2025 Design Award Recipients
The annual MCA Design Awards spotlight the most innovative and inspiring uses of metal in architecture. These awards honor projects that elevate design through creativity, performance, and the transformative potential of metal in the built environment. Selected by a panel of industry professionals in the architecture community, the winning entries represent the best in metal construction—projects that push boundaries, solve challenges, and redefine what’s possible.
Best Overall
1st Place
La Nube STEAM Discovery Center
Location: El Paso, TX
MCA Member Company: ATAS International, Inc.
Architect: Snohetta Architects
Metal Installer: Commercial Roofing Systems
Creative Use of Metal
1st Place
Mirror Ceiling at Workplace Resource
Location: Denver, CO
MCA Member Company: Sheet Metal Supply LTD
Architect: Gensler Architecture, Denver
Metal Installer: SRB Acoustics, Centennial, Colorado
2nd Place
Witherspoon Student Center in NC State University
Location: Raleigh, NC
MCA Member Company: ATAS International, Inc.
Architect: CRA Associates, Inc.
Metal Installer: Salisbury and Moore
Insulated Metal Panels
1st Place
Woodbine Theater at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
Location: Etobicoke,Toronto
MCA Member Company: Norbec Architectural Inc.
Architect: CGL Architects
Metal Installer: Bothwell Accurate
2nd Place
Eco Parc Saint Bruno
Location: Saint Bruno, Quebec
MCA Member Company: Norbec Architectural Inc.
Architect: Stendel + Reich Architecture Inc.
Metal Installer: Styro Inc.
Metal Composite Material
1st Place
PGA Tour Digital Studios
Location: Fulton, MS
MCA Member Company: MillerClapperton and F.L. Crane & Sons
Architect: HLW Architects, Foster + Partners
Metal Installers: F.L. Crane & Sons
2nd Place
Huber Center at Vanderbilt University
Location: Nashville, TNMCA Member Companies: MillerClapperton and F.L. Crane & Sons
Architect: Populous and Culture Architecture and Design
Metal Installers: F.L. Crane & Sons
Retrofit
1st Place
Beth El Synagogue
Location: St. Louis Park, MN
MCA Member Company: East Coast Metal Systems
Metal Installers: Division V Sheet Metal, Inc.
2nd Place
101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Location: Washington DC
MCA Member Company: East Coast Metal Systems
Architect: Gensler
Metal Installers: Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal
Metal Roof (Residential) & Solar
1st Place
Private Residence in Eastern Pennsylvania
Location: Allentown, PA
MCA Member Company: ATAS International, Inc.
Architect: studio26
Metal Installers: Munn Roofing & Sheet Metal
Single Skin Wall Panels, Ribbed
1st Place
Anne Carlsen Center
Location: Jamestown, ND
MCA Member Company: Petersen Aluminum
Architect: JLG Architects
Metal Installers: MG McGrath
Single Skin Wall Panels, Smooth
1st Place
10 Bay McMaster University Graduate Tower
Location: Hamilton, ON
MCA Member Company: Sobotec Ltd. and PPG Industrial Coatings
Architect: Diamond Schmitt Architects
Metal Installers: Sobotec Ltd.