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Bentley University Debuts New State-of-the-Art Multipurpose Arena to Enhance Student Life for the Next Generation

Bentley University Debuts New State-of-the-Art Multipurpose Arena to Enhance Student Life for the Next Generation

Posted by | Apr 2, 2018 | 0 |

The 76,000 square foot facility, designed by Architectural Resources Cambridge and built by Suffolk Construction, marks Bentley’s continued rise as a modern, nationally-recognized business university and is a prime example of sustainable design and energy efficiency. 1,400 rooftop solar panels developed by Rivermoor Energy that will generate 40 percent of the building’s electricity needs; innovative technology that captures heat generated from creating the rink’s ice to heat water throughout the building; an in-house media control room, designed with the help of John Mitchell; and students’ use of the arena as a “living lab” where they will be able to analyze the building’s energy data.

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KWK Architects Designing New $3.5 Million Athletic Stadium at Westminster College in Fulton, MO

KWK Architects Designing New $3.5 Million Athletic Stadium at Westminster College in Fulton, MO

Posted by | Mar 20, 2018 | 0 |

KWK Architects is working on designs for a new $3.5 million athletic stadium at Westminster College in Fulton, MO, following a surprise announcement to students last week. The new athletic stadium, the largest capital improvement project on campus in over a decade, will be used for Westminster and local community events. A walking track around the new field for use by students and the public is also planned.

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Landmark venue renovated with PPG coating wins MCA Chairman’s Award

Landmark venue renovated with PPG coating wins MCA Chairman’s Award

Posted by | Mar 14, 2018 | 0 |

Built in 1972 and once home to the NHL’s New York Islanders and the NBA’s New York Nets, the 416,000 square-foot arena is newly wrapped in a futuristic metal shell composed of 4,700 individually folded and routed brushed aluminum fins enhanced by PPG Durabrite clear fluoropolymer coating. Based on high-performance fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE) resins, PPG Durabrite coating is a direct-to-metal product specially formulated to extend and enrich the beauty of architectural metals by protecting them with a resilient, transparent clearcoat.

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Cuningham Group Architecture-Designed Alpensia Resort is Winter Olympic Village

Cuningham Group Architecture-Designed Alpensia Resort is Winter Olympic Village

Posted by | Feb 5, 2018 | 0 |

“It is an extraordinary honor for the community we designed to be chosen by the IOC as the home of the 2018 Olympics Games,” said Cuningham Group Principal James S. Scheidel AIA, LEED AP, who supervised Alpensia’s design. “Alpensia was conceived as an international resort and recreation destination, and it has thrived as such since its 2009 completion. Now, the eyes of the world will truly be on Alpensia and its many exceptional venues.”

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Hathaway Dinwiddie and AECOM joint venture to manage construction of the University of Southern California’s L.A. Memorial Coliseum renovation

Posted by | Feb 2, 2018 | 0 |

A Hathaway Dinwiddie and AECOM joint venture has been selected by the University of Southern California (USC) to manage the renovation of the renowned Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Construction is now underway at the historic sports facility, which was formally commemorated with a groundbreaking ceremony on January 29. The Coliseum, located in Exposition Park adjacent to the university’s campus, has been the home field for USC Trojans football since its opening in 1923.

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ROSSETTI designs revolutionary new arena: The Inverted Bowl

ROSSETTI designs revolutionary new arena: The Inverted Bowl

Posted by | Oct 23, 2017 | 0 |

“Traditionally, upper bowl seats provide a subpar experience because they are so far removed from the action,” said Matt Rossetti, president of ROSSETTI and creator of The Inverted Bowl. “With The Inverted Bowl by ROSSETTI, we transform live entertainment by providing unsurpassed views and experiences to every fan in attendance in every seat of the arena.”

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Toronto Raptors training center unites bird-friendly Walker Glass with tinted and low-e glasses by Vitro Architectural Glass

Toronto Raptors training center unites bird-friendly Walker Glass with tinted and low-e glasses by Vitro Architectural Glass

Posted by | Jun 23, 2017 | 0 |

The solution was to glaze the 68,000-square-foot structure with with AviProTek® bird-friendly glass by Walker Textures® glass, acid-etched on tinted Optiblue® glass. This configuration, which creates the soft blue glass exterior, was then fabricated into triple-pane insulating glass units (IGUs) with Solarban® R100 solar control low-e glass. Optiblue and Solarban R100 glasses are both manufactured by Vitro Architectural Glass.

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PPG DURANAR XL coatings add brilliance to new Centre Vidéotron

PPG DURANAR XL coatings add brilliance to new Centre Vidéotron

Posted by | Mar 13, 2017 | 0 |

When the design team of Populous and ABCP Architecture chose to celebrate the passion Québécois’ have for winter, ice and snow in Quebec City’s new arena, they trusted DURANAR® XL coatings by PPG to bring their vision to life. Fabricated from glass and sculpted metal panels coated in Pure White Duranar XL coatings by local applicator Anacolor, Inc., the curtain wall for Centre Vidéotron draws inspiration from a snowdrift.

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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