Testimonials & Quotes

Zahner provides exemplary craftsmanship in everything they undertake, and are seriously and extremely committed to Architecture, with a capital A.

Craftsmanship in large buildings is supposed to be dead, killed by Modernist ideology and cost considerations. What this building says is that maybe craftsmanship has a high-tech future after all.

Legendary Fabricators

HKS’s spirit of cooperation in providing leadership, design innovation, delivery and execution to our project superseded even my high expectations and helped bring our dreams to life. AT&T Stadium has proven itself not only as a football stadium, but as a venue for other sports and large entertainment events. It has been an instant hit – recognizable worldwide.

“The distinctive colours chosen for the Chancery are designed to represent Australia’s wealth in minerals such as copper, zinc, brass, steel and aluminium.”

One of the Museum’s most iconic works,”

The most complex exterior skin ever devised for a building.

The superb attention to detail starts in the design phase and continues through to the fabrication and construction process… Zahner cares as deeply about the quality of the final product as the architect themselves.

The company’s focus has moved into the global community, working with designers on a world-class level. The result has been that many of the most notable examples of architecture of the past twenty years have been influenced by a company out of the mid-section of the US.

The ImageWall is installed and looks great. Everyone is very happy with the product and clarity of the image!

It works a little bit like a model-airplane kit. Zahner’s computer system will go through the design automatically and organize all the parts to create a shape. The cutting patterns get sent over to a computer system that cuts the shapes. All the shapes come in a box numbered, and as long as they fit the numbered parts in the right places there’s very little measuring. You get a unique prefabricated shape that comes in a box.

Friend of Ridley Scott, Oakley CEO Jim Jannard wanted to recreate the atmosphere of Blade Runner for his California office … The result is spectacular.

“Zahner held to our budget, schedule, safety, and quality standards… The ribbon will indeed be the feature remembered by all who visit the NASCAR Hall of Fame. I highly recommend A. Zahner Company for any project which demands the qualities referenced above.”

Even though we had never collaborated with them, Zahner’s credentials and experience clearly indicated that they were the ideal candidate for this project.The design and fabrication process we went through has been one of the most rewarding collaborations we have had in recent years.

We focused on the object most sacred to the LAPD: the brass badge.

It’s intended to feel intimate and monolithic, durable and penetrable, relevant and timeless, specific and general.

These uniquely shaped parts—many of them curved—were bolted to the pad, and then to each other, in a matter of days.

Steven Holl creates a prototype with Connecticut Water Purification Facility … reestablishes public works as works of art.

… A sensual copper skin that will evolve over time.

Enveloped in a glittering perforated metal screen, like armor.

I would highly recommend A. Zahner Company for their work and the integrity shown in their business dealings with others — This company is a blessing to our community.

“If it’s a K–8 school, and you’ve put a metal detector at the front door, what does that say? Security should be more integrated, more discreet, and architects should first try to think of passive ways to incorporate security requirements.”

“What I love are the contradictions of the city. It’s a very artistic city, yet it’s also a real business city. It’s an imposing city, yet one with a lot of green space and an attention to outdoor sculpture. Chicago feels like a place where there’s an admiration for something that has a long heritage, and that of course appeals to us.”

I’m on the right side of the grass.

The living space of this Connecticut residence is formed by a spiraling ribbon of 18 planes, defined by 36 points connected by 54 lines. This pure and dynamic architectural form generates distinctive interior spaces while dramatically framing both near and distant landscape scenes.

It’s like if you threw a bunch of objects into a can. You would still recognize them all.

The goal of the Modular Machines that Make project is to enable people worldwide to create personal automation tools. Machines that address a particular need, personal interest, or curiosity. From all over the world, nearly 1,000 unique machines have now been created using the kit. It’s been fascinating to see the various ways people have used the kit and the wonderful things they’ve created.

“Even if they wind up somewhere else, the most interesting American buildings are constructed in Kansas City.”

The dappled zinc is gorgeous.

“Metal runs in the veins of this company.”

It doesn’t matter what project type — the major issue is always money and how it is spent, and it’s all about trust. It seems to me that there’s more trust between the developer/contractors and owner, while architects struggle to gain the trust of the owner… How do we get this relationship back and earn owner’s trust?

There is no greater joy for me than to have an owner that trusts me and believes in me.

We need better real-time coordination across platforms.

We need better “translation” of meaningful data from the designer directly into fabrication.

Design-assist is needed almost more now than at any time in history, given the complexity and disparate groups that it takes to get a building constructed.

Don’t look at the model — Turn around, and imagine a waterfall. Think about how the water falls.

We greatly admire Walker’s original Art Deco entrance of nickel and brass sunbursts and electrical motifs. We extended this aesthetic into the lobby through a rich experience of materials. Even Fred Astaire would not seem out of step in such a space.

Zahner can pull magic like a rabbit out of a hat.

A surface that simultaneously radiates and dissolves.

A man whose revolutionary approach to architectural design has influenced design thinking and metal fabrication techniques across the globe.

We’ve known about Zahner for a long time and wanted to find a way to work together on this project. Being able to buy the pre-patinated flat sheet copper allowed us to use a very unique surface in a cost effective way.

The material from Zahner looks outrageous. It is exactly what we hoped for to bring our building to life. We’re now a desirable standout among the many apartment buildings in Brooklyn.

Anybody with eyes can see that Northern California is awash in a sea of stucco… So when the material is used in a way that shows how compelling it can be, we should pay attention — even if the building in question is something as mundane as a parking garage.

We couldn’t have asked for a better collaboration or end result. Zahner took something complex and made it easy.

“I wanted to shift people’s perceptions and encourage a different kind of awareness of the space, reconnecting the park to the sky directly overhead and the continuous rhythms of the natural world, which are so easy to lose sight of in the middle of the city.

The feel of the space will inspire the creativity our team needs to turn our client’s designs into reality.

The connection of the office and shop – in proximity and visibility – will encourage increased engagement between engineering and manufacturing, resulting in efficiencies we can pass on to our clients.

I’m excited to work in a space I helped engineer and to see how working within it will lead to new perspectives.

We’re proud to share this first look at the new expansion we built to showcase our collaborative force and create a space we hope will inspire artists and architects to visit often.

Metaphorically, this motif draws an analogy between comets, which move away from the sun but are ultimately pulled back by the gravitational force of the sun or a planet, and alumni, who graduate to pursue a new direction, but retain their attachment and loyalty to the university.

Can a combined human + robot approach to welding streamline the fabrication process of complex assemblies by capitalizing on the strengths of each group?