that is bad for the environment.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 ...