Corrugated iron and steel are the most prosaic of building materials, used in North America mostly for industrial purposes, although a few modernist architects have played with the stuff. Invented in ...

DOWN THE deep lanes that lead to Dartmoor’s granite uplands, in England's West Country, a weather-beaten gap has grown in the hedge marking a Saxon field boundary. One day this winter a battered sheet ...

Most corrugated roofing sheets are resistant to rust because they are coated. Most buildings are never complete without a roof. Without it, the house seems bare. Therefore, when picking what to roof ...

Kasso offers a wide range of trapezoidal sheet forms of metal for roofing and facade cladding. Made from aluminum and steel, the use of a trapezoidal design creates a light and durable solution that ...

Corrugated iron is the default roof material in much of the developing world, and there are several reasons why it’s far from ideal. One, iron has tendency to rust and degrade. Two, it heats up like a ...

In 1856, tall top hats were the height of fashion for men. Two English gentlemen in the hatter trade, Edward G. Healy and Edward E. Allen, resolved to find a material that would maintain the tall ...

Irish studio Scullion Architects has expanded a home in Dublin, Ireland, retaining the remnants of previous extensions and contrasting them with corrugated metal-clad forms. The two-bedroom terraced ...

With 62% of roofing contractors expecting their metal roof sales to rise in 2024, there’s a reason why metal roofing material has become so popular. Metal roofs offer several benefits, such as ...

Pitched roofs made of red corrugated metal have recently proven popular among both architects and Dezeen readers. Below, we've rounded up five examples of otherwise modest houses that use this ...

The market for corrugated iron (CI) sheets is expanding in Bangladesh thanks to the availability of more durable and coloured versions of the product, according to industry insiders. For example, the ...