Celebrating continues!

Concrete Construction, August, 2004

The 2004 Concrete Canoe Competition represented one-third of a weekend-long celebration of this versatile material, under the banner of "Celebrating Concrete!" ASCE and Degussa Admixtures, Inc., partnered with the National Building Museum to present "Celebrating Concrete!" The festivities kicked off at the National Building Museum on June 18, with the final product judging portion of the competition.

On June 19, the National Building Museum's new exhibition, Liquid Stone: New Architecture in Concrete, opened. The exhibition surveys cutting-edge architecture in which the versatility of concrete is an essential aspect of the design, and will be on display through January 23, 2005.

In conjunction with the exhibition opening and the Concrete Canoe Competition, the National Building Museum and ASCE presented a Concrete Carnival, where children and their families were able to explore the many surprising aspects of concrete through hands-on activities like mixing floating concrete. Visitors to the Concrete Carnival were also able to watch the student canoe presentations and preliminary flotation tests, and enjoy direct interaction with the young competitors. Additional details on the exhibition Liquid Stone: New Architecture in Concrete can be found at www.nbm.org.