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One benefit, long enjoyed by metal composite material (MCM), is the ability of the panel to deflect under load and return back to flat once the load is removed. Even with this ability, there is a limit to how far MCM panels are allowed to deflect. IBC Table 1604.3 defines the deflection limits of construction materials including metal roofing and siding. While MCM is not specifically listed, footnote “a” discusses “structural roofing and siding made of formed metal sheets” and allows the deflection of these materials to be L/60. MCM has long been included in this group and L/60 is recognized as a limiting factor. To read more about how deflection is regulated for wall cladding and how / why the limits exist, check out the latest whitepaper from the Metal Construction Association below.
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Location: Knoxville, AL
Product: Alpolic FR (MCM)
General Contractor: J. T. Harrison Construction Co., Inc
Architect: B. Craig Lipscomb Architect
Currently under construction is a massive bingo hall, Palace Bingo, located on County Road 220 in Knoxville, AL. This show-stopping gaming hall reflects the fun and excitement happening on the inside through a unique façade design on the outside using different size panels and colors. MillerClapperton is fabricating and installing 37,500 square feet of Metal Composite Material to create nearly 1,200 panels for the project in SEVEN (7) different colors.
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If you’ve heard the news recently, travel is back in a big way and the cost of flights is rising quickly, so the sooner you book your next excursion, the better – and what better time than now? Architectural Digest has just released their annual list of their top travel destinations. They aim to highlight exciting reasons for architecture and design lovers to visit and the list includes everything from “major museum openings to burgeoning trends worth checking out.” Included in this year’s roundup is Valencia, Spain – named the World Design Capital for 2022, which comes with it, a year’s worth of public programming celebrating design.
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“RECORD explores how architects are addressing the changing horizon for commercial-spec buildings, corporate headquarters, and purpose-built industrial projects, taking into account factors such as wellness, along with the spatial flexibility needed to accommodate various work styles and hybrid schedules. The diverse solutions address climate change and employ sustainable strategies, new materials, and structural techniques.” You’ll get an inside look at projects such as Willis Tower, the “breathing facade” of Uber’s Global Headquarters, as well as a greenhouse atop a Belgian warehouse.
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Recommendation: Architecture’s Mental Health & Burnout Problem
Produced By: The Second Studio Podcast
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and as many organizations aim to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health disorders, architects stand out among those most affected by the mental health crisis. This isn’t necessarily a new phenomenon, but the issue is perceived differently by different generations, which is explored more deeply by architects David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet in a recent episode of the Second Studio Podcast.
Click below to listen as they discuss why looking to other colleagues and professions can be helpful but also not helpful, passion as a solution and problem, the inherent complexity of architecture, architects being undervalued, whether or not architecture school should change, the instability of a project-based practice, and the main reasons for poor mental health and burnout existing in architecture and how they can be addressed.
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