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"An Ultramodern Building Shows Signs of Age"
"What is causing the marble panels on the National Gallery of Art's East Building façade to work loose?" WSJ
"What is causing the marble panels on the National Gallery of Art's East Building façade to work loose?" WSJ
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Doesn't it sound funny to call the East Wing of the National Gallery "ultramodern"? It's 30 years old. Showing a bit of wear isn't at all surprising.
I love this kind of forensic article, but the tone of this one is a bit hissy. Still, I enjoyed reading it. I'm curious how the repair will make up for the problems identified. And will they use new panels, or is it better to reuse the ones that have already gone through hysteresis? Does hysteresis stop after a time, like CorTen's deterioration, or keep going until the panel crumbles? Can new computer-controlled cutting techniques rid the panels of the slight dimensional differences that exacerbated the problem?
Fascinating topic, to me, but I would like more meat.
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