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Chinese Brutalism Today' is divided into three chapters and ends with a methodological afterword that explains the reasons why the research was carried out and the scientific tools used. The first chapter is "Exposed concrete in the design process," the second is "Identity Research: Towards an Ornate Surface" and the third is "Global ambition: towards a polished surface." The narration takes place through a substantial written part accompanied by specific images that facilitate the understanding of the text. Transversally, in the narrative, an interpretation is given to the precise and ambiguous dictates announced in 2017 by President Xi Jinping: to pursue a contemporary architecture made of "international standards with Chinese characteristics."

Architecture --- Brutalisme (architecture) --- Construction en béton --- Building materials. Building technology --- avant-garde --- Brutalist --- concrete --- China --- Brutalism (Architecture) --- Concrete construction --- Architecture - China --- Brutalism (Architecture) - China --- Concrete construction - China --- Construction en béton

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"During his long career, Pier Luigi Nervi has explored the potential of concrete through the cast-in-place and the prefabrication of elements in reinforced concrete or in ferrocement, a material he invented and patented during the war. All of his best known works such as the Stadium in Florence, the hangars built in Orivieto, Orbetello and Torre del Lago Puccini, the Halls of the Palazzo di Torino Esposizioni in Turin, the Unesco buildings in Paris, the Palazzetto dello Sport in Rome and the Aula per le Udienze in the Vatican represent an important chapter in the history of twentieth century architecture, structure and construction. Nervi's passion for concrete and formwork manufacturing process is examined in a systematic manner within the volume. The authors illustrate Nervi's creative process through the examination of unpublished designs, drawings, specifications, building sites pictures and correspondence with colleagues and collaborators." [Publisher]

Concrete construction --- Construction en béton --- Nervi, Pier Luigi --- 72.07 --- Building, Concrete --- Concrete building --- Construction, Concrete --- Building --- Nervi, Pier Luigi. --- Nervi, P. L. --- 691.328 --- Ingenieurswetenschappen en architectuur ; 20ste eeuw ; P.L. Nervi --- Ferrocement ; ferro-cement --- Sportcomplexen --- Geprefabriceerd beton --- Beton Brut --- Hangars --- Constructies ; overspanningen --- Prefab --- Architectuur ; vnl. Italië ; 20ste eeuw ; P.L. Nervi --- Nervi, Pier Luigi 1891-1979 (°Sondrio, Italië) --- Architecten. Stedenbouwkundigen A - Z --- Bouwmaterialen ; gewapend beton --- Construction en béton --- Béton armé --- Histoire de la construction --- Buildings, Reinforced concrete. --- Constructions en béton armé --- Nervi, Pier Luigi,

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This book reviews Dante Bini’s inventions and designs, focusing on his form-resistant Binishell and other pneumatic construction systems. Dante Bini’s double profile of architect and builder underpins the narrative of the entire book. It is used to analyse the evolution of the early reinforced-concrete Binishell patent into a variety of automated construction systems based on the use of air. Dante Bini has always been quite proactive in promoting his work and disseminating the results of his experimentations and achievements via journal articles, conference presentations and public talks; promotional brochures in multiple languages were also prepared to export and license his patents in various countries, from Italy to the Americas and Australia. Despite this, a rigorous study of Dante Bini’s work is still unavailable, and the relevance of this figure to contemporary architecture has yet to be discussed comprehensively. This book fills in this gap and arrives at the right time: during the last two decades, there has been an exponential interest in shell and spatial structures, particularly concerning the use of complex geometries and innovative construction techniques. This book will be of interest to academics in architectural design, theory and construction history, and practitioners and students interested in expanding their knowledge in the design and construction of shell and spatial structures.

Building design --- Building materials. Building technology --- Architecture --- architectuurtheorie --- bouwkunde --- architectuur --- History. --- Bini, Dante,