15 projects win in 2017 North American Copper in Architecture Awards

Since 2008, the North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) awards distinguishes some of the most innovative copper and copper alloy architectural design across the U.S. and Canada. The competition also celebrates copper, a reliable, old friend in the architectural industry due to the material's longevity, recyclability, and appealing natural finish.

This year's 15 copper-clad winners include the University of Arizona's Phoenix Biomedical Campus, the Staten Island Courthouse in New York, and five Canadian buildings, among others. “The outstanding quality and ingenuity of the copper projects submitted over the past ten years is truly inspiring,” said Stephen Knapp, the Director of the Sheet, Strip, & Plate Council for the Copper Development Association. “Every year I am amazed by the innovative ways copper is being applied.”

To celebrate the NACIA Awards' 10th edition, the copper, architectural, and construction industries, as well as the general public picked 10 top copper projects from the last decade, which comprise a mixture of historic and modern buildings.

Scroll down to see the list of winners.

New Construction

166 Dovercourt House – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Application: Wall Cladding
Architect: Ja Architecture Studio
Builder/Developer: Luloo Boutique Homes
General Contractor: Mazifa Corp
Copper Wall Panel Manufacturer: Copper in Design

Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus – Phoenix, Arizona
Application: Roofing, Exterior Cladding
Architect: CO Architects
Sheet Metal Contractor: Kovach Building Enclosures

210 Pacific Street – Brooklyn, New York
Application: Wall Cladding
Builder/Developer: NAVA 
Sheet Metal Contractor: Fine Metal Roof Tech

Private Residence – Gurley, Alabama
Application: Roofing, Exterior Ornamental
Architect: Nola | VanPeursem Architects, PC
Sheet Metal Contractor: CopperWorks Corporation

Private Residence – Juneau, Alaska
Application: Roofing, Exterior Ornamental
Sheet Metal Contractor: Fine Metal Roof Tech

Staten Island Courthouse, St. George – Staten Island, New York
Application: Wall Cladding
Architect: Ennead Architects 
Curtainwall Consultant: Heintges & Associates

Wet Weather Pump Station – Hoboken, New Jersey
Application: Wall Cladding
Architect/Builder: nastasi architects

Restoration

31 East 74th St. – New York, New York
Application: Wall Cladding, Exterior Ornamental
Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP
Sheet Metal Manufacturer: B&B Sheet Metal Inc.
Sub-Contractor: Apple Restoration & Waterproofing, Inc. 

Boston Private Residence – Alexandria, Virginia
Application: Roofing Consulting
Architect: Restoration Engineering, Inc.
Sheet Metal Contractor: Wagner Roofing Company

Centre Block of the Canadian Parliament – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Application: Roofing, Exterior Ornamental
Architect: Architecture EVOQ inc.
Sheet Metal Contractor: Heather & Little Limited

Saskatchewan Legislative Building Dome Conservation – Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Application: Dome Restoration
Conservation Architect: Spencer R. Higgins, Architect Incorporated
Sheet Metal Contractor: Empire Restoration Inc.
Construction Managers: PCL Construction Management Inc.

Vedanta Temple – San Francisco, California
Application: Roofing, Exterior Ornamental
Sheet Metal Contractor: Hans Liebscher Custom Copperworks

Historic Fayette County Courthouse – Lexington, Kentucky
Application: Roofing, Exterior Ornamental
Architect: K. Norman Berry Associates Architects, PLLC
Sheet Metal Contractor: Steinrock Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc. 

Le Windsor-Mansard Rehabilitation Project – Montreal, Quebec
Application: Roofing, Exterior Ornamental
Architect: DMA Architectes s.e.n.c.r.l.
Sheet Metal Contractor: Toitures Trois Étoiles Inc.

Ornamental

The Wellington Building Renovation Project – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Application: Interior Ornamental
Architect: NORR Limited Architects, Engineers & Planners
Roofing Contractor: Raymond and Associates Roofing Inc.

NACIA TENTH ANNIVERSARY WINNERS

Canadian National War Museum
Currie & Mackenzie Buildings, RMC
Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Harvard University Tozzer Library
Health Sciences Education Building on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus
Kansas Statehouse Copper Dome & Roof Replacement
Milwaukee City Hall
Montreal City Hall
Natural History Museum of Utah
Private Residence, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

Photos courtesy 2017 NACIA Awards.