No longer the material of choice for just factories and industrial buildings, concrete is now fashionable and chic, ador
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Collins provides a thorough history of the new nineteenth century material and goes on to examine the theories on its ar
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In a book that suggests how good Modern was before it went wrong, Reyner Banham details the European discovery of this c
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From the Foreword by Kenneth Frampton: "Concrete remains a valuable historical text that in many respects has never
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Portland cement based concrete is the most versatile, durable and reliable building material. Unfortunately, the product
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Concrete has been used in arches, vaults, and domes dating as far back as the Roman Empire. Today, it is everywhere—in o
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In this study, Marcello Mogetta examines the origins and early dissemination of concrete technology in Roman Republican
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Thinking about rats can make anyone's skin crawl, but thinking about a rat gnawing its way through concrete is sure
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