International Concrete Abstracts Portal

International Concrete Abstracts Portal

The International Concrete Abstracts Portal is an ACI led collaboration with leading technical organizations from within the international concrete industry and offers the most comprehensive collection of published concrete abstracts.

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Document: 

CI4804ICRIawards

Date: 

April 1, 2026

Publication:

Concrete International

Volume:

48

Issue:

4

Abstract:

The International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) presented the Project of the Year Award to Sika Corporation out of Canfranc, Spain, for its Canfranc Station Hotel project. This project transformed a deteriorating rail station into a luxury hotel while preserving its cultural and architectural heritage. ICRI awarded six additional Awards of Excellence and 12 Awards of Merit as part of its 2025 Project Awards.

DOI:

10.14359/51750639


Document: 

CI4803Huso

Date: 

March 1, 2026

Author(s):

Deborah R. Huso

Publication:

Concrete International

Volume:

48

Issue:

3

Abstract:

The new Princeton University Art Museum, with its precast, ribbed concrete walls, includes nine bunker-like, interconnected pavilions with deep cantilevers and corners that have been shaved off to reveal the aggregate of the concrete. The brutalist vault of a building offers twice the floor space and provides a cultural gateway to the university campus.

DOI:

10.14359/51750550


Document: 

CI4709Huso

Date: 

September 1, 2025

Author(s):

Deborah R. Huso

Publication:

Concrete International

Volume:

47

Issue:

9

Abstract:

The Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA, rises from a triangular lot like a giant cracked-open geode. Clad in a shell of glass fiber-reinforced concrete (GFRC), the building’s paneled façade is based on biomimicry of a saguaro cactus’ orientation to the sun.

DOI:

10.14359/51749138


Document: 

CI4611Excellence Awards

Date: 

November 1, 2024

Publication:

Concrete International

Volume:

46

Issue:

11

Abstract:

The winning projects were announced at the 2024 ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards Gala during the ACI Concrete Convention on November 4, 2024, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Nominations were judged on architectural and engineering merit; creativity; innovative construction techniques; ingenuity; sustainability and resilience; and functionality.

DOI:

10.14359/51743321


Document: 

CI4609OverallWinners

Date: 

September 1, 2024

Publication:

Concrete International

Volume:

46

Issue:

9

Abstract:

Now in its 10th year, ACI’s Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards recognizes the projects at the forefront of technology that are inspired examples of concrete design and construction. Projects are evaluated and winners are selected based on architectural and engineering merit, creativity, innovative construction techniques or solutions, innovative use of materials, ingenuity, sustainability and resilience, and functionality.

DOI:

10.14359/51742207


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