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Record 1 1995-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Traditional Construction Methods
  • Types of Constructed Works
CONT

It was a... conventional site-built structure of concrete blocks and bricks... and it had gone up in record time and beat all cost estimates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de construction classiques
  • Types de constructions
CONT

Dès ses débuts, on a reproché à la préfabrication ses défauts, non seulement ceux qu'elle avait en propre [...] mais encore ceux qu'on n'avait jamais songé à imputer à la construction traditionnelle.

Spanish

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