| Description |
396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Dennis Smith -- Origins -- Towering Ziggurats, Concrete Pyramids, and Minoan Mazes -- The Gold Standard -- Concrete in Mesoamerica and Renaissance Europe -- The Development of Modern Concrete -- Refinements, Reinforcement, and Proliferation -- The Wizard and the Architect -- The Concretization of the World -- The Bad News -- The Good News. |
| Summary |
Presents a history of the building material, from its creation and development to famous personalities involved with the business and key architectural feats. |
| Subject |
Concrete -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781616144814 cloth alkaline paper |
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1616144815 cloth alkaline paper |
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