Architects Continue Innovative Use of Weathering Steel in 2025 Projects
By
Nat Barker
If you only eat one bagel today, this is the bagel.
Summary
The article showcases how architects continue to use weathering steel in innovative ways in 2025 projects, demonstrating that the material remains popular despite being trendy for years. It features specific architectural projects including the EMIT Technologies headquarters in Wyoming by CLB Architects, which involved custom fabrication and engineering of weathering steel on-site for a former Kmart renovation. The content presents a roundup of diverse architectural applications of weathering steel, countering suggestions that the material is going out of style.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledWeathering steel has been a trendy choice among architects for many years, but as this diverse roundup of projects completed in 2025 shows, any reports of it going out of style are greatly exaggerated.
Almost all the weathering steel that wraps this building was custom fabricated and engineered on site.
That's because it is the headquarters of an energy and manufacturing company in Wyoming, developed by CLB Architects' renovation of a former Kmart department store.
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