The Metal Construction Association (MCA) has unveiled the winners of its 2024 Design Awards. The prestigious awards celebrate MCA member companies involved in building projects that showcase metal in innovative ways. The winning projects will be on display at METALCON, held at the Georgia World Congress Center from Oct. 30th to Nov. 1st.

MCA Chair Brian Partyka expressed awe at the creativity of the award recipients. "Every year, I think the award recipients have reached the apex of design and creativity," Partyka said. "And each year, I'm blown away all over again. The scope and array of the designs here showcase the many benefits of metal, including energy efficiency, durability, ease of installation and of course high design."

The First-Place award recipients spanned a range of categories. In Creative Use of Metal, the Youth Sports Field House in Pompano Beach, FL, took top honors. The project featured PAC-Clad Petersen's metal and was designed by Brooks + Scarpa with installation by EES Design Studio's Eric Small.

Steel Dynamics – Flat Rolled Division won for Innovative Use of an Onsite Roll Former for the Cabin on the Lake project in Iowa. Norbec's work on the Extra Space Storage project in Hempstead, New York, earned first place in the Insulated Metal Panels category. The project was designed by Mancini Mui Architects and installed by USA Veterans Construction Corp.

3A Composites' metal composite material was showcased in the Dayton Children's Hospital project in Dayton, OH, which won in its category. The project was designed by Champlin Architecture and installed by Royalton Architectural Fabrication and Celina Glass.

Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation's metal was used in the Little Coyote project in St. Elmo, TN, which won for Metal Renovation and Retrofit. The project was designed by Tinker MA, LLC and installed by JDH Company, Inc.

PAC-CLAD | Petersen's metal roofing was featured on the Bandwidth Campus Outbuildings project in Raleigh, NC, which took first place in the Metal Roofing category. The project was designed by Gensler and installed by Baker Roofing Company.

Kingspan Insulated Panels' pre-engineered metal building solution was showcased in the award-winning FullDraw Winery project in Paso Robles, CA. The project was designed by Clayton Korte and installed by Rarig Construction.

ATAS International, Inc.'s single skin wall panels, ribbed, were used in the Scioto Peninsula project in Columbus, OH, which won in its category. The project was designed by Moody Nolan and installed by Wolfrum Roofing Exteriors.

Sherwin-Williams' single skin wall panels, smooth, were featured in the Tarrant Co College, Northwest Campus PH1 project in Fort Worth, TX, which took first place in its category. The project was designed by Gensler/Huckabee and installed by Lasco ADI.

Finally, ATAS International, Inc.'s metal was integrated with solar panels in the BRIGHTSMITH Coaters project in Morrisville, PA, which won for Solar Integration. The project was designed by Vachon Sustainable Energy and installed by Scalo Solar Solutions.