EXCELLENCE & INSPIRATION:
2016 Chairman’s Awards Winners Announced
Selected by a panel of professional architects, 8 outstanding building projects from across the country were recognized by the Metal Construction Association at the 2017 Chairman’s Awards ceremony at MCA’s Winter Meeting in Weston, Florida. Awards were based on overall appearance, significance of metal in the project, innovative use of metal, and the role of metal in achieving project objectives.
The 2016 Chairman’s Awards winners in each category were:
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2016 MCA Chairman’s Award for Overall Excellence
Gemma Observatory, Southern New Hampshire
MCA Member Manufacturer: Umicore Building Products USA, Inc.
Architect: Anmahian Winton Architects
Contractor: Patriots Builders (Scott Estabrooks)
Metal Installer: Crocker Architectural
Metal Fabricator: Crocker Architectural
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2016 MCA Chairman’s Award for Residential
Tripartite House, Houston, Texas
Building Owners: Rame Hruska and Russell Hruska
MCA Member Manufacturer: Umicore Building Products USA, Inc.
Architect: Rame Hruska, AIA and Russell Hruska, AIA
Contractor: Intexure Design Build
Metal Installer: Ideal Roofing
Metal Fabricator: Ideal Roofing
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2016 MCA Chairman’s Award for Metal Roofing
Erie Residence, Erie, Pennsylvania
Building Owner: Grack
MCA Member Manufacturer: Umicore Building Products USA, Inc.
Architect: A.J. Grack Business Interiors
Contractor: A.J. Grack Business Interiors
Metal Installer: A.J. Grack Business Interiors
Metal Fabricator: Umicore Building Products USA, Inc.
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2016 MCA Chairman’s Award for Education – Primary and Secondary
Fayetteville Montessori Primary School, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Building Owner: Victoria Butler
MCA Member Manufacturer: Metal Sales Manufacturing Corp
MCA Member Coating Manufacturer: Arkema Inc.
MCA Member Coating Manufacturer: Valspar
Architect: Marlon Blackwell Architects
Contractor: Nabholz Construction Corporation
Metal Installer: Harness Roofing Inc.
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2016 MCA Chairman’s Award for Institutional
Saint Paul Academy Huss Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Building Owner: Saint Paul Academy
MCA Member Manufacturer: Accurate Perforating
MCA Member Coating Manufacturer: Arkema Inc.
MCA Member Manufacturer: Arconic Architectural Products
Architect: HGA Architects & Engineers
Contractor: McGough
Metal Installer: MG McGrath, Inc.
Metal Perforator: Accurate Perforating
Metal Fabricator: MG McGrath, Inc.
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2016 MCA Chairman’s Award for Municipal
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Control Tower, San Francisco, California
Building Owner: San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
MCA Member Manufacturer: 3A Composites USA Inc.
Master Architect: HNTB, Los Angeles, California
Architect of Record: Fentress Architects, Denver, Colorado
Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co., San Jose, California
Metal Installer: Pacific Erectors, Inc., Rocklin, California
Metal Fabricator: Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd., North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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2016 MCA Chairman’s Award for Commercial/Industrial
Pterodactyl, Culver City, California
Building Owner: Frederick and Laurie Samitaur Smith, Los Angeles, California
MCA Member Distributer: RHEINZINK America, Inc.
Architect: Eric Owen Moss Architects, Culver City, California
Contractor: Samitaur Constructs, Culver City, California
Metal Installer: Architectural Metal Cladding, Inc., West Hollywood, California
Metal Fabricator: CSI Architectural Metal, Inc., Carson, California
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2016 MCA Chairman’s Award for Education – Colleges and Universities
University of Arkansas Champions Hall, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Building Owner: University of Arkansas
MCA Member Manufacturer: McElroy Metal Inc.
MCA Member Coating Manufacturer: Valspar
MCA Member Coating Manufacturer: Arkema Inc.
MCA Member Accessories: DI Roof Seamers
MCA Member Coil Coating Manufacturer: Precoat Metals
Architect: SmithGroupJJR / Miller Boskus Lack
Contractor: Nabholz Construction
Metal Installer: Harness Roofing Inc.
Metal Fabricator: McElroy Metal Inc.
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Recipients for these awards are selected each year from projects submitted by MCA members to Metal Architecture Magazine’s annual Design Awards Program. The honorees were chosen by a panel of professional architects, which included Mark Dewalt, AIA, Principal, Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, Chicago, Illinois; Mark Horton, FAIA, Principal, Mark Horton/Architecture, San Francisco, California; and Brent Schipper, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, ASK Studio, Des Moines, Iowa.
