Friday5 - May 19, 2023 - MillerClapperton

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“Metal paneling is a highly versatile, cost-effective material flexible enough to fit a building’s aesthetic and structural requirements. To accentuate its appearance, there is a wide variety of options available in various finishes, colors, textures, profiles, coatings and customization.

Kiki Redhead, global CMF and trend manager at Sherwin-Williams DesignHouse, Minneapolis, believes today’s trends for architectural metal finishes and coatings are centered around elevation. “With the revolutions in coatings technologies and design capabilities, a building can be more than a building. Special effects and trending colors enhance the appearance of a façade and help break from the noise. A metal wall panel can be glossy champagne. An entryway can evoke nature with woodgrain-print metal components. Curtainwalls can attract visual depth with a speckle of shimmer or cloudburst of sheen. The coating possibilities allow for all-new, ever-intriguing design inspiration.” Keep reading to learn how timely trends and innovations are producing all-new, intriguing building design inspiration.

Location: Washington, DC
Product: EQUITONE (Fiber Cement)
General Contractor: Donohoe Construction Company
Architect: SK+I Architecture

A vacated office building is being transformed into a vibrant, mixed-use, residential and retail development within a thriving neighborhood in downtown Washington, DC. The project will be centered around a series of three courtyards, which are designed for a variety of experiences, while the building itself will also feature two rooftop amenity rooms. There will be a total of 689 apartments – 455 within the six-story East Tower situated atop the parking garage and 234 within the eight-story West Tower. MillerClapperton is fabricating 2,200 square feet of Fiber Cement for the project.

At the end of April, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) named five winners of its annual AIA/ALA Library Building Awards. In partnership with the American Library Association, the awards honor “the best in library architecture and design” given that “libraries are more than learning centers – they’re also enduring examples of architecture excellence.” From East to West and the places in between, winning projects include the Student Success District at the University of Arizona and Missoula’s Public Library (pictured above), designed by MSR Design and A&E Design.

American Builders and Contractors recently held a joint tech summit in Tysons Corner, VA where the focus was on various construction technologies, which included AI, VR, autonomous vehicles, and more. While the differences in tech varied, the common outcome was safety and efficiency. There were also differences in the degree of adoption as some companies are already well into adoption and implementation while others are just discovering the vast uses for and benefits of smart technology in construction. Keep reading for an overview of some of the content that was featured.

Recommendation: Stuff You Should Know
Published By: iHeartRadio

Stuff You Should Know is a podcast and video series published by iHeartRadio. The show also became a TV series in 2013, which aired on the Science Channel. Although the series ended on TV, the podcast it still going strong. It’s not just another podcast in an overly saturated genre, it remains one of the most popular podcasts in the world and has consistently ranked in the Top 10 since debuting in 2008.

The show is hosted by Josh Clark and Charles W. “Chuck” Bryant, who first met while working as editors at HowStuffWorks.com. The two also both attended University of Georgia and the show’s headquarters are based nearby our offices in Atlanta, GA. They release new episodes several times a week on a very wide range of topics from anything you ever wanted to know about champagne to El Nino, true crime or Rosa Parks and lots more.