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There are many questions you can ask about cellular concrete domes, including this one:

Since the problem was initially identified in 2016, San Francisco’s Millennium Tower has been sinking and slowly but surely tilting westward toward the adjacent Mission Street

Trusses are everywhere, they are used in bridges, antenna towers, cranes. Even in parts of the International Space Station, and for good reason, they allow us to create strong structures while using materials in a very efficient and cost-effective way

What are we referring to when we speak about installations in architecture? The installations range from the essentialsupplies of water and electricity

This report presents the findings of a year-long research project, where an indepth review of the available concrete pipe design methods and the Nebraska

The aim of the project biomimetics in architecture – architecture of life and buildings – is innovation in architecture

Concrete masonry construction (or as it is more commonly called, concrete blockwork) is based on thousands of years experience in building structures of stone, mud and clay bricks

Since the Aga Khan Award for Architecture was begun in 1977 it has been in the forefront of recognising the full impact of social and environmental upheaval on the built environment in Third World countries

The learning of ‘Masonry and Concrete’ is imparted in Civil Engineering Degree, diploma and to trade apprentice courses, in various Colleges and Institutes

From 1959 to 1973, an unprecedented project was built on Sydney Harbour. On a platform 185 meters long and 120 meters wide, one of the most striking buildings in contemporary architecture was being born: the Sydney Opera House.