Architectural Metal

Posted on August 25, 2010 By jestroff (Edit) Leave a Comment
NASCAR Hall of Fame, designed by Pei Cobb Freed, Charlotte, North Carolina

The brilliant minds at the Kansas City based A. Zahner Company have spent over a century taking metal to a whole new level. Founded in Kansas City, Missouri in 1897, Andrew Zahner provided custom architectural metal designs throughout Kansas and Missouri. A. Zahner mastered the use of new materials such as galvanized steel and aluminum, and later stainless... [Read more...]

New York's Cooper Union and Beekman Tower by Frank Gehry

The American Institute of Architecture released data last week that confirmed the fears of many U.S. architects and builders—that an indicator of future commercial construction, The Architecture Billings Index—had reached new lows. For those not in the industry, it’s a sign that design activity has yet to recover from the economic downturn. Combating... [Read more...]