| Welcome to the MillerClapperton Friday5 e-newsletter where you will stay up to date on all the industry news and updates, as well as what we are working on here at MillerClapperton in 5 quick points! |
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| As National Architecture Week comes to close, we want to highlight the six designs that were recognized in this year’s AIA/ALA Library Building Awards. The project recipients were awarded for excellence in architectural design, and reflected new trends in library design. According to the AIA, traditional roles of libraries are evolving. Today, libraries are designed with larger gathering spaces to support the community and many include sustainable features to conserve water and energy. Both of these trends were reflected by this year’s recipients, including Laurel Branch Library, designed by Grimm + Parker Architects.
MillerClapperton is proud to have been a part of this outstanding project by fabricating and installing more than 6,000 square feet of High-Pressure Laminate material panels. Read more about the Laurel Branch project and other winners here. |
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| 2018 started with an optimistic outlook as commercial and industrial construction professionals exhibited confidence in sales and staffing for the first six months. According to the latest Construction Confidence Index (CCI), signals point to continuing progress with each of the three areas (staffing levels, sales and profits) remaining above 50 in the diffusion index. However, results revealed the average contractor is less confident about profit margins than a year ago. Read more about the survey’s findings and the outlook of Chief Economist, Anirban Basu of Associated Builders and Contractors, here. |
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| One thing New Yorkers are known for is being in a rush, especially when it comes to getting from place to place. If you live there or have ever visited and descended to the depths of the city’s subways, have you stopped long enough to take a look around? When you look beyond the masses of people among other distractions, there’s a world of architecture and design (some centuries old) to be admired. Philip Ashforth Coppola has spent decades sketching the most iconic art in New York City’s subway system. The first commercial version of his drawings is being published for the general public, a volume titled “One Track Mind: Drawing the New York Subway”. Read more about his work and see more sketches here. |
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UNG Convocation Center
A few weeks ago, we shared photos with you from the University of North Georgia’s Convocation Center as we neared completion of fabricating and installing 10,000 square feet of Metal Composite Material panels and Single Skin panels. The project is now complete and General Contractor, Juneau Construction Company put together a special fly-thru video of this outstanding project. Click here to watch it now. |
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Location: Dahlonega, GA
Material: Metal Composite Material, Single Skin
Product: Reynobond, Petersen
General Contractor: Juneau Construction Company
Architect: Lord Aeck Sargent Architects |
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Rise at Riverfront Crossings
Rise at Riverfront Crossings is a new, premier high-rise apartment community for off-campus student housing in Iowa City, IA. Located in downtown Iowa City and close to shopping and dining, the community is also within walking distance to the University of Iowa campus.
Raising the bar for premium off-campus living, Rise was thoughtfully designed by Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, to create an inviting and peaceful space for students while offering access to modern amenities. MillerClapperton is fabricating and installing 44,000 square feet of Metal Composite Material panels and Single Skin panels for the project, which will be completed this summer.
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Location: Iowa City, IA
Material: Metal Composite Material and Single Skin
Product: Reynobond, Morin
General Contractor: Beal Derkenne Construction, Inc.
Architect: Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture |
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