Solid States: Concrete in Architecture and Structural Engineering

Filmed in October 2008 at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture's second international conference on the changing state of materials in architecture, "Solid States: Concrete in Architecture and Structural Engineering" offers examples and insights into the ever-adapting possibilities of concrete. With the participation of prominent architects and engineers such as Steven Holl, Toshiko Mori and Bernard Tschumi, the lectures consist of footage and theories pertaining to the developments of concrete as a material within the architectural world. Looking towards the past, present and future of concrete, the conference notes its innovations and abilities while considering the material's economic, environmental and geographical impacts.