“TWELVE DECADES OF CONCRETE IN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE PART III” 1960s PORTLAND CEMENT PROMO XD95805

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This film titled “Twelve Decades of Concrete in American Architecture - Part III The Material that Can do Almost Everything” is a 1960s informational film about the history of concrete in American architecture in the 1950s and 1960s. The film was part of a series presented by Portland Cement Association, and portrays the manufacturing of precast and prestressed concrete in many different forms, textures, sizes, and colors. It displays the work of different national and international architects and architecture companies, including residential and commercial buildings, schools, churches and temples, cultural constructions such as theaters and museums, and many more.

“Twelve Decades of Concrete in American Architecture - Part III The Material that can do Almost Everything” title banner (00:08). The host and narrator introduces the film (00:15). The Horgan Academy of Irish Dance, Naugatuck, CT (00:47). Kresge Auditorium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (00:54). Jimmy’s Hurricane Drive-In at Bird and Douglas Roads in Miami, Florida (00:56). Temple Mount Sinai (01:00). Other concrete architectural constructions (01:06). The State Farm Center Arena (01:19). Callaway Gardens (01:27). The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (01:30). A Burger Queen restaurant (01:35). Other concrete architectural constructions (01:38). A concrete formation transported via truck (02:00). House concrete foundation structures (02:10). Pre-stressed units are lifted (02:17). Precast concrete slabs (02:27). Manufacturing of precast curtain wall panels (02:40) in various sizes, thickness, colors (02:47). Slabs molded against textured form liners (03:10). Colored concrete walls (03:27). Screen and grill panels (03:36). Sculptured detailed panels (03:44). Detailed shaped concrete blocks (03:55). Pre-molded warpless forms (04:14). Hydraulic lifts used for roof and floor construction (04:28). Climbing cranes used for constructing tall buildings (04:37). Memphis International Airport (04:51). “Mann and Harrover” title banner, the architects of the airport (05:09). Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport (05:21). “Thorshov and Cerny” title banner, the architects of the airport (05:33). The Library at Texas Tech (05:42). “Pitts, Melbane & Phelps” title banner, the architects of the library (05:57). Lockhart Texas Municipal Building (06:03). The Flying Carpet Motor Inn, Chicago (06:32). “William B. Cohan Associates” title banner, the architect of the inn (06:37). The Osborne Radio Center/World Museum in Tulsa (06:40). The Cheyenne Wyoming Air Terminal (06:49). The (now, no longer existing) Edens Theater in Illinois (07:07). “Perkins and Will” title banner, the architects of the theater (07:08). The host and narrator speaks about modern religious concrete constructions (07:32). Views of the Chapel of the Holy Cross (07:51). “Anshen and Allen” title banner, the architects of the chapel (07:56). Concrete Star of David construction at Temple Israel in St. Louis (08:15). B’nai Israel Temple in Florida designed by Frank Bosney (08:28). The construction of the St. Mary’s Church in Cecil, Pennsylvania (08:45). Churches constructed of concrete in various states in the US (09:14). Temple Mount Sinai by Carroll and Daeuble (11:54). Vistamar School private high school by Mario J. Ciampi (12:20). Views of other schools made of concrete formations (12:39). The host and narrator speaks about precast concrete (12:57). The Mitchell Park Domes (13:12). The MetLife Building, formerly Pan Am, in New York City (13:28). The Detroit Bank and Trust Tower (13:38). Various other precast prestressed concrete constructions (13:49). A building made of curved precast curtain walls (14:42). Examples of other similar curved constructions (15:10), including the headquarters of the North American Baptist convention at Valley Forge (15:37), and Philadelphia’s police headquarters (16:08). The circular dormitories at the University of Pittsburgh (17:00). Chicago Marina City Towers (17:17). The host and narrator speaks about the international market for concrete architecture (18:04). Saint Patrick's Church in Oklahoma City by Felix Candella (18:28). Pier Luigi Nervi’s Dartmouth College, Leverone Field House (19:15). George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal in New York City (19:44). “Le Corbusier” title banner, the architect of the Visual Arts Center at Harvard (20:20). Credits (21:36).

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