Concrete and culture : a material history / Adrian Forty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forty, Adrian, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Concrete.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Concrete 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 of

Contents:

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; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781861899330

1861899335

9781299190948

1299190944

OCLC:

854970476