In Material Strategies (Princeton Architectural Press, 2012), a new book about creative applications of basic construction materials, author Blaine Brownell highlights five wildly innovative ...

Muscle Slab is specifically designed to make homes safer and stronger should liquefaction occur and, with high strength steel and concrete, it meets the foundation guidelines for TC2 and TC3.

‘Bendable concrete’ is not an oxymoron. Mimicking designs found in nature, engineers are making concrete that gives under stress without shattering – an advance that could improve US ...