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Friday, February 8, 2008
Blue Tarp-Like Material Makes Concrete Flexible and Pleasing
The future of concrete
U of M develops revolutionary technique to mould concrete into a thing of beauty
Boxy, sterile and even ugly seem like more fitting descriptions for concrete. But it shouldn't be that way, says Mark West, an architecture professor at the University of Manitoba. Concrete can be beautiful. All that's needed is a little bit of fabric to bring out its hidden beauty.
The director of the Centre for Architectural Structures and Technology (C.A.S.T) and his students have been experimenting with a revolutionary technique using material similar to a "blue tarp found at Canadian Tire" to mould concrete into aesthetically-pleasing -- and useful -- new shapes for the construction of buildings.
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U of M develops revolutionary technique to mould concrete into a thing of beauty
Boxy, sterile and even ugly seem like more fitting descriptions for concrete. But it shouldn't be that way, says Mark West, an architecture professor at the University of Manitoba. Concrete can be beautiful. All that's needed is a little bit of fabric to bring out its hidden beauty.
The director of the Centre for Architectural Structures and Technology (C.A.S.T) and his students have been experimenting with a revolutionary technique using material similar to a "blue tarp found at Canadian Tire" to mould concrete into aesthetically-pleasing -- and useful -- new shapes for the construction of buildings.
Full report here
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