Guardian Glass honored the glaziers and fabricators of seven commercial projects at its annual Commercial Project Awards event April 15. More than 40 projects were nominated from work completed in 2020.

“Guardian Glass is privileged to recognize incredible glass designs in architecture from our glazier and fabricator partners,” said Rick Zoulek, Vice President, Guardian Glass, Americas. “These impressive façades showcase why glass is a preferred building material in commercial construction.

“We thank the glaziers and fabricators for their commitment to excellence and ongoing partnership,” he continued. “Congratulations to all the nominees for their hard work and dedication to our Guardian SunGuard^® coated glass program. We look forward to working together on exciting new projects as architects continue to innovate and execute with glass.”

This year, the 2021 projects and the glass professionals who brought them to life were celebrated virtually. The nominated and winning projects spanned a wide variety of architectural segments and locations across North America:

 

Small (less than 10,000 square feet of glazing)

Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement

St. Petersburg, Florida

Glazier: MG McGrath

Fabricator: Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope^®, Cristacurva

Architect: Alfonso Architects

Product: Guardian SunGuard^® SNX 51/23 coating on UltraClear^® glass

Photo Credit: Brennan Photo + Video

 

Medium (10,000-49,999 square feet of glazing)

Colorado State University Chemistry Research Building

Fort Collins, Colorado

Glazier: Glass Masters

Fabricator: Manko Window Systems Inc. – Colorado

Architect: Hord Coplan Macht

Products: Guardian SunGuard^® SuperNeutral^® 54 coating on CrystalGray^® glass and SunGuard^® SuperNeutral^® 68 coating on CrystalGray^® glass

Photo Credit: Cooperthwaite Productions

 

Forsyth County Library (pictured)

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Glazier: Pfaff's, Inc.

Fabricator: PRESS GLASS, Inc.

Architect: RATIO Architects

Products: Guardian SunGuard^® SNX 62/27 coating on clear glass and Guardian SunGuard^® SNX 51/23 coating on clear glass

Photo Credit: photographie: fourseven©

 

Large (50,000-99,999 square feet of glazing)

The Warner Building

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Glazier: Precision Wall Systems, Inc

Fabricator: Glass + Metal Craft

Architect: Ghafari Associates (previously known as Concept Design)

Products: Guardian SunGuard^® SuperNeutral^® 54 coating on CrystalGray^® glass and SunGuard^® SuperNeutral^® 68 coating on clear glass

Photo Credit: ThumbCoast Aerial

 

milieu Apartments

Chicago

Glazier: CK2

Fabricator: Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope^®

Architect: FitzGerald Associates Architects

Product: Guardian SunGuard^® SuperNeutral^® 68 coating on CrystalGray^® glass

Photo Credit: FitzGerald Associates Architects

 

Hyatt Place Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Glazier: Glass Design

Fabricator: Glass + Mirror Craft

Architect: Ghafari Associates (previously known as Concept Design)

Products: Guardian SunGuard^® SuperNeutral^® 54 coating on CrystalBlue^® glass and SunGuard^® SuperNeutral^® 68 coating on clear glass

Photo Credit: ThumbCoast Aerial

 

Extra Large (100,000-199,999 square feet of glazing)

Hanover BLVD Place

Houston, Texas

Glazier: Ranger Specialized Glass

Fabricator: Cristacurva

Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Products: Guardian SunGuard^® SNX 51/23 coating on clear glass and Guardian SunGuard^® SNR 43 coating on clear glass

Photo Credit: Photography by Peter Molick

 

Monumental (greater than 200,000 square feet of glazing)

Third and Lenora

Seattle

Glazier: Harmon

Fabricator: Garibaldi Glass

Architect: Perkins&Will

Product: Guardian SunGuard^® SuperNeutral^® 68 on clear glass

Photo Credit: Clarity Northwest Photography