Industry standards
PCI and industry references for architectural precast and formliner design.
PCI Designer's Notebook series
Notes from the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute on architectural precast design. The entries that apply to formliner work.
- Sculptural forms and form liners
- Texture and relief in architectural precast. The first entry to read on designing with liners.
- Reveals
- How reveals are proportioned and placed, and how they affect panel thickness.
- Cornices
- Detailing projected and returned elements in precast.
- Radiused precast
- Designing curved panels, including a pattern that wraps a radius without distorting.
- Precast plasticity and mold repetition
- How mold reuse and repetition drive cost. Applies to choosing single-use or multi-use liners.
- Successful planning with architectural samples
- The sample and mockup sequence for architectural precast.
Color and texture reference
The visual reference for selecting color, finish, and texture in architectural precast.
- PCI Architectural Precast Concrete Color and Texture Selection Guide
- The industry reference for specifying color and finish before a sample is approved.
Manuals, design resources, and certification
The PCI design library and the plant certification program.
- PCI architectural precast manuals and design resources
- The design and manufacturing reference set for architectural precast.
- PCI plant certification
- What plant certification means and how to confirm a precaster carries it.
Tilt-up construction
For tilt-up contractors casting textured and thin brick panels flat on the slab.
- Tilt-Up Concrete Association resources
- The tilt-up trade association, with design and construction guidance for site-cast panels.
Request a sample
Liner and thin brick samples ship to a plant or an office.