Woermann Tower is a mixed-use tower in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria. The tower was designed by Abalos & Herreros in collaboration with Joaquin Casariego and Elsa Guerra. The tower forms part of a complex which includes a public square, constructed using Portuguese stone with the artist Albert Oehlen, and a seven storey block to the south, containing retail units and offices The curved colored glass is: Product / Cridecor® Color Vanceva® More here http://tiny.cc/hr93u

The Beth Tfiloh Lower School in Baltimore was moving from an attractive off-site location to the main campus and wanted its new building to be fun and inviting for the students. Approximately 8,500 sq. ft. of Dri-Design panels finished in three complementary colors and installed in a checkerboard pattern helped to achieve the desired effect. The .080 aluminum panels were finished in Colonial Red, Burgundy and Mansard Brown.The patented Dri-Design Wall Panel System is an affordable dry joint, pressure-equalized rainscreen system. For more information – http://www.dri-design.com/press-releases-1/beth-tfiloh-dri-design-panels-create-fun-inviting-look-for-new-lower-school-project

The new University of Florida Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona captures paramount opportunity for the university but is also the ultimate testimony to the versatility of metal mesh. Designed by HOK with structural design…

Source: http://gkdnews.com/facts/case-study-university-of-florida-237766

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This is a Prodema project in Chile. The Architect is Sebastián del Río The project is called Aragano

Check out the Residence in Utah using VM ZINC Pigmento red Pigmento gives the zinc just a slight red shimmer hardly noticable until the sun hits it in the right angle. Southam & Associates from SLC, UT did the install.

zinc rising: update-audio buys -tonic design + tonic… -http://bit.ly/jO3QT7 from ZINCsense blog

When Diamond + Schmitt Architects set out to design an addition to house new dining facilities at Alberta’s Banff Centre, taking full advantage of the picturesque site was paramount. The wood façade Is Prodema rustic

The city of Aurora won the 2012 APWA award for their Highline Canal underpass project.
Large, concrete monument walls extend vertically to the street grade to announce and promote the underpass. Simple, sturdy metal lettering fixed to the walls label the underpass and is visible to motorists and pedestrians. The GKD metal mesh “scrim” panels add a unique architectural signature to the tunnel that eases maintenance and is very attractive.

You don’t always have to go big this projects shows that even small pieces can make a difference. The project in Barcelona, Spain is called Lampara Tusquets and as the name indicates it is a lamp. This is a unique project that uses Cricursa Cridecor.

in an open, bright environment like this restauant interior, sectioning off space finds the perfect solution with GKD metal fabric partitions. In this case the textured Lamelle design gave the perfect look, reflectivity and openess to enhance the interior design environment. Now, let’s order. Architect: Richard Mayer