The maligned sculpture — “weird,” “odd,” “bizarre” — is no longer a working fountain or a skateboarding mecca. But its supporters consider it an important city symbol. The maligned sculpture — “weird, ...

The Vaillancourt Fountain at Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images In the late 1960s, Armand Vaillancourt won a competition to design a new public fountain in San ...

In the late 1960s, Armand Vaillancourt won a competition to design a new public fountain in San Francisco. Earlier this year, the nonagenarian artist traveled from Quebec to California in hopes of ...

Watch the incredible process of forging a nutcracker completely by hand — no machines, no shortcuts. A raw piece of steel is ...

Jaipur: Rajasthan is on track to become the country's largest cement producing state, with Jaisalmer poised to emerge as a major production hub. Six new cement plants, backed by proposed investments ...

A scanning electron microscope image of gemstone processing waste. Researchers are exploring ways to use gemstone processing waste in cement, reducing the environmental impacts of both industries.

Buildings and roads built with a new type of concrete could soon serve as giant batteries capable of powering homes and electric vehicles. Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), ...

PHOENIX — Amid global climate change and a chronic shortage of affordable housing, local construction companies and nonprofits are taking innovative steps to make homes more energy efficient and ...

A concrete batch plant preparing to set up shop in West Dallas on property less than 400 yards away from an elementary school, and residents are trying to stop that from happening. Lattimore Materials ...

VANCOUVER – Jasmine Jasudavicius is well aware of the golden opportunity that's right in front of her. Jasudavicius, the No. 5 women's flyweight in the official UFC rankings, takes on No. 2 and former ...