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Editorial
Concrete poetry
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Expositions: Neutra, Candela and Nervi
opus C quiz / opus C cover 2010
creative concrete heads
VARIA
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Oscillating cube
Volta Centre – white fair-faced concrete monolith in Basel
Old Town Feature
Residential house made of lightweight concrete in Constance
Inexpensively beautiful
Star architects plan council housing in Madrid
Architecture with emotion
Iller hydroelectric power station in Kempten
Precast Concrete in American Architecture
Precast industry in the United States from 1919 up to now
 
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Canadian Twist
Climbing technology for the Absolute World Center
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Fabric forms for architectural concrete
Innovative precast concrete manufacture
Planning and applying face-faced concrete with white cement
Part 3 – Applying and assessing fair-faced concrete
Sustainable building with concrete
Part 1 – Life cycle analysis and reuse of buildings
Öko Skin
Thin-walled, slat-sized concrete
Glass granulates
New scope for concrete surface design
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Design Impetus
Mainz University develops furniture and room products from concrete
Cast stone prize for design
Distinguished masterpieces

Imprint / Preview
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