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The initial idea was a relatively common one: use concrete to replicate the look of stone. But as is often the case, this project design was not as simple as it seemed. The original design intent for the flatwork of the newly renovated California Firefighters Memorial in Sacramento, Calif. called […]
STIHL Inc. kicked off the new year paying homage to and dedicating its U.S. headquarters’ auditorium to former President Fred J. Whyte. On Jan. 10, 2023, Whyte’s wife, Karen Whyte, and STIHL Inc. President and CEO Terry Horan unveiled the newly named Fred J. Whyte auditorium during an afternoon ceremony. […]
The RMC Research & Education Foundation’s Board of Trustees has announced the establishment of the Robert P Turner Center for Professional Excellence. The Center will include an endowed fund within the RMC Research & Education Foundation specifically to fund education and recruitment courses and tools for the industry. It will […]
Monuments can be powerful, and even controversial, reminders of a person, place or event in history. When monuments start to show signs of wear-and-tear and weather damage and need restoration to their original conditions, or new monuments need the expertise of a specialty contractor to construct, customers call Western Specialty […]
Edward K Rice, founder and Honorary Chairman of CTS Cement Manufacturing Co, passed away May 9th in his Los Angeles home. Ed’s illustrious civil engineering career spanned six decades. He started his academic work at UC Berkeley in 1943. During WWII, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and flew as […]
Hundreds of people showed up to witness the dedication of the Veterans Monument at Ken-Caryl Ranch in Ken Caryl, Colorado, which was officially presented to the community just in time for Veterans Day 2015.
Dedicated to the brave men and women who have served in the Indiana National Guard, the Hoosier Patriot Memorial at 10800 E. Washington St. inside Washington Park East Cemetery in Indianapolis was completed in fall 2007.
Some things get better the second time around. Take the Navy Corpsmen Memorial at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, for instance. Back in 1983, Raul Avina, an Oceanside resident and local artist who as a young Marine was wounded in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.
Can a major axis of modern transportation infrastructure in Los Angeles somehow forge a tie to the region’s pre-modern heritage?
The simple yet powerful design of this memorial included the piece of wreckage from the World Trade Center and a map of the Northeast coastline of the United States on concrete pavement that approaches the tattered beam. The map identifies the coastline and the three crash sites of that dreadful date.
