Featured Projects

When the NBA’s Miami HEAT Group decided to create a marquee on the exterior of its American Airlines Arena, the franchise wanted something that would not only draw attention to the arena itself, but also transform downtown Miami, FL. Made from 3,400 square feet of a high-grade architectural woven stainless steel mesh fabric with interwoven LED profiles, Miami’s Mediamesh® digital media screen, patented by GKD and ag4, provides visitors to the arena with unobstructed viewing from the interior and visually engaging digital media content on the exterior.

A new seven-story, 360,000 sq. ft. tower is at the heart of Salem Hospital’s downtown campus in Salem, OR. The projected $285 million expansion project opened on time and $2 million under budget. Approximately 30,000 sq. ft. of Citadel Envelope 2000® Rain Screen (RS) metal composite material panels were utilized. The panels were finished in Seafoam Green and Sandstone. In addition, 17,000 sq. ft. of Citadel GlazeGuard® 1000 glazing infill panels were also installed.

Studies show that bright buildings can produce bright students. At the new College of Business Administration at California State University – San Marcos (CSUSM), they produce significant energy savings, too. That’s because the building, designed by Gail Bouvrie, AIA, of AC Martin Partners in Los Angeles, is one of the first buildings in the country to feature Solarban 70XL glass, a revolutionary solar control Low-E glass from PPG. Another PPG product, Duranar coatings, was used to protect and beautify the aluminum extrusions used in the window and door frames and other metal architectural components.

The Stage Struck Children’s Theatre, which is part of an historic district in the state of North Carolina, measures 6,120 square feet. Located in Goldsboro, NC, the structure utilized 5,007 square feet of Star Building Systems’ StarShield Roof System, along with the DuraRib Wall System that totaled 4,216 square feet. A Star custom metal building was chosen due to the requirements for clear spans and elevated ceilings for performances.

When Bill Churchill set out to build his 4,000 square-foot Sudbury, MA home, his objective was to apply standardized industrial manufacturing technologies to achieve a residence with superior thermal and energy efficiency. Using Kingspan Insulated Panels’ KingZip® Insulated Standing Seam Roof panels and 300 A Azteco® Embossed wall panels, Churchill was able to create an energy efficient building envelope and better insulate his home.

Located in the gently rolling countryside just outside of this Memphis satellite city is what appears to be the beautiful home of a successful southern country gentleman. It even looks like the Tennessee version of a Kentucky thoroughbred horse farm. Welcome to the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home Double “B” Boys’ Ranch in Millington. It was the property of a prominent couple who contributed their estate for the boys’ ranch in the late 1980s. The residential structures house 24 boys ages 11 through 18 in family settings. A centerpiece of the facility is the recently-completed pavilion, a custom-designed Ceco Building Systems framed structure.

Located 29 miles northwest of Dallas, TX, The Shops at Highland Village is an upscale, mixed-use lifestyle center consisting of approximately 350,000 sq. ft. of retail and restaurants and 32,000 sq. ft. of office space. More than 108,000 sq. ft. of Petersen’s PAC-CLAD material in a variety of profiles—including 16” Snap-On, 18” High Snap-On, 16” Snap-Clad and 11” Flush Panels—were utilized to create the desired look. All material was finished in Custom Literary Green and Weathered Zinc.

Built to replace the original 1923 stadium, the new Yankee Stadium was designed to be modern while maintaining the characteristics that comprise the rich history and tradition of the New York Yankees. Completed in April 2009, the new $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium is the second most expensive stadium in the world and features an array of products from GKD-USA, a leading provider of creative technological leadership in woven wire mesh for industry and architecture. Approximately 33,000 square feet of the stadium – both interior and exterior surfaces – were clad using GKD’s stainless steel woven mesh products including Tigris, Tigris PC and Omega 1505 PC.

United Therapeutics is a biotech company focusing on innovations in the fields of cardiovascular medicine, infectious diseases and cancer. The company’s research and development facility is nestled away in the tall white pines of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. Reflecting the high-tech nature of the activities within, the building’s exterior is a mix of aluminum composite metal wall panels and glass. Altech Panel Systems of Carterville, GA, fabricated the sleek metal wall panels from ALPOLIC aluminum composite material by Mitsubishi Chemical FP America Inc.

The Midtown Exchange Tower in Minneapolis, MN, is the culmination of a two-year effort to restore a former Sears Tower on the city’s Lake Street. Today, the building contains more than 360,000 sq. ft. of office space; a Global Marketplace of ethnic businesses and entrepreneurs, which occupies more than 75,000 sq. ft.; a 128-room full-service hotel and an eclectic mix of townhomes, condominiums and rental apartments geared to a wide range of income-earners. The use of PPG architectural glass and coatings was instrumental in helping the developers maintain the building’s historic character, while enhancing its energy-efficiency and environmental sustainability.

