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Embracing the box: undaunted by its lack of curb appeal, a California couple practiced in fixing up old houses turned this concrete cube into a charming
We have a saying: Does a house have 'po?' If it has potential, we can do something with it," says Margo Turner, who, with her husband Rande, tackled ......(Continue Reading) Exposed-aggregate patterning - Decorative Concrete - Brief Article
Exposed-aggregate concrete is an old technique, but there have been a few creative changes over the past several years. Decorative innovation has focused ......(Continue Reading)Improving the appearance of patch repairs - Concrete repair case studies: repair specialists describe how to strengthen a shear wall, protect post-tensioning
Many patch repairs to existing concrete must match the adjacent concrete. Patches have often been installed, however, that do not properly match the ......(Continue Reading)Protection of unbonded tendons - Concrete repair case studies: repair specialists describe how to strengthen a shear wall, protect post-tensioning tendons,
Increasingly, contractors face demands .to repair parking garages and other structures that have unbonded post-tensioning tendons. These tendons must ......(Continue Reading)David Ireland: the alchemist: San Francisco artist David Ireland transforms ordinary materials, such as concrete and domestic debris, into playful sculptural
When curator William Seitz popularized Dubuffet's term "assemblage" with the exhibition "The Art of Assemblage" at New York's Museum ......(Continue Reading)
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