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Logo-Inspired Sculptural Sunscreen Takes Corporate Branding To New Level With Alucobond NaturAL ACM


Project Name: Sephora Robson Street
Project Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alucobond Materials: Alucobond® PE naturAL Brushed
Architect: Francl Architecture
Fabricator: Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd.
General Contractor: Marcon Construction Ltd., of Langley, British Columbia
Photography: Daniel Lunghi Photography

Beauty authority Sephora is internationally recognized for its unique retail concept, which combines an extensive array of top-of-the-line beauty and cosmetic products, sales consultant expertise and distinctive store design. While all stores utilize Sephora’s bold black-and-white color scheme, each store features unique design elements with many incorporating Sephora’s iconic “S”-shaped flame logo in store décor and signage.

Alucobond Aluminum Composite Material 3D BIM Files Now Available On Autodesk Seek


3A Composites USA is pleased to announce that Alucobond® Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) 3-D Building Information Modeling (BIM) files – as well as two-dimensional Alucobond drawings and product specifications – now are available on Autodesk Seek.

Alucobond 3-D BIM files will be previewed at the Alucobond Booth No. 2913 at the 2015 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo Nov. 18-19 in Washington, D.C.

Retail Center Rebounds With New Alucobond NaturAL Cladding


Project Name: Lincoln Park Centre
Project Location: Chicago, Illinois
Alucobond Materials: Alucobond® Plus NaturAL Brushed Stainless
Architect: Weiss Architects
Fabricator: Sobotec Ltd.
Installer: Architectural Panel Systems, Inc.
General Contractor: Ernie Loberg Construction
Photography: Paul Biasco and Architectural Panel Systems

Lincoln Park Centre – a 61,000-square-foot retail shopping center located at the highly trafficked intersection of North and Clybourn avenues on Chicago’s north side – has undergone the kind of major changes in just a few short years that have made it a real-estate investment company’s dream venture.

Headquarters Iconic Design Reflected In Alucobond NaturAL Cladding


© Brad Feinknopf Photography

Project Name: The Connor Group Headquarters
Project Location: Miamisburg, Ohio
Alucobond Materials: Alucobond NaturAL Brushed Finish
Architect: Moody Nolan
Fabricator: Royalton Architectural Fabrication, Inc.
Installer: Celina Glass Co., Inc.
General Contractor: Messer Construction Co.
Photography: Brad Feinknopf Photography & Daniel Lunghi (see copyright under photo)

Executives at The Connor Group set high expectations for design of the national real-estate investment firm’s new Central Support Office building, which opened in Miamisburg, Ohio, in August 2014.

New AIA Course On Aluminum Composite Material: Sustainable Materials and Processes

NEW AIA Continuing Education Course: Aluminum Composite Material: Sustainable Materials and Processes

Purpose: Provides an overview of the versatility, sustainability, and functionality of aluminum composite material (ACM) and discusses why it is selected for architectural cladding, interiors, and signage applications in new and existing buildings around the world.

Headquarters Clad In Alucobond NaturAL Reflects Product Development


Photo by Bill Baxley, AIA

Project Name: Toro Headquarters
Project Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
Alucobond Materials: Alucobond NaturAL Rusted Metal and NaturAL Brushed Graphite
Architect: Leo A Daly
Fabricator: Metal Design Systems, Inc.
General Contractor: Ryan Companies Us, Inc.
Cladding Contractor: InterClad of Egan Co.
Photography: Mike Herbst courtesy of EBP, LLC and Bill Baxley, AIA

The Toro Company celebrated its 100th anniversary July 10, 2014, at its world headquarters’ campus in Bloomington, Minn., shortly after unveiling a new three-story 75,000-square foot building designed to provide expanded product development and testing areas as well as office, training and conference spaces.