Changing aesthetic preferences, cost considerations, and technological advancements in construction materials make brick facades less popular. Alternatives include stone, rainscreens, fiber cement … ...

As part of our Stone Age 2.0 series, we're republishing our stone guide that includes 15 popular types of natural rock that can be used in architecture and interior design.

Construction workers apply a granite cladding to the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on April 16. ... Obama’s 2015 Selma speech excerpts to be chiseled on Obama Center facade.