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Concrete and culture : a material history / Adrian Forty.

By: Publication details: London : Reaktion, 2012.Description: 335 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781861898975 (hbk.)
  • 1861898975 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 721.0445 23
LOC classification:
  • NA4125 .F67 2012
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.
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 and labour relations, as well as in present-day arguments about sustainability." -- Book jacket.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks TA439 .F677 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001264687

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.

"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 and labour relations, as well as in present-day arguments about sustainability." -- Book jacket.

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