This award-winning publication celebrates all the power and grace of concrete in architecture. In this book, award-winning architecture writer Joe Rollo takes you on a personal journey through 36 of Australias most inspiring concrete buildings and structures from the mid-1950s to the present, from the drawing boards of talented architects who have sought to make a difference. Concrete Poetry features an essay on concrete by Cecil Balmond visionary structural engineer and author whose outside-the square exploration of form has led to striking collaborations with some of the biggest names in world architecture, including Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind, Arata Isozaki and Toyo Ito. Published by Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia, Concrete Poetry is illustrated with the superb realist black and white photography of John Gollings and other Australian photographers who have elevated the art of architectural photography. Concrete is about the poetics of concrete as a material in architecture from a tiny corrugated concrete beach kiosk in Perth to the majestic beauty of the Sydney Opera House. A must have addition to your personal or work library or the perfect gift for staff, colleagues or anyone who has an interest in engineering, architecture, art, and poetry.