Translucent concrete

Brutalists look out. A new type of concrete has been developed, and it looks almost ethereal. Images of LiTraCon, the Light Transmitting concrete - make it look strangely like styrofoam. Hungarian architect Ron Losonczi invented this stuff three years, by

When it comes to showing off unusual materials, you could do worse than transparent concrete and cement. Both are solid and strong, yet allow light to pass through them, causing a cartoon question mark to pop up over people's heads the first time they see the stuff.At this year's World...

Tech Focus: Lucem, LUCEM, world architecture news, architecture jobs. Translucent concrete, fiber optic concrete, (Luccon)

Transparent concrete also called as translucent concrete or light transmitting concrete is achieved by replacing aggregates with transparent alternate materials.

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Design of an exhibition stand to present Litracon, a brand producing transparent concrete

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Besides allowing light transmittance, translucent concrete has similar strength, consistency and resistance as regular concrete / 3 shots above: Italian pavilion at the 2010 World Expo, Shanghai by…

The material, called i.light, has dozens of tiny holes in it which lets light through without compromising the structural integrity.