An Award-Winning AIA Architect on Why she Loves Building With CMU
“It’s so flexible, CMU. It’s a very easy material to make work. As an architect that builds many different types…
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6 Big Ideas You Missed at the YPG Workshop (and Why You Should Never Miss One Again)
“A piece of advice for those entering in this industry? Respect. You see a lot of people in this industry…
A Car Ride From the Big Apple, a Sanctuary in the Catskills
It’s late in the afternoon on a Friday. Almost the weekend. Architect Jason Shannon is on speakerphone, in his car,…
Iowa State Takes First Place in National Unit Design Competition in Seattle
SEATTLE, WA – Three college teams presented their unique, fresh CMU designs at the 2019 Unit Design Competition during NCMA’s…
Manufactured Stone Veneer Program Grants First Ever Certifications
HERNDON, VA – The National Concrete Masonry Association is proud to announce that through their MSV Product Certification Program the…
Charles Newsome Inducted Into NCMA’s Hall of Fame
Charles Newsome, retired vice president of Johnson Concrete and Carolina Stalite, both of Salisbury, North Carolina, was inducted into The…
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Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, 41 Area Owner: Naval Facilities Engineering Command (DOD) Architects: Vazquez Marshall Architects; TranSystems; and Wildman…
Atwater Crossing Residences are CMU, Not Wood
The design intent for the 27 residences at Atwater Crossing in Los Angeles was to create homes with open floor…
A Shining Center Upon a Hill: How SRWs Turned Elevation Into an Asset
Sometimes a grassy hill is all you need to transform a community. If you venture to 550 Shrewsbury Commons Ave,…
Hardscapes … and Redemption: How a New England Jail is Helping to Solve the Workforce Problem
David and Greg are behind walls. And bars. Walls and bars they can’t leave. David Andujar and Greg Giordano are…
