There’s a wealth of ways to turn rough-and-tumble, blah-gray concrete into an elegant interior floor, patio or walkway. To learn more about staining, design inlays, stenciling, stamping, etching, ...

Think concrete is an old, dumb material? Think again. We associate cutting-edge construction technology with renewables, LED lighting, high-performance glass and smart controls. But the recent ...

Skokie, IL— The versatility and recyclability of concrete was put to the test in the third annual Concrete Thinking for a Sustainable World student design competition. Skokie, IL— The versatility and ...

When Graham Thompson opened an outpost of Optimo Hat Co. in Chicago’s historic Monadnock Building, he wanted his shop’s aesthetic to match his dapper custom hats and the rustic South Side where he ...

TWO CONCURRENT exhibitions at the National Building Museum, an institution that has always interested itself to both the material and the immaterial aspects of architecture, beautifully illustrate ...