Featured Projects

A renovated, century-old warehouse in the historic Bricktown area of Oklahoma City, OK, is the new home of the American Banjo Museum which has moved from Guthrie, OK. The new $3.3 million, 21,000 sq. ft. facility features state-of-the-art exhibits tracing every chapter of the banjo’s story. Also on display is the Museum’s 300-piece instrument collection. Approximately 350 linear feet of Flex-C Trac® from Flex-Ability Concepts were used to create the art deco theme designed by Architectural Design Group, Inc., Oklahoma City.

The maritime history of a Seattle neighborhood was the inspiration behind the design for the AMLI Mark 24 multi-family project in Seattle, WA by GGLO Design. AEP Span’ architectural metal siding was selected to help achieve the design and earn LEED Silver Certification.

When AMLI Residential planned its luxury apartment project along Seattle’s Lake Union waterfront, the design inspiration came from classic iconic transportation machines. Metal wall panels from AEP Span played a key role in bringing the design to life.

A well-designed school should foster a functional learning and work environment for students and staff while being a positive design element for the community. Amon Creek Elementary is the latest addition to the Kennewick School District in Richland, WA. The design team at MMEC Architecture, Spokane, WA, turned to Citadel Architectural Products’ Envelope 2000® RainScreen (RS) metal composite material (MCM) panels to create an inviting school with defined spaces.

Orlando, Florida’s new Amway Center, home to the NBA’s Orlando Magic, is a key part of an overall strategic plan for continued revitalization of Orlando’s urban core, designed to make that area a recreation and dining destination. In addition to the Magic and NCAA basketball events, the multi-purpose design allows the arena to host hockey and arena football games, ice shows, concerts and many other special events. A wide range of products from CENTRIA are prominently featured on the facility.

The new Animal Care and Protective Services building in Jacksonville, FL, is the city’s first LEED-certified project. The 41,000 sq. ft. facility is situated on a reclaimed brownfield site and has received LEED Gold Certification. The new facility offers increased capacity and quality of care, adoption areas, medical treatment areas and public education space. Approximately 12,500 sq. ft. of Petersen’s 24 gauge PAC-CLAD 7.2” Rib and Perforated 7.2” Rib panels helped to accomplish the design objectives.

A new segment of the multi-phase construction plan for the Annoor Islamic High School in Wichita, Kansas included metal building framing, metal roofing and metal wall panels from Varco Pruden Buildings.

Morin, a Kingspan Group Company, recently supplied wall panels from its Integrity Series for the new Agricultural Labs and Greenhouse Building at Antelope Valley College. Located in Lancaster, California, the college first opened its doors in September of 1929 with 13 students; today the college provides educational opportunities to 16,000 students. To construct the $7.3 million building, the X-12, XA-12 and XC-12 profiles from Morin’s Integrity Series Wall Panels were applied to the exterior.

Anthropologie is a specialty retailer that offers a distinct assortment of women’s apparel, accessories, home furnishings and decorative accessories and is owned by parent company Urban Outfitters, Inc. Like its sister locations, the new store in New Orleans capitalizes on an aesthetic that is modern and eclectic with hints of traditional elements. Its sturdy wooden and steel staircase, with a sweeping steel cabling suspension system, serves as a fittingly eye-catching centerpiece. Ronstan Tensile Architecture supplied a complete cable system to uphold this unique suspended staircase.

Apex Friendship Middle School in Apex, North Carolina, opened in the fall of 2018. Not only is it large enough to hold more than 1,400 students, it will serve as a model for future schools in the Wake County Public School system. One of the key cladding materials chosen for the building's construction was insulated metal wall panels from Kingspan.

The University of North Texas’ (UNT) Apogee Stadium – the first newly constructed collegiate football stadium in the nation to earn LEED Platinum certification – opened in Denton, Texas, in September 2011 as the new home of Mean Green football. Recyclable Alucobond® aluminum composite material (ACM) by 3A Composites USA was installed as a unifying design element throughout the stadium.

The renovation and expansion of the Apollo Career Center in Lima, Ohio, was necessary because of steady student body growth since the facility opened in the 1970s. Metl-Span insulated metal panels were an important component in updating the look of the facility and helped the project apply for LEED Gold status.

The new Apotex Centre for the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Pharmacy in downtown Winnipeg has become a distinctive campus landmark and provides enhanced connections with the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry as well as the Health Sciences Centre. The bottom two levels of the 100,000 sq. ft. facility were clad with locally harvested aspen, Above that is a two-level volume skinned with RHEINZINK® Shiplap panels.

Located in the upper Sonoran Desert in northern Scottsdale, Arizona, the Appaloosa Library “celebrates the environment in a protected desert setting.” Panels from Morin’s Integrity Series wrap the new building and contribute to achieving the city’s goals of improving the sustainability and aesthetic value of public use facilities. Appaloosa Library is the first building to use PPG's Duranar VARI-Cool “Kaleidoscope” paint system on steel panels. Construction was completed in November 2009.

The self-storage industry in Canada is experiencing significant growth, with projections that the supply of new self-storage spaces will double year-over-year by 2026. This surge is demonstrated by a pronounced increase in new projects between 2021 and 2024. Case in point is the new Apple Self Storage in Guelph, Ontario. For looks and efficiency, the new facility features insulated metal panels from Kingspan Insulated Panels - North America.

Apropoe’s, a new restaurant at Baltimore’s Marriott Waterfront, gives hotel guests and Baltimore residents a place to work and relax. Its contemporary design combines dining, lounge, meeting and bar areas in one great-room-style space, divided into semi-private sections by Banker Wire mesh.

To advance the nautical look and residential feel of the new Aqua condominium at the Pelican Isle Yacht Club in Naples, FL, Curtain Gaines Hall Jones of Tampa, FL topped the 11-story ultra-luxury condominium development with jobsite-manufactured metal roofing from Englert Inc. of Perth Amboy, NJ. Architect Robert Hall cited the metal's ability to resist the effects of prolonged exposure to salt air and water as the reason why the new roof was formed from aluminum rather than steel.

General Industries, a commercial construction and real estate company based in Charleroi, Pa., has renovated a portion of Aquatech International Corporation’s headquarters in Canonsburg, Pa., utilizing metal systems from Varco Pruden Buildings.

Cladding supplier James & Taylor has added the final touches to a new sixth form (age 16 and older) college building in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, with a shimmering curved façade that provides an animated, high-tech finish. The subtle, reflective face on the £40m project at Aquinas College was created using four different anodized finishes that coat both mirror-polished and highly-etched Senses aluminum (aluminium) tiles.

Florida’s new Arbor Grande residential development within the rapidly expanding planned community of Lakewood Ranch offers a number of residents-only features within its gated confines, including the recently added pool and amenity building. This 7,000-sq.-ft. clubhouse and fitness center reinforces the development’s relaxed coastal vibe with a design that draws on Gulf Coast vernacular – including distinctively ribbed metal roofing by Petersen.