02482nam 2200541 a 450 991045247630332120200520144314.01-86189-933-51-299-19094-4(CKB)2550000001005992(EBL)1127624(SSID)ssj0000906580(PQKBManifestationID)12353498(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000906580(PQKBWorkID)10844276(PQKB)11214879(MiAaPQ)EBC1127624(Au-PeEL)EBL1127624(CaPaEBR)ebr10660931(CaONFJC)MIL450344(OCoLC)854970476(EXLCZ)99255000000100599220130222d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConcrete and culture[electronic resource] a material history /Adrian FortyLondon Reaktion Books20121 online resource (338 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86189-897-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Concrete and Culture Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Mud and Modernity; 2. Natural and Unnatural; 3. A Medium Without A History; 4. The Geopolitics of Concrete; 5. Politics; 6. Heaven and Earth; 7. Memory or Oblivion; 8. Concrete and Labour; 9. Concrete and Photography; 10. A Concrete Renaissance; References; Select bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexConcrete has been used in arches, vaults, and domes dating as far back as the Roman Empire. Today, it is everywhere-in our roads, bridges, sidewalks, walls, and architecture. For each person on the planet, nearly three tons of concrete are produced every year. Used almost universally in modern construction, concrete has become a polarizing material that provokes intense loathing in some and fervent passion in others.Focusing on concrete's effects on culture rather than its technical properties, Concrete and Culture examines the ways concrete has changed our understanding ofConcreteElectronic books.Concrete.721.0445Forty Adrian1948-125841MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452476303321Concrete and culture2280619UNINA