MCA Recognizes Eight Building Projects at Chairman’s Awards Show

Selected by a panel of professional architects, eight outstanding building projects from across the country were recognized by the Metal Construction Association (MCA) at the 2015 Chairman’s Awards show.

Announced at the METALCON Tradeshow and Conference at the Tampa Convention Center, the Chairman’s Awards are given to the year’s most exceptional building projects involving MCA member companies. Awards are based on overall appearance, significance of metal in the project, innovative use of metal, and the role of metal in achieving project objectives.

The MCA Chairman’s Awards were given in eight categories: commercial/industrial; education, colleges and universities; education, primary and secondary schools; institutional; metal roofing; municipal; and residential. The judges also recognize a project for overall excellence.

The 2015 Chairman’s Award winners in each category were:

• Overall Excellence:
  The Connor Group Central Support Office, Miamisburg, Ohio
  MCA Member Manufacturer: 3A Composites USA
  Architect: Moody Nolan
  Contractor: Messer Construction Co.
  Metal Installer: Celina Glass Co.
  Metal Fabricator: Royalton Architectural Fabrication Inc.

• Commercial/Industrial:
  Adjustable Forms Inc. Corporate Headquarters, Lombard, Ill.
  MCA Member Manufacturer: Umicore Building Products USA Inc.
  MCA Member Metal Installer: Tuschall Engineering
  Architect: DLR Group
  Contractor: Adjustable Forms Inc.

• Education – Colleges and Universities:
  Los Angeles Trade Technical College – Mariposa Learning Resource Center, Los Angeles
  MCA Member Distributor: RHEINZINK America Inc.
  Architect: Harley Ellis Devereaux
  Contractor: Suffolk Construction Co. Inc.
  Metal Installer: Tinco Sheet Metal
  Metal Fabricator: MetalTech-USA

• Education – Primary and Secondary Schools:
  Intrinsic Charter School, Chicago
  MCA Member Manufacturer: Kingspan Insulated Panels
  Architect: Wheeler Kearns Architects
  Contractor: Clune Construction Co.
  Metal Installer: Hill Architectural Systems

• Institutional:
  University of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center Central Plant, La Jolla, Calif.
  MCA Member Manufacturer: Alcoa Architectural Products
  MCA Member Metal Fabricator: DAMS Incorporated-D. Architectural Metal Solutions Inc.
  Architect: Cannon Design
  Contractor: Kitchell Contractors Inc.
  Metal Installer: Best Contracting Services Inc.

• Metal Roofing:
  Pearl Izumi North American Corporate Headquarters, Louisville, Colo.
  MCA Member Distributor: Drexel Metals Inc.
  Architects: ZGF, Arch11 and BuroHappold
  Contractor: Haselden Construction
  Metal Installer: B&M Roofing

• Municipal:
  Principal Riverwalk Pavilion and Pump House, Des Moines, Iowa
  MCA Member Manufacturer: Umicore Building Products USA Inc.
  Architect: Substance Architecture
  Pavilion Contractor: Covenant Construction Services
  Pump Station Contractor: Larson and Larson Construction
  Pavilion Metal Installer: Midwest Glazing
  Pump Station Metal Installer: Architectural Wall Systems Co.

• Residential:
  1611 West Division Apartments, Chicago
  MCA Member Manufacturer: Kingspan Insulated Panels
  Architect: Ryan Stojkovich, Wheeler Kearns Architects
  Contractor: Power Construction Co.
  Metal Installer: Hill Architectural Systems

Recipients for these awards are selected each year from projects submitted by MCA members to Metal Architecture Magazine’s annual Design Awards Program. The honorees were chosen by a panel of professional architects, which included Elaine Fitzgerald, AIA, CCS, ArchiTech Consulting Inc., Mount Prospect, Ill.; Michael G. Fitzgerald, AIA, Principal, OKW Architects, Chicago; and Ted Haug, AIA, LEED AP, Legat Architects, Chicago.