The Copper Development Association (CDA) awarded eight, innovative copper building projects in the United States and Canada as part of its annual North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) awards program. With a newfound consideration for healthy design in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, designers are turning to the timeless metal for its sustainable and antimicrobial properties.
Launched in 2008, the NACIA awards program recognizes copper’s versatile use in building construction and promotes its innovative applications. Winning projects represent a wide variety of design styles and buildings including residential structures, government facilities, and museums – all of which were executed with remarkable detail, creativity, and craftsmanship.
“The future is bright for copper innovation,” said Stephen Knapp, the director of the Strip, Sheet, & Plate Council for CDA. “The 2020 winners demonstrate the versatility and great natural beauty of copper, and showcase the skill and vision of their installers and specifiers in bringing these designs to fruition.”
The eight winning projects were selected by leading experts in the use of copper in architecture. Judges make their selections based on the presence and use of copper and technique throughout the project, the quality of copper installation and function, and when applicable, the significance of the project at hand – whether historic, modern, or otherwise. A complete list of winners can be found below.
Click here to view the 2020 winning projects gallery on copper.org.
Antiquarian Hall
Worcester, Massachusetts
Patina Artist: DLSS Manufacturing
Sheet Metal Contractor: Cold Hollow Contraction
Architect: Samuel Anderson Architects
Ballet Memphis
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Architect: Archimania
Manufacturer: Petersen Aluminum Corporation
General Contractor: Grinder, Taber, & Grinder, Inc.
Boat Barn
Bay Head, New Jersey
Architect: Brandes Maselli Architects
Roofing Contractor: Schuler Roofing
Point Pleasant, New Jersey
Cascade County Courthouse
Great Falls, Montana
General Contractor: Renaissance Roofing, Inc.
Architect: A&E Architects, PC.
Consulting Architect & Sheet Metal Contact: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Owner: Cascade County
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Dallas, Texas
Architect: OMNIPLAN Architects
Sheet Metal Contractor: Baker Triangle
General Contractor: Austin Commercial
Structural Engineer: Datum Architects
Civil Engineer: Walter P Moore
Exterior Copper Manufacturer: Hussey Copper
Interior Copper Manufacturer: Arubis
Exhibit Designer: Berenbaum, Jacobs & Associates
MEP Engineer: Blum Consulting Engineers
Ottawa Residence
Rockliffe Park, Ontario
Sheet Metal Contractor: Raymond Group
General Contractor: Roca Homes
Architect: Barry J. Hobin & Associates
Structural Engineer: WSP
Civil Enginer: D.B. Gray Engineering, Inc.
Interior Designer: Danielle Hannah
Landscape Designer: Sharanne Paquette
McGill University, Macdonald-Harrington Restoration
Montreal, Quebec
Architect: EVOQ Architecture, Inc.
General Contractor: Saint-Denis Thompson, Inc.
Sheet Metal Contractor: Les Couvertures Saint-Leonard.
Tinsmith: Perron et fils
Starbucks Reserve Roasterie
New York, New York
Sheet Metal Contractor: A. Zahner Company
Owner: Starbucks
