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Simply the Best— Our 2009 Design Award Winners Are Revealed
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I think there is a correlation between economics and public
relations. As we go through economic hard times, the amount
of PR that is sent my way has increased. It seems more people
are taking advantage of free ways to keep their names out there,
whether that is through press releases, bylined articles or
participating in special programs.
This issue includes the 2009 Metal Architecture Design
Awards, and we saw a huge increase in submissions. To qualify,
projects must have been completed during 2007-08 and must
feature a large amount of metal. Firms were allowed to submit
one project per category.
The winner for best overall design is the Michigan State
University Skandalaris Football Center in East Lansing. The
center, which also won in the interiors category, has a theme of
Boldness by Design. That boldness comes through in the form of structural steel, smooth metal wall
panels, curved metal ceilings and other metal details. David S. Battle, AIA, LEED AP, with Integrated
Design Solutions LLC, Troy, Mich., said, “In a metaphorical sense, metal is used as a strong and fl uid
material, as a running back uses brute strength straight up the middle or athletically carves fl uid lines
around his opponents.” Congratulations to Battle and others at Integrated Design Solutions, as well as
the metal manufacturers, involved with this project.
Other winners include:
• Renovations and retrofi t—App Architecture, Englewood, Ohio, for the Miami Valley Career Technology Center, Clayton, Ohio
• Accessories—Elliott + Associates Architects, Oklahoma City, for Car Park One, Oklahoma City
• Metal buildings—Miroglio Architecture + Design, Oakland, Calif., for Saint Theresa Event Center, Oakland
• Metal roofi ng—Erdy McHenry Architecture LLC, Philadelphia, for St. Aloysius Church, Jackson, N.J.
• Ribbed metal wall panels—ARCHITEKTON, Tempe, Ariz., for the Rio Vista Recreation Center, Peoria, Ariz.
• Smooth metal wall panels—Dreyfuss & Blackford, Sacramento, Calif., for the Bill Santucci Justice Center, Placer County Court, Roseville, Calif.
• Natural metals—Studio 0.10 Architects, Los Angeles, for the MuSh Residence, Los Angeles
• Sustainable design—SmithGroup, Phoenix, for the Mesa Community College Physical Science Building, Mesa, Ariz.
The projects were judged by Metal Architecture’s editorial advisory board and industry leaders.
Judges were looking for innovative uses of metal, quality designs and installations, and meeting project
objectives. The best overall design winner will receive a $1,500 cash prize, and all winners will receive a
commemorative plaque. The MA Design Awards program is taken one step further because of a partnership
with the Metal Construction Association, Glenview, Ill. Projects with materials from MCA members are
eligible for the MCA President’s Awards. Visit www.metalconstruction.org for details about that program.
Winners will be announced in the February 2010 issue.
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to everyone who entered this year’s competition.
I am thrilled to see so many architects embracing the use of metal in bold, sustainable, unique ways!
editor’s corner
Kate Gawlik, Editorial Director
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A new look can provide a new perspective. It can
energize you and make you feel good. It can also
help show the world what you are about. The
Miami Valley Career Technology Center in Clay-
ton, Ohio, needed to update its image to look like
the world-class provider of innovative, high-tech
career education that it is. Serving 27 area high schools and offering more than 50 career technical programs for high school juniors and seniors, in addition to lifelong learning op-portunities for adult students in the Adult Education programs, the center needed a dominant focal point that would be easily recognizable as the main entry to the entire campus facility. “Not only was the existing building rather non-descript,” said Tim Bement, AIA, project architect with App Architecture, Englewood, Ohio, “but it had two identical and separated storefront entrances that were obscured and confusing to fi rst-time visitors.” “The entrance was constructed with a 30-foot (9 -m) overhang that put the two doors way back in the shadows,” Bement continued. “The design concept involved transforming the area under the overhang into usable space and creat-ing a single dominant architectural element to signify the main entrance.” A dramatic new look was created using approxi-mately 8,500 square feet (790 m2) of 0.063-aluminum panels fi nished in custom Arabian Blue from Dri-Design, Holland, Mich. The metal panels, which match the school’s colors, replaced aging molded fi berglass fascia soffi t that extended the length of the building. “We wanted to establish a fi rst impression of the organization as progressive and professional,” Bement said. “The serpentine Dri-Design blue panel wall effectively provides the dramatic look everyone
By Marcy Marro
A new outlookA dramatic front entry transforms a nondescript building
Renovations and Retrofi t: Miami Valley Career Technology Center, Clayton, OhioWinner: App Architecture, Englewood, Ohio
BEFORE
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wanted. And from a practical standpoint, the pan-els are durable and virtually maintenance free.” According to Bement, the school had con-structed a new Student Activity Center addition several years before using the Dri-Design panels, and the owner was happy with their appearance and performance. Bement decided the Dri-Design panels would be the perfect unifying element to use with the front entrance and would tie together the activity center addition and front entry.
“A well-conceived and sensible long-term solution to add a signature entry to the building,” said Design Award judge Bruce Lynch. “Contoured, colored metal panels add depth and texture to an otherwise ordinary structure.” “The long-term goal of the school is to rework the fascias and put metal panels on the face of the other campus buildings so they all tie together uniformly,” Bement said.
Architect: App Architecture, Englewood, Ohio, www.app-arch.com
Metal panel installer: Spohn Associates Inc., Indianapolis
Metal wall panels: Dri-Design, Holland, Mich., www.dri-design.com
Miami Valley Career Technology Center, Clayton, Ohio
“The design concept
involved transforming
the area under the
overhang into usable
space and creating a
single dominant
architectural element to
signify the main entrance.”
