Masonry Design Magazine

Pasadena City Hall, Fort Point, & More

Words: Justin Stengel

Pasadena City Hall stands as a spectacular example of California Mediterranean Revival architecture, reflecting the grandeur and ambition of early 20th-century urban planning in Southern California. Completed in t

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Monadnock Building
Words: Cass Stern

Chicago’s Monadnock Building doesn’t dominate the skyline the way it once did. Surrounded by steel-and-glass towers, the dark brick structure can seem almost understated. But for anyone in the masonry industry, it remains one of the most important buildin

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Imagine being handed a set of plans calling for the largest brick cathedral in the world.

Now imagine building it without modern cranes, engineered scaffolding, forklifts, power tools, or structural analysis software.

That was the challenge facing medie
Sainte-Cécile Cathedral
A barrier is an element, device, or material that is intended to stop something from passing through. Road barriers stop traffic, for instance. Sun lotion with a high SPF rating will stop UV rays (for a limited time) from damaging the skin. In masonry, ba
The Important Issues with Masonry Barrier Systems

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