{"id":7755,"date":"2022-11-21T14:53:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T14:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/?p=7755"},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:49:01","slug":"alucobond-named-winner-in-the-architects-newspapers-8th-annual-best-of-products-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/alucobond-named-winner-in-the-architects-newspapers-8th-annual-best-of-products-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"ALUCOBOND Named Winner in the Architect\u2019s Newspaper\u2019s 8th Annual Best of Products Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS Selected as Winner in the Finishes\/Surfaces Outdoor Category<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3A Composites USA is pleased to announce that its product, ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS, was named winner of the Finishes\/Surfaces Outdoor Category in Architect Newspaper\u2019s 8th Annual Best of Products Awards<\/a>.  Winners were chosen by a jury of architects, designers, educators, curators and manufacturers, along with the magazine\u2019s editors. Entries were evaluated based on their level of innovation, aesthetics, performance and value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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This award celebrates the use of ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS in the creation of the distinctive and innovative design of the new 240,000 square-foot end zone expansion of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on the campus of University of Texas (UT). The project\u2019s designers selected to customize ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS metal panels in the University\u2019s signature shade of UT burnt orange to create the unmistakable Longhorn icon, which is clearly visible from any distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe entire 3A Composites USA team is honored to have ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS chosen as this year\u2019s winning product by Architect Newspaper\u2019s distinguished panel of judges,\u201d stated Nick Scheib, general manager, Architectural Division, 3A Composites Americas. \u201cWe\u2019re proud of the way our product enables the University of Texas to promote their Longhorn legacy and are thrilled at the opportunity to showcase this project through these awards.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The adaptability of ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS also enabled its use in other interior and exterior cladding applications at the stadium including Rusted Metal finish panels with Pure White accents that dress the angled twin towers which frame the large screen in end zone, while Pure White panels clad the walls of the players\u2019 football tunnel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The project also features 7,920 square feet of ALUCOBOND\u00ae AXCENT\u2122 \u2013 a solid flat aluminum sheet installed as complementary metal trim \u2013 in a combination of .040\u201d custom UT Burnt Orange and .040\u201d Pure White. To review the full University of Texas, ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS case study visit our case studies documentation found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u201cCombining durability and performance with ultra-customizability is important for these high-traffic branded environments\u201d \u2013 Sophie Aliece Hollis<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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