Wood has been the concrete contractor’s formwork of choice for years. It’s relatively inexpensive and easy to understand, light weight, can be easily cut to size, and easy to replace and dismantle.

Owing to its exceptional properties, concrete is one of the most extensively used materials for construction. The creation of building elements using concrete involves pouring it into specially ...

Can the type of concrete used for a project affect the formwork needed to ensure its success? Construction Week investigates the effects of self-compacting concrete on formwork. One of the latest ...

If you’re planning a self build, one of the biggest decisions you’ll make is what structural system to use. For most people, the options that spring to mind are either traditional brick and block or a ...

The Philadelphia Navy Yard, similar to other waterfront areas across the country, is undergoing a two-decades-long transformation from a declining industrial district to a burgeoning office park. A ...

Materials researchers from the Block Research Group at the ETH Zurich, together with architects supermanoeuvre, have revealed a prototype for an ultra-thin, sinuous concrete roof system with an ...

Canadian designer and lighting brand Bocci founder Omer Arbel has created a home in British Columbia with expressive pillars made from concrete poured into fabric. Called 75.9 House, the home sits on ...