Plaster acts as an effective insulating layer for reinforced concrete beams, improving their fire resistance and structural integrity after uncontrolled fires.

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While the outside may appear very impressive, the inside of the Ryugyong is another story. It remains an empty, concrete ...

Nigeria is embarking on one of its most ambitious infrastructure projects since independence: the proposed Lagos–Calabar ...

The climate crisis is causing increased extreme weather events in Southeast Asia. Could “sponge cities,” a city planning ...

“At Independence, the new Government of India … made the building of big dams a central part of its strategy for transforming ...

Three distinct design movements have helped shape Stockholm’s rich architectural landscape over the past few centuries. There ...

The world’s elite are convinced ‘The Event’ is coming. Holly Baxter meets the builders to whom they entrust their greatest ...

In the century since Antoni Gaudí died, his wild design has been obsessively realized, creating the world’s tallest ...

The Himalayas demand a new ethic of building. It is not enough to construct ambitiously; we must construct wisely and durably ...

Sutro Tower has stood for 52 years in San Francisco. In this profile, we explore how the broadcast site became a symbol of ...