The Copper Development Association (CDA) has awarded eight copper building projects in the U.S. and Canada as part of its annual North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) awards program. With a newfound consideration for healthy design in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, designers are turning to the metal for its sustainable and antimicrobial properties.
Launched in 2008, the NACIA awards program recognizes copper’s versatile use in building construction and promotes its applications. Winning projects represent a variety of design styles and buildings including residential structures, government facilities, and museums – all of which were executed with detail, creativity, and craftsmanship.
“The future is bright for copper innovation,” says Stephen Knapp, the director of the Strip, Sheet, & Plate Council for CDA. “The 2020 winners demonstrate the versatility and great natural beauty of copper, and showcase the skill and vision of their installers and specifiers in bringing these designs to fruition.”
The eight winning projects were selected by experts in the use of copper in architecture. Judges make their selections based on the presence and use of copper and technique throughout the project, the quality of copper installation and function, and when applicable, the significance of the project at hand – whether historic, modern, or otherwise. A complete list of winners can be found below.
View the 2020 winning projects gallery on copper.org.
- Antiquarian Hall
- Worcester, Mass.
- Patina Artist: DLSS Manufacturing
- Sheet Metal Contractor: Cold Hollow Contraction
- Architect: Samuel Anderson Architects
- Ballet Memphis
- Location: Memphis, Tenn.
- Architect: Archimania
- Manufacturer: Petersen Aluminum Corp.
- General Contractor: Grinder, Taber, & Grinder Inc.
- Boat Barn
- Bay Head, N.J.
- Architect: Brandes Maselli Architects
- Roofing Contractor: Schuler Roofing
- Point Pleasant, N.J.
- Cascade County Courthouse
- Great Falls, Mont.
- General Contractor: Renaissance Roofing Inc.
- Architect: A&E Architects PC.
- Consulting Architect & Sheet Metal Contact: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.
- Owner: Cascade County
- Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
- Dallas
- Architect: OMNIPLAN Architects
- Sheet Metal Contractor: Baker Triangle
- General Contractor: Austin Commercial
- Structural Engineer: Datum Architects
- Civil Engineer: Walter P Moore
- Exterior Copper Manufacturer: Hussey Copper
- Interior Copper Manufacturer: Arubis
- Exhibit Designer: Berenbaum, Jacobs & Associates
- MEP Engineer: Blum Consulting Engineers
- Ottawa Residence
- Rockliffe Park, Ontario
- Sheet Metal Contractor: Raymond Group
- General Contractor: Roca Homes
- Architect: Barry J. Hobin & Associates
- Structural Engineer: WSP
- Civil Enginer: D.B. Gray Engineering Inc.
- Interior Designer: Danielle Hannah
- Landscape Designer: Sharanne Paquette
- McGill University, Macdonald-Harrington Restoration
- Montreal, Quebec
- Architect: EVOQ Architecture Inc.
- General Contractor: Saint-Denis Thompson Inc.
- Sheet Metal Contractor: Les Couvertures Saint-Leonard
- Tinsmith: Perron et fils
- Starbucks Reserve Roasterie
- New York, N.Y.
- Sheet Metal Contractor: A. Zahner Co.
- Owner: Starbucks