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question:how-can-color-in-a-building-be-given-a-lifetime-of-centuriesHow can color in a building be given a lifetime of centuries?
Prompted by the short life of paint, leading to the advocacy of hand-glazed tilework as a permanent color solution.
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- Tilework is the most obvious and longest lasting way to give color a lifetime of centuriesanswered_byHand-glazed tilework allows direct control over color and shape, essential for a field of centers.
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- The fourth key idea, summarizing the basis of living structure.
- The need to repaint after a few years makes it impractical for the deep effort required to get the light just right.
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