For many riders, the most exciting stop along the entire MTA Metro-North Rail Line in New York City is also one of the newest—the 153rd Street Station in the Bronx. Completed in May 2009, it is the point of arrival and departure for baseball fans by the tens of thousands who flock to games at the new Yankee Stadium. Passengers with an eye for metal construction products will be hard-pressed to miss one of the station’s most distinctive gateway features—a double-S-curved metal canopy roof that covers the stairs leading to and from the elevated platform. The profile used on the canopy and another featured on other elements at the station were by Englert Inc.

The 4,109 square foot Pontotoc Fire Station #2 utilized Star Building Systems’ SMTS and SSB structural metal framing systems along with Star’s StarShield roof system. Completed in November 2008, a Star custom metal building was chosen for this Pontotoc, MS project due to requirements for long open spans and ease of building erection.

Forty-five miles southeast of Flagstaff, AZ in a place called Happy Jack, situated at a dark sky site on the Coconino National Forest, is the 4.25-meter Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT). Built for the Lowell Observatory, in partnership with Discovery Communications, DCT was designed to serve as a powerful research tool to be applied to a wide range of topics, including Near Earth Objects (NEOs), extrasolar planets and the exploration of the Kuiper Belt and is scheduled to be operable by 2011. To house the telescope, the Lowell Observatory commissioned a dome to be built which features Kingspan Insulated Panels’ 200 Inverted Rib wall and KingZip® Insulated Standing Seam Roof System.

A woven metal fabric system from Cambridge Architectural handsomely masks the parking garage serving the Westfield® Galleria in Roseville, CA, adding texture and luminosity to its facade. The five-story garage sits prominently among the more than 190 stores and over 20 restaurants of the high-end shopping and entertainment complex, and is right next to the city's new conference center. The Galleria at Roseville is one of 119 global shopping centers owned and operated by Westfield Group – the world-leading retail property organization. The high-profile nature of the project demanded that the parking garage be held to the same aesthetic standards as the structures around it.

For more than 30 years, architect Arquitectonica of Miami, FL, has been known for its audacious and colorful building designs. Both characteristics are on full display at Marina Blue, a vibrant condomium complex that artfully intersects two 60-story towers of glass and steel in a soaring edifice over Miami’s Biscayne Bay. Playing key roles in the project are glass and coatings products from PPG.

Designed to appeal to the senses and evoke the natural environs of northern Michigan, the new Turtle Creek Casino and Hotel stands as a stunning example of modern architecture gone green. The 336,000 sq. ft. casino and hotel complex opened to rave reviews in June 2008. Walsh Bishop Architects of Minneapolis, MN, designed the new $80 million complex to sustainable standards. Featured on its exterior is approximately 75,000 sq. ft. of Reynobond Aluminum Composite Material, manufactured by Alcoa Architectural Products.

Leading Swiss pharmaceuticals manufacturer Lonza Biologics (Lonza) pioneered the installation of solar PV for industrial buildings in Singapore, soliciting the help of S-5!™ distributor, Singapore-based Phoenix Solar, to design and install Singapore‘s largest solar PV system as of June 2009.

Totaling 20,293 square feet, the Lichtfield Water Treatment Plant in Lichtfield, IL features a metal building system from Star Building Systems, as well as MBCI’s BattenLok HS roof system along with MBCI’s NuWall and PBU wall systems. Completed in December 2008, this structure also incorporated conventional construction.

When the Meese family started planning construction of a new 5,000 sq. ft. home in Duluth, Minnesota, they did not have to look long and hard to make a decision about roofing. The Meeses had used a Met-Tile tile facsimile roof from McElroy Metal for their previous home and were very pleased with the looks and performance of the product. When it came time to sell the home, they also found that the Met-Tile roof added to its curb appeal and value. As a result, they once again selected a Slate Gray Met-Tile roof for their new residence.

Time and again architects have challenged the capabilities of aluminum composite material (ACM) panels to conform to their complex geometric designs. A recent example can be found in Tucker, Georgia where the material played an integral role in the nautically inspired renovation and expansion of the Northlake – Barbara Loar Library. The project’s makeover was completed under the direction of Richard Wittschiebe Hand Architects of Atlanta, GA. Charged with manufacturing the composite panel system for the project was Altech Panel Systems of Cartersville, GA. The company fabricated the panels to demanding specifications at the jobsite using its “Total Station” production process.