Bearing Walls: Monolithic Masonry Construction

The Great Pyramids at Giza

Egyptian Brick Pyramid Construction

Egyptian Masonry Details

The Parthenon

Ostia: House of Diana

Roman Brick Wall Construction

Reconstruction of Pompei City Walls

Pompei: Calidarium of the Forum Baths

Istanbul: Dome of the Hagia Sophia

Uxmal: The Nunnery

Macchu Picchu, Peru

Peru: Incan Stone Detail

Paris: Carriere de Craie
Thermal Mass Cooling System

Compressive Transverse Section of a Typical Gothic Cathedral

Burnham and Root: Monadonock Building

Burnham and Root: Monadonock Building
Section through Bearing Walls

Thomas Jefferson: Serpentine Wall at UVA

Thomas Jefferson: Serpentine Wall at UVA

Eladio Dieste: Church in Atlantida, Uruguay

Eladio Dieste: Church in Atlantida, Uruguay
Plan

Eladio Dieste: Church in Atlantida, Uruguay

Eladio Dieste: Church in Atlantida, Uruguay
Construction Photo

Brick Industrial Building

Brick Industrial Building Under Construction

Brick Types

Ostia: Roman Brickwork Detail

Frank Lloyd Wright: Robie House, Roman Brick Detail

Concrete Masonry Unit Types

Louis Kahn: Trenton Jewish Community Center
Bath House

Brick Bond Coursing

Monolithic Reinforced Masonry Construction
Typical Bulding Section

Masonry Construction Technique

Masonry Construction Technique

Masonry Construction Technique
Bearing Walls: Monolithic Masonry Construction Continues