Designed by Bentel and Bentel, the hotel’s bar and restaurant, known as New York Central, is cantilevered over 42nd Street and boasts unique views of the bustling sidewalk below. To help control light, heat and glare, while retaining impressive views outside, Levolux proposed a custom Solar Shading solution, based on its Infiniti Fin system.

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.”

The Asian Art Museum is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art. Priceless art pieces are covered for next Century by a VM Zinc roof.

Uría Menéndez Madrid, 2005. This fun façade was designed by Rafael de La-Hoz Arquitectos and uses Cricursa Cridecor® glass. We love fun and different looking facades here at Facadesign and this one is definitely on the list.

The Architect “Pentagram” NY had chosen Levolux from the UK to supply an adjustable system with 3” extruded aluminum interlocking louvers. To protect the rare bikes from direct sunlight.

University of Cincinnati is a project I worked on myself during my times with Umicore. The exterior façade features 125,000 square feet VM Quartz Zinc Plus panels Flatlock panels. Installed flawless by Mohawk Construction.

The Elite Sports Club in Mequon, Wis., recently completed a renovation of its existing space plus an addition of 7,000 square feet of new space. The architect, Perspective Design from Milwaukee, has chosen Dri-Design to supply the Sterling grey aluminum panels.

This is a Clipso project that features The Clipso Translucent Fabric 507PT (53%). The Clipso P-CW Profile was used and affixed to the wall and a rail-system above the fabric line where LED Lighting was put in place.

I liked it because of the continous grey line that zigzags its way through the glass curtain wall. The architects Heyen + Lippross designed this office building

Dinner with the Doctor -R. Neutra:

Last night VMZINC had the distinct pleasure of hosting a small dinner for Dr. Raymond Neutra (son of the other R. Neutra), and his lovely wife, at 18 Seaboard in Raleigh, NC. 

The meal was the preemptive warm-up for Dr. Neutra’s speaking gig later on in the evening -an event put on by Triangle Modernist Houses.  (www.trianglemodernhouses.com)  It was also the celebration of Dr. & Mrs. Neutra’s wedding anniversary, which they were gracious enough to share with their dinner guests.  (Congratulations!)

Both Dr. Neutra, and Dion Neutra, AIA (Dr. Neutra’s brother) are intimately involved with their father’s legacy.  The Neutra VDL Studio and Residences maintains a fantastic site for a part of said legacy at:  http://www.neutra-vdl.org/site/appeal-01.asp?1052012155626  Another incredible site for all things Richard (and Dion) Neutra can be found here: http://www.neutra.org/ 

The dinner guests included Marvin Malecha, FAIA -Dean of the College of Design at NCSU and former president of the AIA, (Pictured to the left of Raymond Neutra in the above photo), Dean Malecha’s spouse, local architects, landscape architects and fans of Richard Neutra and architecture in general.  We came to meet the man and hear him speak.  We wound up listening to a lively conversation at times, and feeling like we were in on a sublime secret at other times.  The setting lent itself to both, and was very intimate.   

This intimate setting allowed us to listen clearly as Dr. Neutra recounted his experiences with his father, and, moreover, with his father’s work.  At one point in the conversation, Dr. Neutra’s humble and gentle spirit came to light as he recalled individuals telling him how his father’s work had impacted them in a positive way.  It was obvious at that moment that we were not only listening to someone who had received a love for the built environment, but someone who had also received an obvious care for his fellow mankind.  The impact was understated and like most understated moments carried much more weight than the shouted or overtly celebrated.  This moment alone was worth the price of admission and defined the link that we often miss between great architecture and daily life.  It also defined the good doctor. 

We are looking forward to meeting Dr. Neutra’s brother, Dion, in November -hopefully, like last night, it will be over dinner.  -VM

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