Since 2018, brick aficionado Will Quam has led tours giving people a closer look at the material that helped rebuild Chicago ...

I hope you aren’t making nuclear weapons in your garage. If you are, your bricks know what you’re doing. Researchers have long studied retrospective dosimetry—looking at what kind of radiation was ...

"White scum," or a more common condition known as efflorescence, is responsible for the whiteish staining seen on brick walls. White scum is a condition that surfaces if brick is cleaned too early ...

In a Chicago suburb full of traditional gabled rooflines, California-based architectural firm Brooks + Scarpa has inserted a modern dwelling that puts a sculptural twist on a humble and overlooked ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - On Friday night, the Iowa Building in downtown Cedar Rapids suffered a partial collapse of its brick facade, which can happen given certain conditions for brick-based ...