There's no shortage of materials for garden benches. Each has its own aesthetic and practical advantages. However, two materials often come to mind here: concrete and wood. To figure out which one is ...

Southside Precast Products fabricates landscape architecture firm West 8’s designs for an organic system of concrete benches and curbs. Ellen Cavanagh, Director of Park Design and Construction for the ...

Designers Thomas Musca and Duyi Han have cast reinforced concrete into furniture with chunky angles and geometric voids that take cues from brutalist architecture. The collection is a collaboration ...

Their official name is “Jersey Barriers,” and you’ve seen ’em thousands of times. These concrete walls were designed (in New Jersey!) in the 1950s to keep cars in their lane. Since then, they’ve only ...

The American Concrete Institute has released the new ACI Reinforced Concrete Design Handbook as a three-volume handbook providing guidance to professionals engaged in the design of reinforced concrete ...

When choosing the best material for garden benches, it’s common to debate between concrete and wood. Both offer unique advantages in terms of aesthetics, durability, and functionality. + Ellen ...