Vancouver’s VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre was recognized with a 2013 Chairman’s Award from the Metal Construction Association (MCA).
The Van Dusen project, designed by Perkins+Will, received the award in the Metal Roofing category. The building’s unique orchid-inspired design employs metal panels that reach the ground in a half-barrel shape.
The other winning projects are:
- Overall Excellence: Central Arizona College Maricopa Campus, Maricopa, Arizona;
- Commercial/Industrial: Cirrus Logic Building, Austin, Texas;
- Education-Primary and Secondary Schools: Sherwood Middle School, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts;
- Education-Colleges and Universities: MassArt Student Residence Hall, Boston, Massachusetts;
- Municipal: FDNY Fireboat Firehouse, New York, New York;
- Institutional: The Tower Hospital at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; and
- Residential: Private Residence, Takoma Park, Maryland.
Distributed annually at MetalCon International, the awards honour MCA member’s projects showcasing new and innovative uses of the material. A panel of architects chooses the winners in eight separate categories.
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