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Quizzical Pursuit
—The Architecture Puzzler
Created by Dave Guadagni
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Architecture Puzzler #324
Please provide a definition of "gloss" as it refers to paint. Rank these paint finishes from lowest light reflection to highest: satin/silk, semi-gloss, eggshell.
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Question from Last Week:
Architecture Puzzler #323
The new pedestrian bridge "Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir" crosses the Seine in Paris. It has a length of 885 feet (270 meters) and a main span of 620 feet (190 meters), yet its main structure, a "pectinate lenticular" truss, allows the bridge to be relatively light. Describe the basic "look" of the bridge.
Answer to Puzzler #323
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Variations in paint finishes.
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