Masonry Design Magazine

The Alhambra

Words: Cass Stern

High above Granada, Spain, the Alhambra offers masonry professionals something more than an architectural landmark. It is a working lesson in how relatively simple building materials, placed by skilled craftsmen and maintained over generations, can create

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Features

Mentmore Towers, Fort Point, and More
Words: Justin Stengel

The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, UK, stands as a sweeping estate that represents the absolute peak of English masonry. Conceived with breathtaking scale and precision, the monumental complex is defined by

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Designing High-Performance Masonry Envelopes: Selecting the Right Air Barrier System
Concrete masonry units (CMUs) have long been a mainstay of construction. They are well known as a “tried and true” material with a long history of high-strength structural performance, affordability, ease of assembly, and a long lifecycle. CMU constructio
Beyond the Block: Aesthetic Innovations in CMU Construction

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