It was once thought that only Superman could see through concrete walls, but an exhibit at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., shows mere mortals can do it, too. Called "Liquid Stone ...

New York, April 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Transparent & Translucent Concrete Market Research Report by Raw Material, by Application, by End ...

Developed by Hungarian architect Aron Losonczi, LiTraCon (Light Transmitting Concrete) is the world’s first commercially available transparent concrete. The translucent material is created by ...

January 26, 2006 Thanks to a lot of unimaginative work over the last half century, concrete has a bad name, yet at the same time, some of the world’s most beautiful and innovative works of ...

It can be used in the construction of a tower or of something smaller as well. Its translucency does not compromise its strength. It is as strong and as durable as a normal block of concrete. The ...

A sidewalk made of the translucent concrete was installed in a public square in Stockholm, Sweden in 2002. During the day it looks like a normal sidewalk, but at night it is illuminated by lights ...

Reinforced Block and Concrete Walls. Block foundations use cinder blocks (8 x 8 x 16 inches) that are stacked on each other and cemented in place with mortar, forming cinder block walls.

Homeowners of the future may have a lot more options when it comes to illuminating their pads. Thanks to the Hungary-based design firm, LiTraCon, architects and designers can construct entire walls ...

Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has stripped back an apartment in Brasília built in the 1960s and added in translucent glass to reveal the existing concrete blockwork facade.

Homeowners of the future may have a lot more options when it comes to illuminating their pads. Thanks to the Hungary-based design firm, LiTraCon, architects and designers can construct entire ...