IRON+AND+STEEL

IRON AND STEEL



//“the old cast iron buildings died out. I'm not really sure whether the new skyscrapers killed them, or the new esthetics"//

Throught time the materials used in construction have been gradually replaced by others. This is because experience has show the world advantages and disadvantages of some materials, wich coupled with technological advances has led to better materials and contruction's methods. Iron isn't the exception because it has been replaced by steel. I think iron isn't dead because it is still used in contruction and architecture for its advantages in comparison to other materials, but the trhuth is that it also has disadvantages wich have been remedied by steel. Besides, new esthetics allowed to implement new materials such as glass to give more elegance to buildings.   In conclusion, iron and steel are materials very important for architecture because they allow a new form of constructions which are cheaper, easy to use, and permit to make lighter and stronger structures. Also, they have more advantages than disadvantages, making them better materials and preferred at the time of construction.