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Autumn 2026 | Issue 295
Concrete Quarterly
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Leader: Counters’ revolution

We’ve made big advances on carbon data, but there’s still a way to go

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Origin story: The Octagon

Why does Birmingham’s latest landmark tower have so many sides?

“THE VAST UNFOLDING FLOWER OF THE ROOF SPREADS ITS PETALS ACROSS WHAT SEEMS IMMENSE SPACE, FILLED, SPILLING OVER, WITH LIGHT”SUMMER 1958: NERVI’S PANTHEON
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Inspiration: Sloane Robinson Building, Bristol

Buro Happold rethinks loose fit at Bristol’s Temple Quarter campus

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Lasting impression: Gery O'Brien

Two northern brutes and a little palace in Rome

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Inspiration: Dalton Building

BDP’s adaptable science hub wins RIBA North-West Building of the Year

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Innovation: Davide Zampini

The Cemex research boss on disrupting the industry from within

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Inspiration: State Library Station, Melbourne 

The astonishing cavern carved out beneath Melbourne

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Application: Simplifying concrete specification

Our free-to-download spreadsheet cuts through the complexity of BS 8500

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Inspiration: Angers Cathedral

Kengo Kuma’s precast portico descends from on high

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Final frame: La Vallée Verte, Bordeaux

A crater for living in

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