Concrete: Then, Now, Next

The 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗖𝗜𝗠 𝗟𝗔𝗕 makes the 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 visible: from limestone extracted on site to its structural reincarnation within the building. The structure follows the same logic of reduction and precision. The 𝗖𝗣𝗖 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗯𝘀 are rotated 180°, the ribs working in compression and the upper slab in tension. Left exposed at the ceiling, they make the structural system directly legible to every visitor. Innovation and pedagogy occupy the same space. The bracing cores are built from 𝗿𝗲𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲 panels and post-tensioned by cables at their extremities. 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 demands finer, more inventive engineering, one that turns ecological constraint into the engine of innovation.