Fired clay brick continues to evolve with new color blends, textures, and architectural shapes that inspire innovative and enduring designs. These design trends are evident in the winning projects ...

Not too long ago I was at a lecture given by a well-known futurist who proudly described (to a room full of heritage professionals) how he insulated his 200 year old home with seven inches of ...

WHEN Lori Berger began looking for a Manhattan pied-à-terre three years ago, she came armed with a list of priorities. The West Side was preferable to the East because it would simplify the drive into ...

Demolition of old structures at the end of their service life results in large amounts of waste and carbon emissions, not to mention the labor involved and the cost of producing new materials.

With storm season upon most of the country, homes and other buildings made of genuine clay brick have shown superior performance in extreme weather conditions--reducing property damage and increasing ...

In 1971 Louis Kahn, an American architect, was giving a masterclass at the University of Pennsylvania. In the course of a passage about how architects are always informed by their materials, he ...