ArkDes has mounted an exhibition celebrating the role of concrete panels in contemporary architecture, with an exhibition design by Note Design Studio that evokes the dynamism of a construction site.
The exhibition titled Flying Panels ? How Concrete Panels Changed the World, looks at the history of prefabricated concrete architecture and the impact it has had on modern urban environments.

The show is based on research conducted by Chilean curators Pedro Ignacio Alonso and Hugo Palmarola, who spent years examining the evolution of concrete panel systems and their varied uses around the world.
It is being presented at a time when some architects are calling for the industry to abandon concrete construction altogether, as the material is considered a major contributor to climate change.
According to ArkDes, "Flying Panels tells of the time when a concrete panel soaring across the sky symbolised the future and embodied dreams of a better world".
The organisers suggested that, although the concrete panel is now "a building component often derided as the ugly face of our cities", it was viewed positively in the post-war period as a potential solution to the existing housing shortage.

The show presents imagery and artefacts that give a sense of the optimism surrounding the early examples of prefabricated concrete construction, when developers and local municipalities presented visions for whole new neighbourhoods to be built using this emerging method.
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