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9781568985701
In a series of essays by top architects, engineers and scholars, Liquid Stone explores the nature of concrete, its past and future, from technical, artistic and historical perspectives, and provides a survey of the state of the art in concrete design.Over 30 buildings by leading international architects-including Jean Nouvel, Herzog & de Meuron, Zaha Hadid, Steven Holl, Norman Foster and Santiago Calatrava-are presented through detailed descriptions, photographs and technical drawings.The book concludes with a chapter on newly emerging materials and new technologies that have the potential to redefine architecture and construction.Cohen, Jean-Louis is the author of 'Liquid Stone New Architecture in Concrete' with ISBN 9781568985701 and ISBN 1568985703.
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