Historic architecture made a clear distinction between the normal load-bearing wall up to the roof and the non-load bearing parapet wall on the terrace. In village homes if it was the simple mud wall ...

Quick question. We had a central air system installed in our attached townhouse. The steel beam on which the unit rests is placed on the parapet walls. One of our neighbours says that half of the ...

CHENNAI: The unfortunate incident of the boy who fell to his death from the terrace of his apartment, after being scared by a pet dog at the Indian Airlines staff quarters recently, brings into focus ...

Although the practice of using a concrete barrier down the center of a roadway to separate opposing traffic dates back to the mid-1940s, the practice seems really to have gained steam when, in 1955, ...

Municipal authorities on Thursday beefed up the restoration work of the parapet walls surrounding the scenic Dal Lake that were damaged after Jammu and Kashmir suffered the worst flood in decades.

The damaged parapet walls of the Dal Lake are making it difficult for tourists to enjoy the beauty as the walls made for sitting purpose can break anytime. The Dal Lake, often referred to as 'Srinagar ...