Architectural Precast Concrete: Color and Texture Selection Guide, 2nd edition

Abstract

This is a visual guide to assist architects in the initial selection of color and texture for architectural precast concrete. It includes nine new color pages with two new colors per page, two pages of new form liners, and one page of new clay brick-faced precast. The guide is an extension of the information included in the architect-oriented Architectural Precast Concrete manual (MNL-122), illustrating more than 500 colors and textures for enhancing the aesthetic quality of precast concrete panels. Cements, pigments, coarse and fine aggregates, and texture or surface finish with various depths of exposure were considered in creating the 287 6.75-by-11.00-inch color plates, the majority of which display two finishes on the same sample. The materials used to produce the samples are identified in the back of the guide for handy reference. Originally offered as a three-ring binder with removable inserts.