Architect Ismail Rayek discusses columns' dual structural and aesthetic role, offering innovative solutions to mitigate their intrusive presence and turn them into a design focal point. Columns serve ...

We all want the inside story. Greater visibility into asset performance gives chemical and energy companies a competitive edge. Having a better understanding of column hydraulic performance can ...

Metal building system builders have an option to use straight columns or tapered columns to hold up the structure. In many metal building applications, straight columns may have more steel than they ...

The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s upcoming book, “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” Lancaster’s most renowned ...

Mohamad Jamialahmadi, Hans Mller-Steinhagen University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand A Basic program for IBM PC-compatible computers optimizes the design of packed absorption or stripping columns ...