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Smart sustainability is not “just a fad” in contemporary architectural design — it's a lifelong necessity. Natural slate has proven to be a reliable exterior building material for its timeless appearance and its remarkable resistance to the elements. With over a century of experience, leading natural-slate manufacturer Cupa Pizarras has modernized this ancient material to adapt to contemporary architectural styles and present-day needs with their natural slate products, which include their CUPACLAD® Natural Slate Rainscreen Cladding Systems and a variety of roofing slates. 

Many of today's architecture firms have turned to Cupa Pizarras for the flexibility, easy installation, high quality, and unique appearance of their slate products. Not to mention that one out of every three pieces of natural slate installed in the world comes from the company. 

Cupa Pizarras has also collaborated with like-minded educational institutions that foster creative learning and ingenuity, like the aptly named Slate School in North Haven, Connecticut, the Fairfield Library in Richmond, Virginia, and the new College of Engineering, Technology, and Aeronautics at Southern New Hampshire University. 

Whether it's the roof, the facade, or both, many of Cupa Pizarras' clients chose natural slate for the way it effortlessly fuses modern sustainability and everlasting beauty.

In describing the Hotel Binet in Paris, architect and CUPACLAD product manager Natalia Nuñez sums up Cupa Pizarras' overall mission to enhance modern architectural design with natural slate: “The project is emblematic for Cupa Pizarras as it perfectly represents the image we want to give of natural slate; a timeless, durable material that perfectly answers to the needs of a daring, modern architecture.” 

Learn more about Cupa Pizarras and their products here.