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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.

Multi-Layered Cube-Like Facade Achieves Diversity In Residential Hi-Rise Design With ALUCOBOND PLUS

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).

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.

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.