Contestants compete to see who is the world's best bricklayer.
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There are a lot of conferences to tell you about this month; make sure to attend some.
Learn how each presenter uses concrete and what they did at the Artistry Demos at World of Concrete 2012.
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Geiser constructed a water feature in the shape of a craps table, complete with chips and dice.
Ryan Samford used overlay cement and epoxy to create a 3D swirling array of arrows that relates to a flood in his area last summer.
Burd built a zero-edge water feature, a small firepit fueled by propane located in the center of the piece, and a planter.
Waxali created three murals on her slab: an under-the-sea, an outer space, and a sunset scene.
CIM Students built iconic representations of the Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridges.
He remilled old cedar telephone poles to build a wood feature, and repurposed steel angle for the tabletop edge, an old wheel as a decorative light, and an old bridge plank to make a wood-grain pattern stamp.
Audra Lynch Nanay made a decorative mural that simulates a tile slab.
Carlos Perez' decorative project focused on diamond polished overlay concrete.
VandeWater developed a texture stamp pattern to simulate mosaics for the demos.
Earl Senchuk constructed a concrete turtle and a tree with irrigation tubes running up the trunk and out the branches to feed planters.
In-place strength testing hammer, quiet safe pavement, unbreakable sledge hammer, and self-curing concrete featured in this month's roundup.