College applications took a hit during the pandemic but they’ve rebounded in a big way for the class of 2026. The return to campus means a return to what has become an over-booked housing market in college communities.

Designers of this forward-looking facility faced the challenge of highlighting its unique functionality while also supporting visual continuity of its exterior with the rapidly growing collection of surrounding buildings. 

Energy efficiency and clean air were two of the top priorities that drove design. That presented architects with a challenge. They had to figure out a way to bring in fresh air, while keeping the building envelope tight.

ATAS International has introduced a new profile to their Design Wall panel system. The new High Design Wall Flush V (DSV120) panel has been added to the existing series of four profile options. Typical applications for this panel include walls, fascia, or equipment screens. 

Metal panels or facades are becoming increasingly popular with new designers and architects. So why do architects love exterior metal panels?

With a desire to bring city agencies to a modern centralized location, the City of San Marcos, Texas, constructed nine buildings on a single site. A consistent design element throughout the new Public Service Complex was metal roofing, wall panels and components from MBCI.

Parking garages today are so much more than ugly grey structures. Perforated metal panels are available in a variety of profiles, colors, and finishes.  

Metalworks of Chicago of Arlington Heights, Ill., installed just more than 18,200 square feet ofbuilding envelope system as part of the McHenry West High School three-story, 64,000-square-foot renovation and addition.

The most prominent of these projects is in Cincinnati, with a $42 million addition and renovation that more than doubled the space to 177 rooms, making it the largest in the world.

Thanks in part to the largest grant the school has ever received, the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts has completed the $4.7 million Creativity and Innovation Complex in Hot Springs, Ark.