All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands and hooks, and bronze bases. The complete material specification for the courtyard posts: silver bands and hooks (fittings), bronze bases (foundations). The silver and bronze combination — more precious at the connections, more durable at the ground — reflects the reality of exposure: the bases that touch the ground need weather-resistant bronze; the fittings at human-height can be silver. The practical wisdom of using different materials at different heights serves both the aesthetic of the gradation and the practical requirement of durability in a portable structure.

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