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Layered panels keep southern school cool

the International Studies Preparatory Academy, Coral Gables, Fla.

Metal panels were layered to shield teachers and students from intense sunshine at the International Studies Preparatory Academy, Coral Gables, Fla. Alsip, Ill.-based Doralco Architectural Systems’ perforated aluminum sunshade panels with aluminum tube frame were installed on the exterior of the school, and some areas were layered with custom-cut plate panels., RJ Heisenbottle Architects, Coral Gables, was the architect, and Pirtle Construction Co., Davie, Fla., was the general contractor.

Doralco Architectural Systems, www.doralco.com