Flying panels. How concrete panels changed the world: How Concrete Panels Changed the World
Flying panels looks at how a building technology became a powerful tool for the construction of a new society. After the second world war, the development of prefabricated concrete panels drastically transformed the techniques used to build the modern world. Manual labour was replaced by automated mass production, and new concrete elements were used in billions of square metres of housing around the planet. Before turning into what many consider a dull face of our cities today, the stunning image of a concrete panel soaring through the sky appeared in all forms of popular culture: from paintings, photographs, drawings, and films, to poster, cartoons, children's toys, and opera sets. Flying panels brings together a group of architects, historians, ephilosophers, and curators to discuss the way in which concrete panel systems spread across the world, reflecting on their cultural influence, from the second half of the twentieth century to the present.
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