A big compliment to architects is hearing that one of their building designs has become a recognizable landmark.
That’s the case for architects at the Los Angeles office of Arquitectonica International Corp. who designed the Olume residential building in San Francisco’s Mission District with a unique multi-layered cube-like metal façade featuring a total of five custom earth-toned colors of Alucobond® Plus aluminum composite material (ACM).
Photographer © John Swain
| Project Name: | San Francisco International Airport’s (SFO) airport traffic control tower |
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| 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.
| Project Name: | The Connor Group Headquarters |
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| 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.
[David Ford of Crown Corr]
| Project Name: | New Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at LAX |
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| Project Location: | Los Angeles, California |
| Alucobond Materials: | 4mm Custom LAX Fawn Metallic |
| Year of Installation: | 2013 |
| Architect: | Fentress Architects, Denver, Colorado |
| Fabricator: | Elward Systems Corp., Lakewood, Colorado |
| Attachment System: | Elward Systems Corp. Rout and Return Dry System |
| Installer: | Gary, Ind.-headquartered Crown Corr, Inc. |
| Images: | Jason A. Knowles © Fentress Architects and David Ford |
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the sixth busiest airport in the world and the third busiest in the United States serving nearly 63.7 million passengers – including 17 million international passengers – in 2012. Visitors are drawn to Los Angeles to experience everything from the area’s temperate coastal climate and beaches to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood movie-making.
| Project Name: | University of North Texas’ (UNT) Apogee Stadium |
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| Project Location: | Denton, Texas |
| Alucobond Materials: | 48,320 sq. ft. 4mm Sunrise Silver Metallic 1,334 sq. ft. 4mm Custom Mean Green |
| Year of Installation: | 2011 |
| Architect: | HKS, Inc. – Dallas |
| Fabricator/Installer: | NOW Specialties Carrollton, Texas |
| General Contractor: | Manhattan Construction Co., Dallas |
| Images: | Daryl Shields – HKS |
The University of North Texas’ (UNT) Apogee Stadium – the first newly constructed collegiate football stadium in the nation to earn LEED Platinum certification – opened in Denton, Texas, in September 2011 as the new home of Mean Green football.
| Project Name: | Rush University Medical Center |
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| Project Location: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Alucobond Materials: | 250,000 sq. ft. custom Spinnaker Bone White 17,000 sq. ft. custom Sunstorm Rum Pewter |
| Year of Installation: | 2011 |
| Architect: | Perkins+Will, Chicago |
| Fabricator: | Sobotec Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario |
| Installer: | ASI Ltd. (Previously of Whitestown, Ind.) |
| General Contractor: | Powers/Jacob Joint Venture, Chicago |
| Images: | Robert R. Gigliotti |
The new 14-story $654-million hospital building at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, which is referred to as The Tower, stands out on the city’s skyline with a unique butterfly design and striking white exterior – both visual symbols of the medical center’s goal to transform healthcare delivery. Formable Alucobond® Plus aluminum composite material in the custom Spinnaker Bone White color was selected to realize the hospital’s shining, clean exterior image and its unique butterfly design.
