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Title:

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

Document type:
Konferenzbeitrag
Author(s):
Çavdar, Meltem
Pages contribution:
703-710
Abstract:
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...     »
Keywords:
knowledge transfer, timber formwork, fair-faced concrete, reinforced concrete, 20th century
Editor:
Mascarenhas-Mateus, João; Pires, Ana Paula
Book / Congress title:
History of Construction Cultures
Congress (additional information):
Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH 2021)
Volume:
2
Date of congress:
July 12-16, 2021
Publisher:
CRC Press
Publisher address:
Leiden
Year:
2021
Print-ISBN:
9781032001999
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