The 2017 Chairman's Award winners were announced yesterday highlighting eight outstanding building projects selected from across the US, and recognized by the Metal Construction Association (MCA). The Chairman’s Awards were given to the year’s most exceptional building projects involving MCA member companies across eight categories.
Awards are based on overall appearance, significance of metal in the project, innovative use of metal, and the role of metal in achieving project objectives. Projects were selected by a panel of professional architects including Mark Dewalt (AIA, Principal, Valerio Dewalt Train Associates), Mark Horton (FAIA, Principal, Mark Horton/Architecture), Brent Schipper (AIA, LEED AP, Principal, ASK Studio).
Top Excellence Award: University of Iowa Visual Arts Building (pictured above)
Architect: Steven Holl Associates
Metal Installer: Architectural Wall Systems (AWS)
Metal Fabricator: POHL Inc., of America
Commercial/Industrial Award: Deli Loop in Baja California, Mexico
Architect (Design Architect): Michael Folonis Architects
Architect (Executive Architect): Studio F68
Metal Installer: EME + Q Edificios Prefabricados
Education Award (Colleges and Universities): Whitcomb Art Center, Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois
Architect: Lake-Flato Architects, Inc.
Metal Installer: P.J. Hoerr, Inc.
Metal Fabricators:Metal Building Systems by Star Building Systems, Mezzanine Bar Joists by New Millennium
Education Award (Primary and Secondary Schools): Medicine Crow Middle School in Billings, Montana
Architect: Integrus Architecture and A&E Architects
Metal Installer: Vannoy Metal Works
Municipal Award: Nassau Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York
Architect (Exterior Renovation): SHoP Architects
Architect (Interior Update): Gensler
Metal Installer: Crown Corr, Inc.
Metal Fabricator: Sobotec Ltd.
Residential Award: Residence at 877 Beacon in Boston, Massachusetts
Architect: Touloukian Touloukian Inc.
Metal Installer: Modernized Architectural Sheet Metal
Metal Fabricator: Modernized Architectural Sheet Metal
Institutional Award: Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky
Architect of Record: K. Norman Berry Associates Architects
Architect: wHY Architects
Metal Installer: MG McGrath
Metal Fabricator: MG McGrath
Metal Roofing Award: Mooseheart School in Mooseheart, Illinois
Architect: Hestrup and Associates Architects
Metal Installer & Fabricator: Whited Brothers
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