Formawall Dimension Series

Future-Forward Aesthetic
Design Innovation
Future-Forward Aesthetic
June 17, 2017 at 3:00 pm 0

TreanorHL Architects link exterior design with interior purpose. 

It’s amazing what nearly one million pounds of bi-directional pressure is capable of.

To learn exactly what that kind of stress can – or can’t do – to a concrete structural component is what the University of Kansas School of Engineering’s new 26,055 square foot, $15.6 million High Bay Research Facility is all about.

The futuristic building, sleekly-clad in CENTRIA Formawall Dimension Series 3-inch horizontal panels, presents a visually-striking image to visiting KU alumni and friends. Long ribbons of small windows help break-up building mass, while the front of the structure presents a large glass-enclosed exposure that showcases current engineering projects. (more…)

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Aesthetic and Technological Advantage
Design Innovation
Aesthetic and Technological Advantage
July 13, 2016 at 5:46 pm 0

Mon Power Regional Headquarters showcases creative spark.

Round the bend on southbound Interstate 79 just past the Highway 250 interchange in Fairmont, W.Va. and prepare to be amazed: A futuristic, high-tech citadel suddenly towers over the rolling West Virginia countryside.

The Mon Power Regional Headquarters is a dazzler. The $50 million, 148,000-square-foot data center “looks like you’re going to run into it. By design, it’s perfectly situated for maximum visibility from the interstate,” explains Richard T. Forren AIA, NCARB, principal/senior project architect, of Omni Associates Architects, Inc., the building’s designers.

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Making Waves
Design Innovation
Making Waves
May 10, 2016 at 3:00 pm 0

Great Lakes Research Center showcases the best in metal wall panel technology. 

 Stationed on the shores of the Keweenaw Waterway to Lake Superior, Michigan Tech’s new, three-story Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC) is a one-stop shop for any and all scientific research relating to the Great Lakes—the largest surface freshwater system in the world. The facility hosts collaborations between a number of university departments researching air-water interactions, biogeochemistry, hydrodynamics, fisheries, and storm-water management, amongst other subjects.

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Innovation Through Integration
Design Innovation
Innovation Through Integration
March 14, 2016 at 1:27 pm 0

Orthopedic Ambulatory Building sparks medical center design transformation. 

The Rush University Medical Center Orthopedic Ambulatory Building (OAB) was the first LEED Gold certified healthcare facility in Chicago, IL. The five-story facility offers outpatient care in orthopedics and sports medicine and houses approximately 60 examinations rooms, x-ray and imaging suites, and physical and occupational therapy facilities, as well as state-of-the-art research facilities serving the medical center’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery. (more…)

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