Suppliers like Artistic Tile, Crossville, and New Ravenna Mosaics are using waterjet technology to create intricate flooring.

Rising above a gritty swath of rail lines leading to and from the Porta Garibaldi Station in Milan, an eyecatching urban landmark has made another comeback from a state of disrepair.

To create the iconic curving forms of the cruise-ship terminal in Porto, Portugal, architect Luís Pedro Silva began working from the project’s territorial context rather than simply seeking a display of formal prowess.

Aybars Asci is fascinated by concrete’s shape-shifting nature. “When I see a concrete surface,” the Brooklyn architect says, “I always imagine its liquid state, its movement as it was poured.”