Copper in Architecture Awards Announce Winning Projects

The North American Copper in Architecture Awards recognizes and promotes North American building projects for their outstanding use of architectural copper and copper alloys. The 2008 program showcases a wide range of projects, all of which highlight craftsmanship, attention to detail, and architectural vision. Historically, copper has long been used because of its great natural beauty and finish, its performance and durability, and its long service life and recyclability. Today, copper remains a superior building material, adapted and utilized for a wide variety of contemporary and cutting edge applications.

2008 Winning Projects

Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Architect: Moriyama & Teshima Architects (Toronto, ON), Griffith Rankin Cook Architects (Toronto, ON)

Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

La Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York

Inverted Outbuilding, Lake George, New York

Architect: Peter L. Gluck & Partners (New York, NY)

Stuckeman Family Building, Penn State University, School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture State College, Pennsylvania

Architect: WTW Architects (Pittsburgh, PA), Overland Partners Architects (San Antonio, TX)

Copper Falls, Western Pennsylvania

Architect: Desmone & Associates Architects (Pittsburgh, PA), Miller Thomas Gyekis (Pittsburgh, PA)

Bethel Woods Performing Arts Center, Woodstock, New York

Architect: Westlake Reed Leskosky (Cleveland, OH)

Park Synagogue East, Pepper Pike, Ohio

1630 California Street, San Francisco, California

Mable Peters Caruth Center for the Communities Foundation of Texas, Dallas, Texas