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Snapshot: Off the Wall

By Mark Robins
Posted January 2, 2020
By Mark Robins Photos: Pau Hana Productions The 3-D metal panels protrude outward on the façade like giant triangular speed bumps. This metal dry-set rainscreen system modernizes The University of Baltimore’s Robert L. Bogomolny Library and gives a visual contrast to the glass windows. Architect: Behnisch Architekten LLP, Boston, behnisch.comGeneral contractor: Plano-Coudon LLC, Baltimore,plano-coudon.comInstaller: A.C.… Continue reading Snapshot: Off the Wall
By Mark Robins

Photos: Pau Hana Productions

The 3-D metal panels protrude outward on the façade like giant triangular speed bumps. This metal dry-set rainscreen system modernizes The University of Baltimore’s Robert L. Bogomolny Library and gives a visual contrast to the glass windows.

Architect: Behnisch Architekten LLP, Boston, behnisch.com
General contractor: Plano-Coudon LLC, Baltimore,plano-coudon.com
Installer: A.C. Dellovade Inc., Canonsburg, Pa., acdellovade.com
Metal wall panels: Metalwërks, Kennett Square, Pa., metalwerksusa.com

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