From stucco and stone, to glass and wood, a glance at any new commercial construction market shows a trend toward mixed-material facades for buildings of all types.
The new, 18,000-seat AutoNation DRV PNK stadium is decked out in 40,000-square-feet of insulated metal panels in the team’s signature black and pink colors, a custom order to get Miami CF’s first home season off on the right foot.
Design and building professionals carefully consider not only the correct hue, but also understand the importance of specifying colorful coatings with appropriate performance, longevity and sustainability.
A striking, early example of Late Modern "High Technology" architecture received a 21st-century facelift when its aluminum-clad exterior was refinished with metal restoration coatings.
Renovation of the 55-year-old Solheimslien Housing Cooperative was recently completed, transforming a tired housing project into an aesthetic gem that gives a boost to a Norwegian coastal city.
Extensive wall penetrations, bright and diverse colors and textures, precise alignment of metal panel joints with EIFS reveals, and accommodating California seismic requirements were a few of the challenges the exterior envelope posed.
The Barbara A. Marshall Residence Hall at Kansas City Art Institute is an award-winning example of how a controlled approach to constructing the enclosure can achieve an aesthetically pleasing, efficiently constructed and high-performing building.
The system accommodates the substantial floor movement caused by the hourly changes to the loading of the decks, as vehicles enter and exit the 1,000-space parking structure
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