Featured Projects

No stranger to the University of Iowa campus, architect Steven Holl’s new Visual Arts Building provides 126,000 sq. ft. of loft-like space within a beautifully crafted envelope. The structure presents an industrial aesthetic with RHEINZINK-clad, poured-in-place concrete walls, used in conjunction with perforated stainless-steel panels that rest 7 inches from the RHEINZINK cladding.

James & Taylor’s award-winning façade for the University of Manchester’s biosciences building in Manchester, UK, was created using four different anodized finishes that coated both mirror polished and highly-etched Senses aluminium (aluminum) tiles. The stunning result on the Michael Smith building was due to a close collaboration between the façade specialist and architects Sheppard Robson. It features a ‘random’ pattern that ensured the different finishes were distributed across the elevation to give a cohesive façade.

In 2013, Bascom Palmer purchased a 1.5-acre site on a busy corner in the heart of upscale Naples, Florida to construct the 20,000 sq. ft. University of Miami (UM) Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. The $25 million LEED-certified project was completed in 2015, featuring architectural metal products from CENTRIA, and hosts state-of-the-art technology and double the number of ophthalmologists on staff.

The University Of Minnesota Equine Center in St. Paul, MN, is a 60,000 sq. ft. equine research facility that utilized Rigid Frame, Continuous Beam and Unibeam framing systems by VP Buildings. Metal roofing is VP’s SLR architectural/structural standing seam profile with a Colonial Red color in a Cool Roof coating formulation. The metal wall panels are VP’s TextureClad profile in a Sand color.

The $22-million University of North Florida (UNF) Student Wellness Complex is an 82,000 sq. ft. facility intended to provide recreational and wellness opportunities for students, faculty, and staff. The multi-story building – predominantly clad in metal panels from CENTRIA - also includes educational, social, and administrative spaces.

Changes to the venerable University of Notre Dame Stadium do not come often. Built in 1930, major improvements to the house that Rockne built last came in 1999. That changed after the conclusion of the 2016 football season when a major facilities expansion and renovation project began. Along with new construction, the stadium's locker rooms were upgraded. The renovation plan incorporated RHEINZINK-Classic bright-rolled zinc from RHEINZINK America.

The University of Oregon in Eugene showcased a first of its kind mural that is made of etched stainless steel and forms a picture of Albert Einstein. The etched steel mosaic is comprised of photographs of Oregon student athletes. The sculpture graces the new John E. Jaqua Academic Center for Student Athletes and was developed using 1,200 sq. ft. of stainless steel from Contrarian Metal Resources.

The University of Quebec à Chicoutimi is renowned for its significant research in aluminum and metallurgy and is located in what is known as "the valley of aluminum" because of the area's large amount of aluminum production. It's fitting then that the school's new Arena de L’UQAC features a distinctive metal roof that extends down over one of the structure’s walls. The roof and its integrated curved wall were created using a combination of site-formed and shop-fabricated Kalzip 65/400 panels.

With regard to human health, zinc is an essential trace element. With regard to architectural design and construction, it also provides many benefits. Case in point is the new Wellness Center at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Thanks in part to the use of zinc on its origami-like roof form, the 61,000 sq. ft. building has the form to match its function. The zinc material was by RHEINZINK and the fabrication of the project’s double-lock standing seam roof panels was by Firestone Metal Products of Anoka, MN.

The University of Tennessee Neyland Stadium is home to the Tennessee Volunteers football team. Since its construction in 1921, the stadium has undergone 16 expansion projects, making it the sixth largest non-racing stadium in the world. In 2004, the Tennessee athletics department revealed its most recent plan for the stadium – a multi-phased renovation that would once again expand and restore the iconic venue. The Neyland Stadium Master Plan, designed by McCarty Holsaple McCarty, features ALPOLIC materials.

It takes a special roofer to agree to recover a 20-year-old roof that’s been leaking since it was installed. Armed with his own roll former that produces McElroy Metal’s 238T symmetrical standing seam panel, Marty May is that kind of special.

Approximately 3,000 linear feet of Petersen’s new PAC Anchor-Tite Coping was utilized in straight and radius applications on the new University of Texas at Dallas Student Housing Living/Learning Center II in Richardson, TX. The 150,000 sq. ft. building will accommodate students and staff in 144 suites with a total of 450 beds. The cornerstone of the design is a circular, multi-story common lounge and amenity area.

The University of Texas at Tyler created plans to add a STEM and business building to its expanding campus to attract students from across the country. The original specification called for aluminum composite material (ACM) to match metal wall panels on the College of Pharmacy Building. Cost savings, design options and speed of installation were brought to the table by changing to Shadow Series wall panels from Dri-Design.

CENTRIA Paradigm™ custom-fabricated metal panels define the new addition to the University of Texas Callier Center for Communications Disorders, enabling architects to design and create a structure reminiscent of audio waves.

A Solucent™ woven metal mesh application from Cambridge Architectural provides a first-of-its-kind exterior shading and daylighting system, dramatically reducing solar heat gain and cooling costs for a new facility on the University of Washington’s South Lake Union campus. The facility is part of UW Medicine’s new research hub in the South Lake Union area of Seattle. Cambridge’s Solucent mesh application was installed over the windows on the exterior façade of the building to provide a unique and modern aesthetic, while contributing to substantial energy savings through solar shading.

Central utility plants are usually out of sight, out of mind on most college campuses. The University of Washington’s West Campus Utility Plant (UWCUP) is an exception. A magnet to visitors that showcases the work it does, the illuminated building shines with the help of a translucent wall system from Kingspan Light + Air | CPI Daylighting.

The new UNMC Durham Research Center II (DRC II) is a 10-story tower that’s almost a mirror image of the first Durham Research Center (DRC). The matching towers are joined at the base with a covered walkway and two-story, shell-shaped atrium. Marking the atrium's entry is a striking canopy accented by Champagne and Platinum-finished ACM panels fabricated from Alcoa Architectural Products' Reynobond material.

CENTRIA Concept Series single-skin rainscreen panels enabled the design team with WTW Architects to create a clean, contemporary aesthetic at the new UPMC Logan Medical Center in Altoona, PA. The facility provides advanced outpatient services, primary care, and diagnostic services to communities in the Altoona region.

A world-renowned health care provider and insurer, Pittsburgh-based UPMC provides more care to the region’s most vulnerable citizens than any other health care institution. With the opening of a striking new $20 million outpatient facility in Ebensburg, PA, UPMC is bringing its world-class care to Cambria County residents. Among the materials featured on the project are metal wall panels from IMETCO, finished with premium paints from Sherwin-Williams.

High-end stroller retailer UPPAbaby, based in Rockland, MA, turned to a modern glass and Metl-Span insulated metal panel façade for its new 45,000-square-foot headquarters. The mixed-use project accommodates a warehouse and maintenance workshop, a retail front to conduct direct-to-consumer business, and ample office space.