“They swore by concrete. They built for eternity.”
Polymer concrete
Polymer concretes are mixtures of aggregate and any of various polymers and may be reinforced. The cement is more costly than lime-based cements, but polymer concretes nevertheless have advantages, they have significant tensile strength even without reinforcement, and they are largely impervious to water.
“The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists. ”
Reinforcedconcrete was invented in 1849 by Joseph Monier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete
“Architecture is a learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light.”
Concrete is, after all, the irreplaceable aspect that makes concrete countertops so beautiful, versatile and unique! It also pushes them into the high-end market, since they are custom-made from-scratch for each client. It doesn’t get any more homegrown and original than that!
I call architecture frozen music.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Art with concrete
Concrete is one of the most durable building materials. It provides superior fire resistance compared with wooden construction and gains strength over time. Structures made of concrete can have a long service life. Concrete is used more than any other human-made material in the world. As of 2006, about 7.5 billion cubic meters of concrete are made each year, more than one cubic meter for every person on Earth.