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Professor Peter Collins describes how Francois Hennebique and Auguste Perret were the first architects to really make use of reinforced concrete. At first their use of this new material suggested f...ascinating possibilities, but by and large the road taken by Perret was towards ever more sophisticated academic classicism
Professor Peter Collins describes how Francois Hennebique and Auguste Perret were the first architects to really make use of reinforced concrete. At first their use of this new material suggested f...ascinating possibilities, but by and large the road taken by Perret was towards ever more sophisticated academic classicism
| Module code and title: | A305, History of architecture and design 1890-1939 |
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| Item code: | A305; 06 |
| First transmission date: | 25-03-1975 |
| Published: | 1975 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:33 |
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| Producer: | Nick Levinson |
| Contributor: | Peter Collins |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Academic classicism; Reinforced concrete |
| Master spool number: | TLN18FM690 |
| Production number: | TLN18FM690 |
| Available to public: | no |
