Tag Archives: Metal

Minnesota transit center improves aesthetics with aluminum plate system

December 14, 2018

The Cedar Grove Transit Center in Minnesota improved its aesthetics, performance, and durability by installing an aluminum plate system. The station expands the original facility with two buildings connected by a skyway bridge.

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Expanding on structural steel

December 7, 2018

The effects of corrosion on metal building components range from aesthetically undesirable appearances to hazardous structural conditions. This is particularly the case for masonry buildings constructed in the early 1900s, where unprotected structural steel is often in contact with exterior wall construction.

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Berkeley goes modular with steel-framed residence

December 5, 2018

The University of California, Berkeley decided to construct a prefabricated steel structure to accommodate its post graduate students. CIMC Modular Building Systems (MBS) provided the modules.

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Terraced plaza energizes New York’s cultural district

December 3, 2018

In the heart of Brooklyn, New York’s cultural district, a new 32-story building was created by Ten Arquitectos’ Enrique Norten with executive architect Ismael Leyva. The goal of this project was to draw people into the space. The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) South tower is a mixed-use building that employs a porous design and a terraced plaza to enliven an underused section of the district.

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S.C. resort’s metal roof complements classic Low Country architecture

December 3, 2018

The recently expanded Palmetto Bluff Resort in Bluffton, South Carolina, now has a 74-room inn with a metal roof finished in custom Patrician Bronze color. Approximately 6968 m2 (75,000 sf) of the 24-gauge galvalume panels were installed on the resort.

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