Concrete design

Concrete design

by Gaventa, Sarah

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"Concrete has made much of the modern world possible. Developed by the Romans, it has been used as the base material for many of the world's most famous architectural monuments, from the Pantheon in Rome to the Penguin Pool at London Zoo. The scapegoat for many of the mistakes of post-war planning, and much maligned following its misuse in housing and civic developments of the 1960s, concrete has now re-established itself as the material of choice for leading architects, designers and artists. …

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  • Full title :Concrete design / Sarah Gaventa.

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"Concrete has made much of the modern world possible. Developed by the Romans, it has been used as the base material for many of the world's most famous architectural monuments, from the Pantheon in Rome to the Penguin Pool at London Zoo. The scapegoat for many of the mistakes of post-war planning, and much maligned following its misuse in housing and civic developments of the 1960s, concrete has now re-established itself as the material of choice for leading architects, designers and artists. Redressing the preconceptions surrounding concrete, this is the first book to explore its possibilities and focus on its use in the home."--Inside front cover.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2006.

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Notes

Originally published: 2001.

The Physical Object

  • Description:160 pages : : illustrations (chiefly color) ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1845331834, 9781845331832
  • oclc:ocm70127394
  • LC Classification:NA4125
  • Dewey Decimal:721.044509049

Table of Contents

Foreword / Piers Gough -- Introduction -- Strength -- Form -- Texture -- Utility.

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Subjects

Béton (Matériau d'artistes) Concrete as art material Concrete construction Construction en béton

Writers

Gaventa, Sarah

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