an asset—and in State College, where Penn State's architecture must outlast generations of students while aging with the dignity the institution demands, the answer reveals itself in every panel. Black Limba's grey to nearly black streaks deepen over decades rather than fade, meaning a boardroom installed today will carry richer figuring twenty years from now, its golden brown heartwood darkening into something more distinguished than what first came out of the crate. This is the difference between a material chosen for Stamford's commercial turnover cycles and one chosen for a university town where buildings are expected to outlive their architects. As the veneer continues westward toward the mountain communities of Colorado, the question shifts from longevity to
