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[โ€“] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wasn't that semi-standard to build large, sturdy buildings just some years ago? I swear "concrete with wood pattern etched on" was the background to all my high school memories.

[โ€“] tburkhol@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Absolutely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture Uncommon for small residential projects, even then. Now, I feel like it's more common to build poured-concrete floors supported by columns, which gives them a lot more flexibility in what the facade looks like - more glass & natural light, shiny metal patterns, fancy colors. There's a couple buildings I remember thinking, "Wow, they put a really realistic wood grain pattern in that concrete - is that supposed to fool us into thinking it is wood?" before I realized it's just that they were too lazy to cover up the molding texture.