?Concrete has the ability to be primitive and technological, massive and levitating, to combine the properties of steel with those of mud,? says Rowan Moore in his list of The 10 best concrete buildings created for The Guardian. Through examples spanning three continents, Moore unites old standbys with unexpected wonders, all of which show the varied possibilities inherent in mixing water, aggregate, and cement. In a list that incorporates examples from Classical times to the present, Moore establishes concrete?s unique ability to adapt to different times, styles, applications, and treatments.

?Concrete has the ability to be primitive and technological, massive and levitating, to combine the properties of steel with those of mud,? says Rowan Moore in his list of The 10 best concrete buildings created for The Guardian. Through examples spanning three continents, Moore unites old standbys with unexpected wonders, all of which show the varied possibilities inherent in mixing water, aggregate, and cement. In a list that incorporates examples from Classical times to the present, Moore establishes concrete?s unique ability to adapt to different times, styles, applications, and treatments.Examples by Le Corbusier, �lvaro Siza, Lina Bo Bardi, and Marcel Breuer demonstrate that concrete is anything but workaday or utilitarian. Moore?s list affirms that a material simultaneously strong and light, durable, sustainable, and fire-resistant, can scarcely be considered...