More stories about Stone Veneers

  • Hand-Carved Rockwork

    There are many ways to build artificial rockwork, but the first method probably involved hand-carving shapes in concrete or cement plaster placed on a three-dimensional rebar-and-lath frame.

  • Intense Geometry

    Shaped as if by the forces of wind and water, a curvilinear concrete edifice clad in limestone is rising in a place of honor on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Scheduled to open in 2004, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) will pay tribute to and...

  • Concrete Imitates Stone

    A mason from Maine has built a concrete retaining wall that appears to be made of hand-laid stone around his home.

  • Cast Stone Differs From Precast Concrete

    What is the difference between cast stone and precast concrete? Or is there a difference?

  • Precast Pedestrian Bridges Keep Park Picturesque

    In 1988, the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, used architectural precast concrete to build three multispan pedestrian bridges spanning a retention pond in Kil-Cona Park. The 12 arch panels required for the three bridges were cast from one form. The three bridges' superstructures use 39 precast...

  • A Monument to a Cherished Tradition

    Creative uses of both cast-in-place and precast concrete have played a prominent role in constructing the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky.

  • Tilt-Up Stone Walls

  • Concrete Simulates Stone and Old Brick