The GKD US HQ in Cambridge Maryland was designed by Dominique Perrault and Ziger/Snead. The taut, long, lean form of the headquarters building harkens back to the classic American industrial shed. However, that sometimes monotonous form is here given a certain je ne sais quoi through the deft use of a variety of GKD metal fabrics in the inside as well as the outside of the building. GKD’s North American headquarters is the recipient of a “2005 AIA Maryland Design Award.”