The Ralph S. O’Connor Building was specified to blend in with Rice University's historic campus architecture through a facade composed of brick and limestone. (Dave Burk) The Ralph S. O’Conner ...

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 ...

Pointing is the process of creating the mortar joints between bricks in a piece of brickwork. When old mortar is partially removed and replaced, this is called repointing. If you’ve looked closely at ...

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 ...

As commercial buildings continue to evolve in the global pandemic era, learning more about Brick Schema, and how it leverages metadata to influence healthy buildings, is critical for both consulting ...

Brick and stone masonry have served as reliable and valuable elements of commercial building projects for centuries, gracing urban and rural landscapes since time immemorial. Building Teams have ...

A historic building in TriBeCa stood out for its short stature. A glass-brick addition was the unconventional solution.

A startup company called Kenoteq has launched a sustainable building brick that generates less than 10 percent of the carbon emissions released during the manufacture of regular bricks. Created by ...