Six outstanding building projects from across the country were recognized by the Metal Construction Association (MCA). Selected by a panel of architects, the Chairman’s Awards were given to the year’s most exceptional building projects involving MCA member companies. Awards are based on overall appearance, significance of metal in the project, innovative use of metal, and the role of metal in achieving project objectives. Announced at the MCA’s Winter Meeting held in Palm Springs, CA on January 14, 2019, the MCA Chairman’s Awards were given in overall excellence; residential; metal roofing; education - colleges and universities; institutional; municipal; and commercial/industrial.
The 2019 Chairman’s Award Winners are:
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Overall Excellence and Commercial/Industrial:
Great Northern Way Pavilion, Vancouver, BC
Building Owner: PCIDevelopments / Lowtide
MCA Member Manufacturer: 3A Composites
Architect: Perkins & Will
Contractor: Ledcor
Metal Installer: Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd.
Education - Colleges & Universities:
University of Texas at Dallas Engineering & Computer Science West, Richardson, TX
Building Owner: University of Texas at Dallas
MCA Member Manufacturer: Petersen Aluminum
Other Manufacturers: Kovach Building Enclosures, Ohio Gratings
Metal Installer: Kovach Building Enclosures
Architect: Smith Group
Contractor: The Beck Group
Metal Installer: Kovach Building Enclosures
Institutional:
Menil Drawing Institute, Houston, TX
Building Owner: The Menil Foundation
Architect: Johnston Marklee
Contractor: Gilbane Building Company
MCA Member: PPG Industries Inc.
Municipal:
New Calgary Central Library, Calgary, AB
Building Owner: Calgary Public Library
MCA Member Manufacturer: PPG
Other Manufacturers: APEL Extrusions Limited, Hydro Portland,
Architect: Snoheta/DIALOG
Contractors: Stuart Olson
Metal Installers: Ferguson Corp.
Roofing:
Steeple Square, Dubuque, IA
Building Owner: Steeple Square
MCA Member Manufacturer: Chicago Metal Supply
Architect: Jeffrey Morton Associates
Contractor: Gronen Restoration
Metal Installers: Durable Restoration
Residential:
Keller Court Commons, Petaluma, CA
Building Owners: Jim Soules
MCA Member Manufacturer: Metal Sales Manufacturing
Architect: Chris Lynch, MAD Architecture
Contractor: Mike Jacobs, Jacobs Classic Construction
Metal Installers: Spaulding Metals & Crandall Roofing
MCA Member Accessories: S-5!
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 James Theimer, Principal Architect, Trilogy Architecture; Mark Roddy, Lecturer in the Department of Design, California State University, Sacramento; and Erik Mehlman, Partner and Design Lead at BuildSense | Architecture + Construction.
