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Diesel Chicago
Diesel Concept Store on Rush Street Façade panels for the Diesel Store in Chicago were designed by BAMDesign with Michilli Construction. The designer developed a panel layout with exposed fasteners and engaged Zahner to assist in developing a distressed surface for the store front. The result was a unique, blackened steel patina created by the Zahner team....
The Ames Library
The Ames Library at Illinois Wesleyan University Zahner worked with the architects at Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, to manufacture a new roof for the Ames Library at Wesleyan University. The double-locking standing seam panel system was fabricated using lead-coated copper for its historic construction. The $25.7 million facility opened in January 2002 and remains a symbol of...
Spencer Art Museum
University of Kansas Spencer Art Museum Renovation Custom raw zinc plate planters were designed and fabricated by Zahner for the renovation of the Spencer Museum as part of the new landscape for the building. New donor plaques were also engraved for the Museum. In 2010, the Spencer Museum partnered with architectural firm Pei Cobb Freed...
Pomona Planters
Tree Surrounds and Planter Systems for Power & Light District Working with Young + Dring, Zahner provided custom metalwork for planters in the Power & Light District of Kansas City. As the largest single implementation of streetscape in the downtown area, the installation of 180 Ginkgo trees resulted in a verdant urban forest. Focused on tree health...
Gehry Horse Head
Frank Gehry Horse Head Conference Room at Princeton University Zahner worked for long-time partner Frank Gehry to construct the original “horse head” sculpture and conference room, which now is on display at Princeton University. Sheets of lead were hammer-formed over a plywood structure which encases a semi-private meeting space for students at Princeton University, pictured...
