Concrete and culture : a material history / Adrian Forty.
Concrete and culture : a material history / Adrian Forty.
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Publisher
London : Reaktion, 2012.
Date
2012.
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G 2013/1139
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Language
English
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Physical content
335 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- Mud and modernity -- Natural or unnatural -- A medium without a history -- The geopolitics of concrete -- Politics -- Heaven and earth -- Memory or oblivion -- Concrete and labour -- Concrete and photography -- A concrete renaissance.
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Publisher
London : Reaktion, 2012.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
"Breaks new ground by charting concrete's effects on culture since its reinvention in the modern period, examining the ways it has changed our understanding of nature, of time and of materiality. This book discusses architects' responses to and uses of concrete while also taking into account the role it has played in politics, literature, cinema an...
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Concrete and culture : a material history / Adrian Forty.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-322) and index.
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G 2013/1139
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74VveKAmkmDA
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ISBN
1861898975 (hbk.)
9781861898975
DDC
721.0445
MMS ID
991017021639702626
