CONCRETE. INEVITABLY. AMO, The Berlage Theory Master class, ‘12 Acts of Demolition’ LIFESPAN OF THE MATERIALS VS SPEED OF DEMOLITION-CONSTRUCTION PROCESS 110 16000 100 90 Timber pitched roof 80 Hardwood stairs Concrete stairs 70 Softwood stairs 5000 60 900 800 700 600 500 50 Hardwood windows 400 300 Aluminium windows 200 Internal softwood door 100 4000 40 Aluminium gutters and rainwater pipes Softwood windows 900 800 700 Concrete paving slab pathway Aluminium air-conditioning ductwork De-mountable aluminium partitioning 600 30 500 Internal glass door 400 300 Timber fence 200 Aluminium stair nosings 100 20 3000 FIBER 900 800 700 10 600 500 400 300 BACTERIA 200 100 2000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 FOAM 1000 900 800 700 RESIN 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 128 AD SPECIFIC TENSILE STRENTH OF 1824 1886 1920 1950 1990 2003 2015 WOOD GLASS ALUMINIUM-ALUCOBOND CONCRETE 109 years building like it will last forever with demolishable materials St. Peter's Basilica, Rom, Vatican City, Italy, 1506 - 1615 building temporary with materials that last forever The Ark Hotel, Dongting lake, Hunan Province, China 30-story building built in 15 days 15 days 1500 2014 PARADOX: All materials become less demolishable but the speed of contruction-demolition process increases m P mteedts h M h N nt. HA O ten 16000 ’g clay, called Parkers Cement or Roman Ceme isSAVOYE HOOVER DAMN UNITE D’HABITATIONGUGGENHEIM // RONC LA TOURETTEsROYAL THEATRE LONDightweigarCHURCH OF LIGHT JUBILEE CHURCHmaculapolishlucekles h-tec n aini m lb nt i s 5000 ne co n m s”c g 678900000000 ure limesto mnis l i nyeara rawl 4001243567890000000000000000000 by calcining nodules of imp t en tubs, beams and posts. erctivisssio a one ralast a 1000 cr creep to a c -hi 243500000000 ment men orces gard ure st tlt to ete r 3001000 ce ce or reinf ete trp t bui ncr e 890000 c nd sign f dcr sx n: co 210000014435367512435678967212890000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Pantheonnatural hydrauliJames Parker from England patented a invention of portla voided biaxial slabs Joseph Monier patented a de earnest ransom patented a reinforcing system using twisted rods invention of reinforced concretemoMeis van der Rohe proposes concrete highrises pre-stressed conEugene Freyssinet develops successful futurism / conarts&crafts / eFelix Candela masters the concrete shell bruPlace Victoria in Montreal, ht 624 ft. using 6000psi concrete columns fiber reinforcement in concrete was introduced. polymer-impregnated concrete LiTraCon “monolith foundatio MIT engineers find way to slow bacteria mix concrete sup erik schlangen 28 AD 1796 1824 1867 1884 1849 1919 1927 1931 1936 1952 1956 1958 1959 1964 19701976 1981 1989 2000 2001 2003 2009 2013 1 CEMENTING A LEGEND DAMMED CONCRETE! SOVIET CONCRETE: THE GOOD& THE BADNAZI CONCRETE: THE UGLY CONCRETE GOES EAST BRUTALITY VS. HUMANITYKINDER,GENTLER,BRUTALER? As of 2006, about 7.5 billion cubic metres of self-healing concrete ‘non-creeping’ concrete concrete are build each year - more lifespan 1000 years translucent concrete than one cubic metre pozzolanic additive for very person polymer-impregnated fiber reinforcement on Earth 6000 psi concrete columns thin shell concrete structure pre-stressed Roman concrete reinforced by twisted rods natural hydraulic cement portland cement voided biaxial slabs 28 AD 1796 1824 1867 1884 1849 1919 1927 1931 1936 1952 1956 1958 1959 1964 19701976 1981 1985 1990 2001 2003 2009 2013 1 Developing a new technology which uses bacteria to fill cracks in concrete Prof. dr. Ir. Erik Schlangen