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Reinforced concrete

Read about this techniqueA division of labour between push and pull: reinforced and exposed concreteConcrete is strong when pushed and weak when pulled; steel is the opposite. Reinforced concrete, which combines the two, spread through Japanese cities after the Great Kanto Earthquake. We read the logic of the “cover” that keeps steel from rusting, the skin of exposed concrete marked by formwork and tie holes, and Tadao Ando’s museum half sunk into a hill.
A division of labour between push and pull: reinforced and exposed concreteColumnsA division of labour between push and pull: reinforced and exposed concrete2026.10.22 Benesse HouseHotelBenesse HouseTadao Ando / Naoshima, Kagawa