Riccardo Morandi, the architect of the Genoa bridge was also a 'concrete innovator', favouring pre-stressed reinforced concrete that was later shown to be subject to serious corrosion problems, according to professor of construction, Antonio Brencich, from Genoa University.
Until this week, Morandi's bridge seemed to be an example not of style over substance – one of the stereotypes of Italian design – but of its exact opposite: it was pig-ugly, but it seemed to do the job.
There had been alarm bells if only they'd been noted. Morandi had built similar bridges in Venezuela and Libya.
Until this week, Morandi's bridge seemed to be an example not of style over substance – one of the stereotypes of Italian design – but of its exact opposite: it was pig-ugly, but it seemed to do the job.
There had been alarm bells if only they'd been noted. Morandi had built similar bridges in Venezuela and Libya.
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