2010 MCA President's Awards:
The Metal Construction Association presents the winners of its annual awards
Posted
02/16/2011
The Metal Construction Association, Glenview, Ill., recognized
its 2010 President's
Award winners at its Annual Meeting in San Diego, Calif., in late
January. The
President's Awards are an annual designation given to outstanding
building
projects involving MCA members. The awards honor innovation and
creativity while
showcasing how MCA members' products help achieve innovative
building designs.
Each year, winners are selected from projects submitted by MCA
members
to Metal Architecture magazine's annual Design Awards program. MCA
board
members chose winners in five categories: Overall Excellence,
Roofing, Commercial-
Industrial, Municipal-Institutional and Residential. The MCA
President's Awards are
presented to representatives of MCA member companies as well as
architects,
contractors and fabricators involved in each project.

Winner: Overall Excellence
Art Gallery of Alberta, Alberta, Edmonton,
Canada
Building Owner: Art Gallery of Alberta
Manufacturers: Contrarian Metal Resources,
Allison Park, Pa.; Firestone Building Products,
Indianapolis; VM Zinc/Umicore, Raleigh, N.C.
Architect: Randall Stout Architects Inc., Los
Angeles
Contractor: Ledcor Construction Ltd., San Diego,
Calif.
Metal Installer: Flynn Canada, A. Zahner Co.,
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Winner: Roofing
Firecreek Restaurant, Downingtown, Pa.
Building Owner: Silverang Hallowell
Development
Manufacturer: Petersen Aluminum Corp., Elk Grove
Village, Ill.
Architect: Carroll Build Design, Haverford,
Pa.
Contractor: Carroll Contractors Inc.,
Haverford
Metal Installer: Munn Roofing Corp., Chalfont,
Pa.

Winner: Commercial/Industrial
River Crossing Corporate Center, Tucson,
Ariz.
Building Owner: M3/Kappler LLC
Manufacturer: Morin: A Kingspan Group Co.,
Deland, Fla.
Architect: M3, Tucson
Contractor: TBR Construction & Engineering,
Tucson
Metal Installer: J.R. Tuttle Co., Tucson

Winner: Municipal/Institutional
Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health
Innovation Phase 2, Phoenix
Building Owner: City of Phoenix
Manufacturer: Firestone Metal Products, Anoka,
Minn.
Architect: SmithGroup, Phoenix
Contractor: DPR Construction Inc., Phoenix
Metal Installer: Kovach Inc., Chandler, Ariz.

Winner: Residential
BeauSoleil Home, Lafayette, La.
Building Owner: University of Louisiana at
Lafayette
Manufacturer: MBCI, Houston
Architect: University of Louisiana at
Lafayette
Contractor: University of Louisiana at
Lafayette
Metal Installer: University of Louisiana at
Lafayette


Honorable Mention: Retrofit
Child Saving Institute, Omaha, Neb.
Building Owner: Child Saving Institute
Manufacturers: Alpolic-Mitsubishi Plastics
Composites America, Chesapeake, Va.; CENTRIA, Moon Township,
Pa.
Architect: RDG Planning & Design, Omaha
Contractor: Meyers Carlisle Construction,
Omaha
Metal Installer: SGH, Omaha


Honorable Mention: Use of Sunscreens
MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, Mass.
Building Owner: Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Manufacturer: Doralco Architectural Metals,
Alsip, Ill.
Architect: Maki and Associates, Tokyo
Executive Architect: Leers Weinzapfel Associates,
Boston
Contractor: Bond Brothers Inc., Everett,
Mass.
Metal Installer: Karas and Karas, South Boston,
Mass.


Honorable Mention: Traditional Profile
Panel
St. Bernard Parish Fire Station No. 7, Violet,
La.
Building Owner: St. Bernard Parish
Government
Manufacturers: Kingspan Benchmark; Morin: A
Kingspan Group Co., Deland, Fla.
Architect: Jay Chase, AIA, New York
Contractor: Stallings Construction Co., New
Orleans
Metal Installer: Quality Exterior Services, Bush,
La.

Honorable Mention: Unique Application
Piedmont Arrendale Amphitheater, Demorest,
Ga.
Building Owner: Piedmont College
Manufacturer: Alcoa Architectural Products,
Eastman, Ga.
Architect: Armentrout Roebuck Matheny Consulting
Group, Athens, Ga.
Contractor: Scroggs & Grizzel, Gainesville,
Ga.
Metal Installer: Kistler McDougall Corp.,
Woodstock, Ga.