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Advertising supplement presented
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Benjamin Moore
Joel Berman Glass Studios Ltd
CENTRIA
L. M. Scofield
LATICRETE
Lonseal
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“There is so much out there that is totally new—wall
tiles with LED implants, woven wire fabric, materials that
change colors, interior panels, like Trespa, that permit really
intense color combinations.
“Look at what Koolhaas is doing with colors: photographs
in colored glass cladding, the lipstick red of the Seattle
Public Library, a curtain wall that paints the whole interior
of the student union at the Illinois Institute of Technology
orange in sunlight.”
Foam insulated
metal panel with a synthetic, textured finish
at the University of Arkansas; AFHJ Architects.
Courtesy CENTRIA. |
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“I’m not a person who is afraid of color. I think
the kinds of things Koolhaas is doing are wonderful for a
building. We are deeply influenced by that kind of design—and
I think it will spread.”
Focus group sessions with architects around the country have
led to a number of new looks for exteriors, says Rick Brow,
director of marketing for Pittsburgh-based Centria Architectural
Systems, among them textured metal panels and steel panels
that eliminate the spangle effect common to steel.
“Until a few years ago, no one was able to come up with
a finishing process that would rid steel of spangle. As a
result, many architects who would like to have incorporated
the natural look of steel, resisted doing so,” says Brow.
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