Aquarium Designed To Mimic Marine Life Within Uses Lumiflon Enriched Metal Panels

Pointe Defiance Zoo Aquarium, PDZA, EHDD, Turner Construction, Pure Freeform, Photography Josh Partee
The Pointe Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) was designed by architecture firm EHDD. Sitting in Tacoma, Washington, the project houses a 35,000 square-foot exhibition space where residents and tourists alike can experience a plethora of native Pacific Rim marine life. The building, which replaced the PDZA’s North Pacific Aquarium, features a vast expansion to now include a 250,000-gallon warm water tank which houses impressive scalloped hammerhead sharks and sea turtles.

Upcoming Webinar: FEVE Architectural Coatings: High Performance Coatings for Expansive, Sustainable Design

565 Great Northern Way Pavilion, Perkins Will, Keith Panel Systems, Alucobond Spectra Red, Photography Keith Panel
In this one-hour course, we will discover the strengths and advantages of FEVE fluoropolymer topcoats. We will evaluate coating performance tests including accelerated weathering and real-time weathering and what the implications are for the life of different coatings.

Architects Design Thoughtful Building To Meet The Needs Of Special Education Students

Quora Education Center, Little Canada, Lawal Scott Erickson, Alucobond, 3A Composites USA, Spectra, Photography Mark Kempf
Just last August, the latest facility in Minnesota’s Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District was opened. In Little Canada, Minnesota, the education building meets the sensory needs of students receiving special education services. The Quora Education Center was designed by Lawal Scott Erickson Architects (LSE) on the former site of the area’s 1950’s Capitol View Center.