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Concrete, the end of an era? (Swiss Press Text 2022, by Claude Baechtold) - Swiss Press Award

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2022

Claude Baechtold

Why are we addicted to concrete and how can we break free? Architect Alia Benagana searches for scientific answers at ETH Zurich, while reporters Claude Baechtold and Antoine Harari follow the money trail: In the canton of Vaud, gray gold has become more profitable than black gold, and the Holcim and Orllati groups are engaged in a fierce battle to win the sand war.

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