Concrete Construction Online Magazine: 2007

Decorative Concrete Project of the Year 2006

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:52:05 EST

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION's selection for the Decorative Concrete Project of the Year is the Venetian Macau Casino, in Macau, China.

Agora

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 07:34:18 EST

A permanent installation found in Chicago's Grant Park features Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz's 9-foot-tall iron cast sculptures of 106 walking torsos frozen in motion. The project's name Agora means a public marketplace or forum in Greek.

Bob's Produce Ranch

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:12:19 EST

Mike Schroer, an owner of Bob's Produce Ranch, wanted a minimum maintenance floor to enhance their fresh food-oriented neighborhood grocery. A grocery store design team representative suggested polished concrete. Schroer investigated, installed the floor, and now hopes to use polished concrete in other stores.

The Residence

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:43:16 EST

Markus Sadowski, president, Admatek, Pszczyna, Poland, found Wayne Sellon at the World of Concrete 2007 where he demonstrated decorative vertical concrete work at the Artistry in Decorative Concrete demonstrations.

ASET (Automotive Spraying Equipment Technology)

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:13:57 EST

We know art because we work with the best airbrush painters in the country,” says Sherri Candland, CFO, ASET, Salt Lake City. “This floor is a work of art without question.” Neil Ohmie, co-owner with Erick Nay of Ky-Kan Coatings, Riverton, Utah, installed the floor that Candland describes as unorthodox.

Wild Bull

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:15:16 EST

Ryan Reedy, president, Metro Properties Group, a developer in Kalamazoo, Mich., created an entertainment center from a half block of older downtown buildings.

The Best in Decorative Concrete

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:55:25 EST

This year several of the best decorative concrete projects had their beginnings by word of mouth, through a connection at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas, or from people searching online. The projects and the products in North America reach into China and Poland. New ideas, proven products, and relationships drive the momentum mainstreaming decorative concrete everywhere.

Submit Decorative Projects

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:51:45 EST

In October Concrete Construction will publish its decorative concrete special issue featuring significant, large-scale commercial projects but we need your help to pull it off.