I blame the Soviets for giving concrete a bad name. Cold War-era photos showed us formerly graceful cities — Warsaw, Berlin, Saint Peterburg, Havana — blighted by block after relentless block of featureless concrete buildings that defined Iron Curtain chic. So how did this dependable but drab material make the leap from cinderblocks and driveways to stylish interior surfaces in America?
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