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Video: San Diego Central Library Construction Required Challenging Cast-in-Place Exposed Concrete

Morley Construction completed a project at the San Diego Central Library that included all cast-in-placed exposed architectural concrete with lots of challenging irregular shaped structures

Feb 19, 2013

A Conversation with Rob Quigley, Design Architect for the San Diego Central Library

Video: San Diego's New Central Library - A Center for Learning, Literacy and Education

Safety Success During the Construction of the San Diego Central Library

Mass Pour Success Starts with Planning and Testing

ASCC Announces Winners in 2013 Decorative Concrete Awards

A Study in Architectural Forming

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