Cladding and Facade Systems
Building Design+Construction readers and editors select their top building products for...
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SageGlass's Harmony dynamic glass and Vitro Architectural Glass's Acuity low-iron glass are among...
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Sto's beetle-inspired exterior coating and Dörken Systems' UV-resistant vapor-permeable barrier a...
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Left to right: Rigo Vega, Marc Ellis, and Katie Dosh
Mitsubishi Chemical Composites America (MCCA), a leader in metal composite materials manufacturin...
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Horizontally installed IMPs require a healthy amount of coordination with the project’s design te...
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Iconsiam's “colossal window” facade rises as high as 24 meters and spans three stories. Image: Seele
Iconsiam’s completion required special glass and installation techniques.
Saint Gobain's North American headquarters in Malvern, Pa., was designed to provide higher levels of acoustical comfort for its employees. Image: Saint Gobain
The building products giant gauges its employees’ perceptions of old and new headquarters environ...
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Five colors of metal wall panels highlight design of multigenerational learning center.
Rendering courtesy of Royal Byckovas
The building will rise three stories in Miami’s Design District.
Photo: Tim Evanson, flickr
A luxury Baltimore hotel, a mixed-use building in Denver and an Alaskan High School may also have...
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The observatory’s pattern of lock-seamed zinc cladding alternates between the irregular site topo...
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Photos: Chelsea Building Products
Following severe hailstorm damage, this Sandusky, Ohio, community replaces its high-maintenance c...
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Chestnut Street mixed-use project in Philadelphia, PA.
Blackney Hayes Architects undertook a project to restore and modernize an existing mid-rise build...
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The acute care facility cantilevers over the WISH.
ALPOLIC® materials contribute to a life-affirming experience.
Nichiha’s custom color Illumination Architectural Wall Panels.
The 40-unit apartment building features a checkerboard design with three shades of gray to provid...
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Riverton Community Housing located in Minneapolis, MN.
Nichiha Illumination panels were used to create a dynamic housing development for University of M...
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This AIA CES Discovery course discusses the six elements of an EIFS wall assembly; common EIFS fa...
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Red and copper tones in prismatic “magma” finish
An expansive glass curtain wall frames the forest and lake behind the building, bringing the outs...
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In synch with Charleston's heralded architectural history, the new cladding was made to aesthetically resemble stucco, a material that has been used in the city since the 19th century.
The “new construction” surrounds three sides of the original building, offering both a classic pu...
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Photo: Tim1965/Creative Commons
The standard specifies test methods, specifications, and field checks to evaluate structural adeq...
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Combined transparent high performance low-e glass panels and opaque decorative panels in a clear anodized aluminum curtain wall frame.
Materials selected for the building envelope had to protect occupants from Wisconsin's weather, a...
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The sleek architectural panels and Valspar coating give the building a steely sheen.
The sleek architectural panels and Valspar coating give the building a steely sheen.
Stunning design by HKS leaves onlookers wondering—weathered steel or coating?
The use of gray and white colors enhance the warmth of the Nichiha wood-look panels and the building’s contemporary design.
The apartment building features a contemporary high-end design that meshes well with neighboring...
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The 32,000 square feet of panels were installed in a six-week period.
Architects help Nashville government transform a struggling mall into a new community space.
The Cool Brick is made of porous ceramic bricks set in mortar. Photo credit: The Emerging Objects Corporation.
Cool Brick is made of porous ceramic bricks set in mortar. The bricks absorb water, which cools t...
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When it came time for CSHQA, an award-winning, full-service architecture and engineering firm, to...
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When it comes to cost, performance, and aesthetics—not to mention maintenance and long-term resil...
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The new space, the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, is a blend of park and cultural spaces meant for the...
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