Words: Uma BassoPhoto: AndreyPopov It’s no secret, more often than not, we start the year with aspirations and dreams of getting fit, healthy, and a ‘new you.’ Unfortunately, these goals are long-term and based on how we wish to look. For instance, we note down that we want to lose 15 pounds, get abs or …
Words: Carrie SniderPhotos: Peter Larsen In the 1850s, immigrant families from Norway were on their way Bosque County, Texas. The area’s plentiful wood, water, and soil beckoned them. And come they did, taking advantage of the large land grants from the state. One of the families, Karl and Sedsel Questad, arrived in 1854. They promptly …
Questad Farm in Bosque County, Texas: A Case Study Read More
Words: David Biggs Photos Courtesy of Fort Ticonderoga Museum Collection Europeans started colonizing the northeast United States in the 1500s and continued until the founding of the United States in 1783. Canada experienced similar colonization until it became a dominion in 1867 and finally an independent country in 1982. Throughout the colonial period, numerous marvelous …
Marvelous Masonry – Celebrating Masonry’s Heritage: Fort Ticonderoga Read More
Words: Steve Hansen Photo: SDI Productions Like strong profitability year after year, safety is a demonstration of good habits, and good habits are built step by step. A company with a strong safety culture is not good fortune—it’s good leadership. Creating a safe company culture requires two components: full buy-in from management and recognizing employees …
Words: Zachary Stella Photos: Steve Hall of Merrick + Hall Photographers, Richard Power Building a modern-styled residential project takes a certain kind of artistic sensibility. Especially in architectural design, executing the modern style is not as simple as the end product might end up appearing to be. When you think of something contemporary, you might think …
Ravine House: Modern Art Overlooking Lake Michigan Read More
Words: Chelsea Wright Photos: doockie Planning out and adhering to a strict financial plan can be intimidating- but it doesn’t have to be! This article tackles some of the most common budgeting challenges and how to overcome them quickly, efficiently, and successfully. Committing to working on these challenges is a great way to get your …
Originally in the 2019 February issue of MASONRY. Cambiar rápidamente o morir Eran las 2:30 AM el segundo día del retiro anual de planificación de la compañía de manufactura EZG. Me senté a reflexionar sobre mis comentarios iniciales. Para EZG era el segundo retiro de los cinco que la compañía celebra que durante los cuales …
Words: Cassandra SternPhotos: Brick of Chicago Tour, Roman_Makedonsky Deep below the Earth’s surface, at this very moment, minerals and clay lay in wait to become bricks, the literal building blocks of architecture. Around the turn of the twentieth century, bricklayers continued building structures with some incredibly breathtaking designs. This is the book’s topic, Modern in …
Modern in the Middle: Brick, Glass, and Steel – Brick and Modernism Read More
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