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Inspiration for Masonry Design

These dynamic photos offer interesting visions to the future of stone masonry design. These design ideas would be great to see in Chicago! View captivating stone architecture designs >... read more →
  • June 4, 2020
  • Masonry on the Web
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95 Peckham Road in London

This design looks ahead of its time. It's a great use of social distancing in the layout of the building. 5 Peckham Road in London contains 33 homes... read more →
  • May 5, 2020
  • Masonry on the Web
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Brick Arcade in Mexico

Brick archways fold around this public square in Jojutla, Mexico. Check out all the photos of this dynamic courtyard, it's a great way to bring a memorable experience... read more →
  • February 4, 2020
  • Masonry on the Web
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The Heights Building by BIG

Brick—featured in the old school building that was on the site, as well as in much of Arlington’s historic architecture—is the prominent material here, albeit in white, not red.... read more →
  • January 6, 2020
  • Masonry on the Web
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Residenze Carlo Erba, Milan Eisenman Architects and Degli Esposti Architetti

After decades of studying its architecture, Peter Eisenman finally builds in Italy. The serpentine structure employs traditional construction-reinforced-concrete columns and structural slabs with bearing walls at the six cores... read more →
  • November 4, 2019
  • Masonry on the Web
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National Museum of Qatar by Ateliers Jean Nouvel

An immense collision of sandy-hued concrete disks, the building is planned as a loop that winds for almost a mile and makes you feel as if you’ve landed on planet... read more →
  • October 2, 2019
  • Masonry on the Web
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Design Vanguard 2019: Michan Architecture

“That whole area of the city is built with brick walls,” he explains, “but in an extremely standardized way, because everything needs to be cheap.” Michan upends expectations by carefully... read more →
  • July 8, 2019
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V&A Dundee – Kengo Kuma & Associates

The form of the museum is inspired by the cliffs on Scotland’s north-eastern coastline, with the cladding – dramatic lines of pre-cast concrete that run horizontally around the curving... read more →
  • February 5, 2019
  • Masonry on the Web
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Basaren Block by Wingårdhs, Stockholm

The white brick-clad structure has rounded corners, not only to allow light to travel continuously around the facade without creating hard shadows. It's a great example of how... read more →
  • January 4, 2019
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A Unique Masonry Home

The existing double story Victorian terrace's zigzag (almost scalloping) brown and gold brick façade was translated and embellished to form the scalloped extension to the rear, whimsically drawing a... read more →
  • November 29, 2018
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Masonry Goes Circular

Using blue brick, the tower’s egg-shaped floors, rising around an almost circular core, evolve towards a more circular form as the building rises. This design would look awesome in... read more →
  • October 29, 2018
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Stadionplein 300, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The canopy with impressive overhang (a 16-metre cantilever supporting two floors) is the most eye-catching feature of the Zuidblok building on Amsterdam’s Stadionplein. It's an exciting balancing act of architecture! Read... read more →
  • October 5, 2018
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Kengo Kuma Transforms Shanghai Shipyard Into Multi-Use Complex

Original brickwork was restored on the North facade, but the South facade was demolished years ago. For the West facade, Kuma designed a pixelated gradient brick system which connects... read more →
  • September 11, 2018
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Residential Complex in Meygoon / New Wave Architecture

The projects facades were designed and covered with semi-similar rock shape crusts with inspiration from stone and sharp edge rocks around the lot. This trend in design generates... read more →
  • July 30, 2018
  • Masonry on the Web
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Olafur Eliasson’s first building is a castle-like office in a Danish fjord

Built around a concrete structure, the building's inner and outer walls are built from 970,000 bricks. The artist chose 15 different hues of unglazed brick, along with blue, green... read more →
  • July 3, 2018
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