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Reyner Banham – ‘A Concrete Atlantis’

Reyner Banham – ‘A Concrete Atlantis’

U.S. Industrial Building and European Modern Architecture.
One of the strengths of the book is Banham’s ability to connect the use of concrete to the unique environmental, cultural, and technological factors that shaped America during the mid-20th century. He demonstrates how concrete was not only a practical building material, but also a symbol of  modernity and progress, and a reflection of  aspirations for the future.

The Spitting Camel and Hold the Phone

Dispatches by Barlon from India. Actually it was an Indian kid on the gangway to get on to the plane in Toronto that turned around and spat at us. Welcome to India. No problems with the plane. Then … Fahk. We get through customs buttery smooth but no welcoming man....