Project Name:	McAllen, Texas, Public Library
Project Location:	McAllen, Texas
Alucobond Materials:	15,000 sq. ft. 6mm Steel City Silver Mica
Year of Installation:	2011
Architect:	Boultinghouse Simpson Gates Architects - McAllen, Texas
Fabricator/Installer:	Bowman Distributing Co. San Benito, Texas
General Contractor:	Barcom Construction, Inc. Corpus Christi, Texas
Images:	John Gates, AIA, Bob Simpson, AIA, Nicole Gates

The new McAllen, Texas, Public Library – which opened on the site of a vacant Walmart in December 2011 – was envisioned by city officials from the start of architectural bidding to include environmentally friendly features. But, from the perspective of Boultinghouse Simpson Gates Architects in McAllen, no design could be more environmentally conscious than adaptively reusing the former “big box” retail store, saving approximately 130,000 square feet of building demolition debris from being sent to the local landfill. (more…)