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Clarion Hotel, Winnipeg

Project Name: Clarion Hotel
Project Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
ALUCOBOND PLUS Materials: 45,000 sq. ft. of Custom Copper Penny Mica
Year of Installation: 2003
Architect: Smith Carter Architects & Engineers Inc., Winnipeg
Fabricator/Installer: Thermal Systems KWC Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Attachment Method: Thermal Systems AP300 dry joint rainscreen system

Eye-Catching Design at Clarion Hotel, Winnipeg

Gleaming like a new copper penny, Alucobond Material is part of the eye-catching design at the Clarion Hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, but this hotel offers far more than meets the eye.

ABC Nissan, Phoenix

Project Name: ABC Nissan
Project Location: Phoenix, Arizona
ALUCOBOND PLUS Materials: 8,000 sq. ft. of 4mm Sunrise Silver Metallic II & Custom Nissan Red
Year of Installation: 2003
Fabricator: Sobotec, Ltd., Elward Construction Co.
Attachment Method: Sobotec SL2000 rainscreen system

Dealerships Reflect Brand Vision With Alucobond® Material

As part of the new brand vision making Nissan a global force in the automotive marketplace, Nissan dealerships throughout North America are being updated.

Alucobond Material is an upfront presence in that change. Two sheets of .020″ aluminum bonded to a thermoplastic core, Alucobond Material is an aluminum composite material (ACM) found increasingly in automotive dealerships – due to the combination of properties that make it a high-performance material with an image that relates well to the dealership environment.

Vanderbilt University

Project Name: Vanderbilt University
Project Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Alucobond Materials: 32,600 sq. ft of 4mm ALUCOBOND® Plus in custom white and grey colors
Year of Installation: 2002, 2003
Architect: William Wilson Architects, Boston, MA
Fabricator: John W. McDougall Co., Nashville, TN
Sub Contractor / Erector: Alexander Metals, Inc., Nashville, TN

Sophisticated Vision for Vanderbilt Project

A new, high-rise collaborative research building at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, combines biology, molecular biology and medical research — to encourage interaction between diverse disciplines. This project, the Biological Sciences/ Medical Research Building III, includes 260,000 sq. ft. of new construction; renovation of a previously existing 85,000-sq.-ft. laboratory; a 6,000 sq. ft. greenhouse; and a 9-story atrium. The architecture that helps facilitate this sophisticated, interdisciplinary vision draws on design that is innovative, yet responsive to the distinguished heritage of the institution.

Westin New York

Project Name: Westin New York
Project Location: New York, New York
Alucobond Materials: 40,000 sq. ft. of 4mm ALUCOBOND® Plus in Six custom colors
Year of Installation: 2002
Architect: Arquitectonica / HKS
Fabricator: Sobotec Ltd, Canada
Installer: Permasteelisa /Tower Installation
Attachment Method: Sobotec SL1000 System Rout & return caulked

Plenty of Sparkle Gives Westin New York at Times Square Extra Flair

There’s plenty of sparkle in the new Westin New York at Times Square hotel. There’s glass and metal that reflects the bold, imaginative design of the structure itself and the adjacent retail/entertainment complex dubbed E Walk®. This new Westin hotel even illuminates the night with a beam of light that arches through the 45-story glass prism and beyond. The glittering facade on this $300-million project features 8,000 sheets of glass in ten colors.

St. Louis Acura

Project Name: St. Louis Acura
Project Location: St. Louis, Missouri
ALUCOBOND Materials: 3,300 sq. ft. of Champagne Metallic;
1,000 sq. ft. of Spire Blue II
Year of Installation: 2002
Design/Build Firm: Caress-Weber Inc., St. Louis, MO
Distributor: Universe Corporation, St. Louis, MO
Attachment Method: Universe 2000

Dave Mungenast St. Louis Acura

A driver on busy Manchester Road in the St. Louis suburb of Manchester, Missouri, could easily be drawn to the new Dave Mungenast St. Louis Acura dealership — in spite of many distractions. The traffic is heavy, competition from other retail outlets is intense, and a cluttered visual field requires compelling brand identification. Fortunately, the design of the dealership is compelling.