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SUMMARY:Concrete: Cosmetic and Care / THEMA
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240306
DTSTAMP:20260919T030851Z
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CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:‘Concrete: Cosmetic and Care’ focuses on a heavy heritage:
  the mass of mainly post-war structures in reinforced concrete. It is THEM
 A contribution to The Great Repair exhibition in Paris at Pavillon de l'Ar
 senal. The post-war building boom covered the globe with an unprecedented 
 amount of concrete. Production of every ton of cement alone releases 600 k
 g of carbon dioxide making the construction industry a substantial emitter
  of greenhouse gases. Much work in the post-war era focuses on the preserv
 ation challenges for iconic brutalist structures. Here instead\, the aim i
 s to strategize the maintenance and repair of reinforced concrete as ubiqu
 itous\, unspectacular\, and unloved and raise awareness around concrete ca
 re and repair.\n\n 
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