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Eight of the most outstanding building projects from across the country have been awarded by the Metal Construction Association (MCA). The criteria include overall appearance, significance of metal in the project, innovative use of metal, and the role of metal in achieving project objectives.
Award recipients are selected annually from projects submitted by MCA members to Metal Architecture Magazine's annual Design Awards Program. Winners were announced at the MCA's Winter Meeting Awards Dinner in Key Largo, Florida on January 15th:
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Photo Credit: Matthew Carbone Photography
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Overall Excellence:
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The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Center at Cornell Tech
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Roosevelt Island, NY
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Building Owner: Cornell University
MCA Member Coating Manufacturer: PPG Industries
Other Manufacturer: A. Zahner Company
Architect: Morphosis Architects
Contractor: Barr & Barr
Metal Installers: W&W Glass, Precoat Metals
Metal Fabricator: Island Exterior Fabricators
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Photo Credit: Paul Schlismann Photography courtesy of Wight & Company
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Commercial/Industrial:
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IBEW Local 134 Headquarters/Union Hall
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Chicago, IL
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Building Owner: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 134
MCA Member Manufacturer: 3A Composites USA
Architect & Contractor: Wight & Company
Metal Installer: Architectural Panel Systems
MCA Metal Fabricator: Sobotec Ltd.
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Photo Credit: Matt Winquist
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Education - Colleges & Universities:
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Austin Community College Campus Center
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Leander, TX
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Building Owner: Austin Community College
MCA Member Manufacturer: CENTRIA
Other Manufacturer: Canopy Solutions, LLC
Architect: SmithGroup / Pfluger Architects
Contractor: American Constructors
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Photo Credit: Chad Mellon Photographer and Mario Walker Photographer
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Education - Secondary & Primary:
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Memphis Business Academy
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Memphis, TN
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Building Owner: Memphis Business Academy; Rev. Anthony Anderson
MCA Member Manufacturer: PAC-CLAD Petersen Aluminum Corp.
Other Manufacturers: Gulf States Manufacturers; Kawneer
Architect: Self + Tucker Architects
Contractors: Montgomery Martin Contractors, LLC; Bricks Incorporated General Contractors
Metal Installers: Gulf States Manufacturers & Ralph Jones Sheet Metal
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Photo Credit: archimania
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Institutional:
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Ballet Memphis
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Memphis, TN
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Building Owner: Ballet Memphis
MCA Member Manufacturer: PAC-CLAD Petersen Aluminum Corp
Architect: archimania
Contractor: Grinder, Taber & Grinder
Metal Installer: Ralph Jones Sheet Metal
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Photo Credit: Tom Harris courtesy Studio Gang
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Municipal:
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Eleanor Boathouse
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Chicago, IL
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Building Owner: Chicago Park District
MCA Member Manufacturer: RHEINZINK America
Installer: Bennett & Brosseau, Inc.
Architect: Studio Gang Architects
Contractor: Walsh Construction
Metal Installer: Bennett & Brosseau, Inc.
Metal Fabricator: Sheet Metal Supply Ltd.
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Metal Roofing:
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Ontario Place Pavilion
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Toronto, Canada
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Building Owner: Ontario Place Corporation
MCA Member Manufacturer: RHEINZINK America
Architects: LANDinc; West 8
Contractors: Urbacon Buildings Groups Corporation; A-Con Construction
Metal Installer: Semple Gooder Roofing Corporation
Metal Fabricator: Agway Metals
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Photo Credit: Dror Baldinger, FAIA
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Residential:
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Ledbetter Residence: Central Texas Lake Retreat House
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Ledbetter, TX
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Building Owners: Brad Nagar; Reid Sutton
MCA Member Manufacturer: MCBI
Architect & Contractor: m + a architecture studio
Metal Installers: Ideal Roofing; m + a architecture studio
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