Masonry Design Magazine

American Treasure: Valparaiso’s Grand Gardner Hotel

Words: Cass Stern

A 125-year-old school building in Valparaiso, Indiana, is getting a second life, and much of the credit goes to the masonry that has been standing there since 1899. The Grand Gardner Hotel is an adaptive reuse project centered on the former Gardner Schoo

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American Treasure: Valparaiso’s Grand Gardner Hotel

Features

Beating the Freeze: Winter Masonry, Heated Enclosures, and the Downline Clock
Words: Shayne Sanders

Come November on a commercial job site in more extreme climates, the world seems to change overnight. The open staging disappears behind vast sheets of poly, the low roar of industrial heaters fills the air, and masonry crews bundle up until they look les

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This issue’s questions come from an Engineer and a Masonry Inspector. What questions do you have? Send them to info@masonrymagazine.com, attention: Technical Talk. Q. An Engineer states that he attended a seminar and was told that to design reinforced
Bonding with Masonry 2026: Q4
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In modern architecture, some of the most striking masonry features are the ones where the structural support is completely invisible. Concealed lintels, floating brick soffits, and intricate column projections create clean, continuous sightlines that high
Concealed Lintels, Exposed Craftsmanship: Navigating High-Detail Brickwork
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