University of Arizona Applied Research Building in Architectural Record
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The University of Arizona Applied Research Building was recently featured in Architectural Record. Design Director Mark Kranz details the shading strategies used on the new research building.
The team developed a pleat-like arrangement—not unlike the solar arrays of the International Space Station—of protective aluminum-composite panels alternating with laminated-and-fritted glass fins. The reddish-brown color of the metal mirrors the prevailing masonry found on campus. “We went through exhaustive research of campus buildings, documenting the specific color of each brick, which ranges from a muted tan to a very saturated red,” notes Kranz.
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