Eberswalde Library, Eberswalde, Germany


Related people
Zachary Snyder (was created by)
Pierre de Meuron (was created by)
Jacques Herzog (architect)
Herzog and de Meuron (was created by)
Date
1994-1999
Description
The 'serigraphy' on the concrete slabs is borrowed from that used on fabric, glass, and from engraving. The material used for the creation of the image on the support is not an ink or a pigment, but by a retarder. A design is traced on a support and placed at the bottom of the mould, the concrete in contact the retarder remains liquid and can be washed away leaving the design etched into the surface. No pigment is used, but the effect is that of a concrete skin. Keywords: Germany, Brandenburg, Frankfurt, concrete skin, concrete print, glass band, fenestration. Submitted by Zachary Snyder.
Style/Period
1990s (1990 - 1999)
Material
concrete
concrete products
patterned glass
Source
Jacques Herzog et Pierre de Meuron. (2000). Techniques & Architecture, April-May, 62-67.