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Old Posted Apr 22, 2010, 4:01 PM
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the cor-ten on all of these contemporary european projects seems A LOT more orange than the cor-ten used on the US skyscrapers of the 60s & 70s. are they using a different formula for cor-ten these days? the color differences are so glaring as to make them not seem like the same material.

i'm no expert on cor-ten, but the daley center has a dark and brooding color, while still retaining shades of the inherent rustiness of cor-ten, but some of these contemporary applications that nowhereman posted are just straight up orange. does cor-ten darken over time?
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