Architect Ismail Rayek discusses columns' dual structural and aesthetic role, offering innovative solutions to mitigate their intrusive presence and turn them into a design focal point. Columns serve ...

The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s upcoming book, “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” Lancaster’s most renowned ...

We all want the inside story. Greater visibility into asset performance gives chemical and energy companies a competitive edge. Having a better understanding of column hydraulic performance can ...

Columns serve two main purposes. Structurally, they bear the load of upper floors or roofs where walls alone cannot support the building. Aesthetically, they can become a central design element when ...