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History has been made at Westminster Abbey in London with the first major addition to the famous church since 1745 – and AkzoNobel has supplied products for the prestigious project. The new £23 million Weston Tower features 500 leaded windows, and every window frame is coated with the company's Interpon D2525 superdurable powder coatings. The tower provides staircase and lift access to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, located in an area which has never been open to the public before. “As the undisputed leader in powder coatings, we are very proud to have contributed to such a significant project, which is integral to the history of the UK,” said Tomasz Kluczewski, Regional Director North Europe for Akzo... More

Leopardo’s Chicago office is a welcoming space that reflects this leading construction company’s craft, culture and dedication to excellence. Drawing inspiration from the materials Leopardo employees handle every day, new design elements highlight the early stages of a construction project. This work, which is not always visible in finished spaces, is brought to the forefront of the new environment, reminding employees to take pride in the process. More

The project of the Environmental Cultural Center was designed to solve specific problems of the site conditions and the architectural program itself. In order keep always contact with nature, it starts under the central patio scheme, which is designed as a garden to walk through, which at the same time, generates a micro climate for the building, this allows to spread the importance of the environment to its visitors. It has a modular scheme, which allows its construction to be in stages, in addition to its flexibility of spaces. On the other hand, it becomes a determining element for the overall project, creating the connection between the 1st and 2nd Section of the Chapultepec Forest, generating a main entrance and a rear entrance with me... More

Amazon’s newest tower in Seattle, known as block 20. The building architects are nbbj design and the building was built by Sellen Construction Moz Designs fabricated perforated metal walls and screen partitions for this project in a gradient color. Architectural Elements installed the screens, while Pacific Cabinets installed the wall panels.12 Screens in the Dining Area were made from 1/8” thick Perforated metal with 3/16″ diameter holes and Custom Gradient Color. Screens were set in a frame and measured roughly 4’ x 9’ in size.In the Elevator lobby, our Metal Key-slot wall panels were used in a Custom Gold Gradient color and Coarse grain pattern. Panels were made from the same 3/16” diameter perforated... More

CO Architects designed the 140,000-square-foot Student Services Building (SSB) as a new gateway to the California State Polytechnic University (Cal Poly) campus in Pomona, roughly 30 miles east of Los Angeles.  As the gateway building, SSB welcomes matriculating students who register for classes and apply for financial aid, prospective students and their families who meet at the site for campus tours, and alumni actively involved in the campus community.  CO Architects topped the SSB with an undulating, standing-seam aluminum roof that spans over two separate structures.  The shape and orientation of this distinguishing feature is driven purely by performance and function with the aims to optimize energy management, maximize... More

The architectural design of the Prodea offices had three main goals: to intervene in a pre-war building with a listed façade while maintaining itssignificant decorative features, to convert it in order to meet the highest standards of modern office spaces and to meet the design specifications of LEED and WELL, two of the most prominent international design standards for buildings. The building will in fact be the first in Greece to meet the WELL standards for office buildings. Yiorgis Yerolympos Yiorgis Yerolympos The LEED certification deals with the sustainability of buildings and their ability to meet the demands of the ongoing climate change. More specifically, it addresses indoor air quality, thermal comfort, natural... More