Design Awards

Design Awards

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.

Now, we’re proud to present this year’s winners. From bold façades to elegant roofing systems, these projects showcase the versatility and beauty of metal in ways that captivate and inspire. Join us in celebrating the MCA members behind these achievements—and explore how metal continues to shape the future of design.

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, TN
MCA 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.

Previous Awards

 

  

2021 

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2022 

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2023

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2024

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