Why competitions should be transparent
The glass and steel buildings that dominate contemporary skylines owe their silhouettes to a losing entry in a design competition that took place almost 100 years ago. How does a losing entry go on to influence an entire industry of artists and designers? What can we learn from this?
Rem Koolhaas turns 70
2014 has been a big year for a big client of ours, and today marks an even bigger day. Help us celebrate an architectural great, Rem Koolhaas as he turns 70 and enters into his prime. Earlier this year, Rem Koolhaas made a big statement with his curatorial lead at the Venice Biennale entitled Fundamentals,…
Emerson College receives highest honor award for AIA LA
A building whose facades and forms Zahner played a major role in engineering, manufacturing, and installing has received the highest honor from AIA Los Angeles last week.
St. Teresa’s Academy featured on ArchDaily, DesignBoom
The Gould Evans-designed St. Teresa’s Academy Windmoor Center is featured on ArchDaily and DesignBoom this week. Zahner was brought onto the project to manufacture the lace-cut plate aluminum facade which wraps the new building on the St. Teresa’s Academy campus.
Paul Martin Interview with Novedge
A few weeks ago our Paul Martin sat down with Aurora Meneghello of Novedge to talk about Zahner’s approach to engineering and fabricating the complexities of unique structures. Below is the interview which took place: