Metal wall panel systems are often specified for commercial buildings, thanks to their strength and durability, but these construction mainstays are anything but basic. Today’s architectural metal ...

Metal wall panel systems offer a cost-effective, dynamic cladding option for high-rise buildings. Available in a wide variety of styles and finishes, panel profiles can be used alone or intermixed, ...

Architecture becomes lively as materials become lively. Stories are the narratives of time, weather, and light. This philosophy is reflected in copper wall facade panels, which are currently changing ...

JKMM Architects’ Kirkkonummi Library adapts an existing building with a copper-clad facade, creating a new community center for the town of 40,000. Located approximately 20 miles west of Helsinki, ...

When plans were underway for the new Hotel Interurban in the close-in Seattle suburb of Tukwila, Washington, a “modern” and “contemporary” creation to match the region’s tech-focused economy was the ...

Blending in with its urban context or standing out to draw attention, a façade tells a building’s story. It is an expressive medium through which we engage with architecture, defining first ...

Cladding is an essential element in architecture, combining functionality, technology, and aesthetics to protect and enhance buildings. Among the various materials available, such as stone, wood, and ...

Though nearly 50 years have passed since Louis Kahn’s death, in 1974, you sense the aura of that architectural master when visiting this brooding yet sumptuous new house perched on Madrone Ridge in ...

Copper has had a long tradition in the historic architecture of Montreal – la ville au cent clochers, or the City of 100 Steeples, due to its many cathedrals, basilicas, and public buildings. For the ...

Although you may assume cladding ideas are only those featuring unusual or alternative materials, the fact is most self builds, extensions and external makeovers involve house cladding of some kind.