How Stuck is the Stucco? A Method for Measurement and Analysis October 01, 2018 By Matthew Innocenzi Stucco is a popular and versatile cladding material that is commonly found in the southern United States. The application of stucco can be broken into two key categories, depending on the substrate to which it is applied: (1) direct-applied stucco and (2) stucco over lath. In the former application, stucco is applied […] Read More
Which Side of the Envelope Does One Open? Upside-Down House Disorients September 01, 2018 This upside-down house in Szymbark, Poland, was designed by Polish businessman and philanthropist Daniel Czapiewski and was originally created as art, meant to represent the communist era in Poland. The structure, completed in 2007, took about five times longer to build than a conventional home, as tradesmen became disoriented while working inside it. Tourists also […] Read More
Wall Art Close Up September 01, 2018 Australian artist Fintan Magee painted the mural shown on the cover of this month’s RCI Interface as part of an ongoing mural project known as Murals at Montecillo in El Paso, Texas in 2016. Magee is well known for his murals throughout the world, including the U.S., Africa, Asia, Europe, Scandinavia, and Australia. He has […] Read More
New Gateway Arch Museum Opens August 01, 2018 Watch this very cool time-lapse video of the construction of St. Louis’s Gateway Arch Museum: https://tinyurl.com/y7m227hq. The new museum opened on July 3, 2018. The project is the largest public-private partnership in National Park Service history, led by the Gateway Arch Park Foundation, Bi-State Development Agency, Jefferson National Parks Association, Great Rivers Greenway, and the […] Read More
GB Prime Minister Intends to Ban Combustible Materials on High-rise Buildings August 01, 2018 Nearly a year in the making since the disastrous Grenfell Tower fire of June 2017, Dame Judith Hackitt published her long-awaited independent review of building regulations and fire safety in Great Britain in May. The final report, commissioned by the government, concluded that outlawing the use of combustible materials on tall buildings would not address […] Read More
RCI, Inc. to Preserve Choctaw Academy, a Piece of American History July 06, 2018 [wpedon id=”7109″ align=”right”] How You Can Leave Your Mark By Tara Wilson In early 2018, RCI, Inc. and the RCI Foundation, Inc. were contacted by Michael Breeding of Michael Breeding MEDIA in regards to the potential restoration of a crumbling stone building, once the site of the Choctaw Academy. The building has stood the test […] Read More
Houses Hewn from Hemp? July 02, 2018 Hemp is making a comeback in the U.S. in more ways than through the legalized use of marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes. It is undergoing a revival as a building material. While both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew hemp on their plantations in the 1700s, it was outlawed in the U.S. starting in […] Read More
RCI Manual of Practice Goes Digital May 18, 2018 One of the many changes afoot here at HQ is the initiative to put fewer of our documents on paper and instead make them available digitally. The RCI Manual of Practice is now available exclusively as an interactive PDF. You can jump to various sections from the table of contents, search the document, and access […] Read More
