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Quizzical Pursuit
The Architecture Puzzler
Created by Dave Guadagni
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Solution to Last Week's Puzzler
Architecture Puzzler #191
Question
The flowery crystals on the surface are called spangles. What common building material are we talking about?
Answer
Hot-dipped galvanized sheet metal. The spangles are formed when the surface layer of zinc crystallizes.
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Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects
Quizzical Pursuit is Copyright 2004, Dave Guadagni.
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Flowery crystals of a different sort.
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