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By Fu-Tung Cheng I’ve never been entirely comfortable with the term “decorative concrete.”  To me, the pairing of the words has always implied that one merely applies material over a substrate in the way a baker might apply icing to decorate a cake.  Instead, I see concrete as inherently profound.  More than appliqué, it is a medium that has long been used functionally as well as expressively.   In my own case, I feel far more creatively engaged in my work when I merge my thinking about those dual potentials of function and art.  Historically, in fact, I believe that when the two become an inseparable one, we recognize and celebrate these works as rising to the level of great design.   In my own case, I began using concrete as an expressive medium a few decades back, when I was among the pioneers in designing and installing concrete countertops in contemporary kitchens.  As both designer and builder, by the year 2000 I had