Guardian concrete week

Guardian Cities celebrates the aesthetic and social achievements of concrete, while investigating its innumerable harms, to learn what we can all do today to bring about a less grey world

26 February 2019

  

What caused the Genoa bridge collapse – and the end of an Italian national myth?

The Morandi bridge tragedy killed 43 and left 600 homeless – but also dealt a hammer blow to Italy’s engineering legacy

Published: 10:20 AM

What caused the Genoa bridge collapse – and the end of an Italian national myth?

Concrete chokes our landfill sites – but where else can it go?

Published: 5:00 AM

Concrete chokes our landfill sites – but where else can it go?

 
 

Brutal beauty: how concrete became the ultimate lifestyle concept

Published: 1:00 AM

Brutal beauty: how concrete became the ultimate lifestyle concept

25 February 2019

Share your photos of beautiful or ugly concrete

Published: 8:39 AM

Share your photos of beautiful or ugly concrete

A brief history of concrete: from 10,000BC to 3D printed houses

Published: 4:18 AM

A brief history of concrete: from 10,000BC to 3D printed houses

Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth

Published: 1:00 AM

Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth