2-2025 (120): Concrete
Laura Linsi talks to Keiti Lige, Elina Liiva, and Helena Männa to discuss whether the cornerstone in the renovation marathon is the concrete panel—or whether it is strong human relationships instead.
Understanding concrete today requires more than appreciating its technical performance, writes Christian Roth from Baukreisel. It also means confronting its ecological and economic downsides. With the project concrete.matters, for which Baukreisel received the Experimental Fellowship at Bauhaus Earth, they focus on scalable practices of concrete reuse in architecture.
Concrete is durable but resource-intensive. Therefore, in the context of climate crisis and resource depletion, we must make sure we use it in an informed and responsible way, writes Kadri-Ann Kertsmik.
