Who built the timber formwork for fair-faced reinforced concrete?

Fair-faced concrete structures from the middle of the 20th century, like the impressive brutalist buildings of the post-war period, are mostly considered the product of a totally industrialized process, planned in detail by engineers and realized accordingly by unskilled labor. However, the construction of necessary formwork in timber was an accomplishment of carpentry craftsmanship well until the 1970s. Discussing the intercon-nected transfer of technology, knowledge and expertise, this paper examines the transmission of traditional skills in carpentry to timber formwork construction in the post-war period in Germany. Through analyzing longstanding technical manuals, the mostly unrecognized means of timber formwork constructions are as-sessed.     «

Fair-faced concrete structures from the middle of the 20th century, like the impressive brutalist buildings of the post-war period, are mostly considered the product of a totally industrialized process, planned in detail by engineers and realized accordingly by unskilled labor. However, the construction of necessary formwork in timber was an accomplishment of carpentry craftsmanship well until the 1970s. Discussing the intercon-nected transfer of technology, knowledge and expertise, this paper e...     »