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Corten Weathering Steel — Cover

About Corten Weathering Steel

Corten Weathering Steel takes its surface from a steel wall left to oxidise — a matte orange-brown rust patina that stabilises into a protective skin rather than corroding away. Paired with raw board-formed concrete, it is the contemporary architectural register of Richard Serra's steel sculpture and Peter Zumthor's tactile buildings.

This is a heavy, restrained system: large flat planes, weighty rectangular masses, hairline rules and generous margins. No gloss, no chrome, no ornament — only the honest weight and texture of the material itself, recorded in rust and concrete grey.

Learn more about the Corten Weathering Steel style

Origin
Western Europe (with global contemporary practice)
Era
2010–present (weathering steel in use since mid-20th c.; signature in current architecture)
Key figures
Richard Serra · Peter Zumthor
Movements
Contemporary material-honest architecture · Minimalism · Brutalism

Corten Weathering Steel design spec

Colors

Background
Surface
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Text

Typography

Inter TightHeadings
ArchivoBody
Space MonoMono
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