Public Art and Architecture from Around the World

Tag: Embarcadero Tulip

  • PreCast Concretes’ Role in San Francisco

    The Tulip at Embarcadero Center Four Concrete began as a structural component of architecture. A mixture of cement, aggregate and water, concrete has been used as a building material for over a millennia. It was only in the 1920s, however, that technical innovation allowed for precast concrete to become an acceptable substitute for stone in…