The Metal Construction Association's annual Chairman's Awards are based on overall appearance, significance of metal in the project, innovative use of metal, and the role of metal in achieving project objectives. Selected by a panel of architects, MCA announced the winners at its winter meeting in Palm Springs, California. 

This year's panel of judges included distinguished architects James Theimer, principal architect at Trilogy Architecture; Mark Roddy, lecturer in the Department of Design at California State University, Sacramento; and Erik Mehlman, Partner and Design Lead at BuildSense | Architecture + Construction.

The University of Texas at Dallas Engineering & Computer Science in West Richardson, Texas

Building Owner: The University of Texas at Dallas
MCA Member Manufacturer: PAC-CLAD Peterson
Other Manufacturers: Kovach Building Enclosures (also Installer), Ohio Gratings
Architect: SmithGroup
Contractor: The Beck Group

Great Northern Way Pavilion in Vancouver, British Columbia

Building Owner: PCI / Lowtide
MCA Member Manufacturer: 3A Composites
Installer: Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd.
Architect: Perkins + Will
Contractor: Ledcor

Menil Drawing Institute in Houston, Texas

Building Owner: The Menil Foundation
MCA Member Company: US Steel Corporation
MCA Member Coil Coater: PPG Industries
Architect: Johnston Marklee
Contractor: Gilbane Building Company

New Calgary Central Library in Calgary Alberta, Canada

Building Owner: Calgary Public Library
MCA Member Manufacturer: PPG Industries, Inc.
Other Manufacturers: APEL Extrusions Limited, Hydro Portland
Installer: Ferguson Corp.
Architect: Snohetta/DIALOG
Contractor: Stuart Olson

Steeple Square in Dubuque, IA

Building Owner: Steeple Square
MCA Member Manufacturer: Chicago Metal Supply and Fabrication, Inc.
Installer: Durable Restoration
Architect: Jeffrey Morton Associates
Contractor: Gronen Restoration

Keller Court Commons in Petaluma, California

Building Owner: Jim Soules
MCA Member Manufacturer: Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation
MCA Member Accessories: S-5!
Installers: Spaulding Metals, Crandall Roofing
Architect: Chris Lynch of MAD Architecture
Contractor: Mike Jacobs of Jacobs Classic Construction