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Color-Changing Green-Hued ALUCOBOND Spectra Reflects Sustainable Design Of New Mixed-Use Community

The Marine Gateway mixed-use development officially opened this spring in south Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, as the first major transit-oriented development integrated into Vancouver’s Canada Line rapid transit rail system. It’s also served by the South Vancouver Bus Loop.

NEW Harwyn ALUCOBOND Office Pods Continue To Revolutionize Modular Design

The award-winning Harwyn office pods have taken the design world by storm offering beautifully designed prefabricated modular spaces. The small team at Harwyn is dedicated to innovative design working with the “100 to 1 concept ratio” which, as the designers explain, “…for every 100 great ideas we put to paper, one will emerge as exceptional to make its way from sketchpad to design.”

Web-Based ALUCOBOND ACM Custom-Color Request Program Offers Easy Access, Sample Tracking

3A Composites USA is pleased to announce the introduction of a new web-based custom-color request program for ALUCOBOND® aluminum composite material (ACM). This new program – which is accessed via the AlucobondUSA.com website – is designed to make it easier than ever to request ALUCOBOND® samples in custom colors and to track sample production progress.

SFO Airport Control Tower Clad in ALUCOBOND Plus Welcomes Passengers With Lit-Torch Design

Photographer © John Swain

Project Name: San Francisco International Airport’s (SFO) airport traffic control tower
Project Location: San Francisco, CA
ALUCOBOND® Materials: ALUCOBOND® PLUS Custom SFO Silver
Design Architect: HNTB Corp.
Design Build Architect: Fentress Architects
Fabricator: Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd.
Installer: Pacific Erectors
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Structural Engineer: Walter P Moore
Photography: Daniel Lunghi Photography, John Swain Photography

Design of San Francisco International Airport’s (SFO) new airport traffic control tower not only was focused on functional goals – including meeting the strictest seismic event standards, offering maximum sightlines and accommodating state-of-the-art electronics – it also needed to serve as an iconic airport symbol.

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.

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.