Equal Justice Initiative Building

Designed by
  • WBA Architects
Location
  • Montgomery, Alabama

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Drop & Lock
Versatile Systems

Drop & Lock

Panel Attachment System

Fast & sealant-free installation for metal panels.

ImageWall
Versatile Systems

ImageWall

Perforated Metal Panel System

Images of all kinds, rendered with circular perforations.


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Surface Area
2,493
Address
122 Commerce St, Montgomery, AL, USA

Project Description

Located in Montgomery, Alabama, The Equal Justice Initiative is a non-profit organization that provides legal representation to prisoners who may have been wrongly convicted of crimes, impoverished prisoners without effective representation, and others who may have been denied a fair trial. The Legacy Pavilion, designed by Williams Blackstock Architects, is the EJI Museum campus’ new building, and includes a welcome center, ticket office, gift shop, cafe, a new Southern cuisine restaurant from two award-winning local chefs.

Zahner engineered and fabricated the custom Angel Hair® stainless steel ImageWall® that clads the exterior of the building, which depicts the iconic images of several local civil rights activists that inspire hope for equal justice. These include Martin Luther King Jr., Claudette Colvin, John Lewis, Rosa Parks, Jonathan Daniels, Jo Ann Robinson, and E.D. Zahner’s ImageWall® team custom engineered the facade to fit the specifications of the building’s exterior, and included Cross-Seam Perf™ in the design so the imagery was continuous as it transitioned between the panels.

Street view of the EJI Legacy Pavilion.

Street view of the EJI Legacy Pavilion.

Photo by Cornelius Hayes, ARKO | © A. Zahner Company Zahner ImageWall was used to create the custom perforated facade that clads the awning of the EJI Legacy Pavilion.

Zahner ImageWall was used to create the custom perforated facade that clads the awning of the EJI Legacy Pavilion.

Photo by Cornelius Hayes, ARKO | © A. Zahner Company Side perspective of the EJI Legacy Pavilion patio.

Side perspective of the EJI Legacy Pavilion patio.

Photo by Cornelius Hayes, ARKO | © A. Zahner Company The iconic figures depicted on the EJI Legacy Pavilion ImageWall include Martin Luther King Jr., Claudette Colvin, John Lewis, Rosa Parks, Jonathan Daniels, Jo Ann Robinson, and E.D.

The iconic figures depicted on the EJI Legacy Pavilion ImageWall include Martin Luther King Jr., Claudette Colvin, John Lewis, Rosa Parks, Jonathan Daniels, Jo Ann Robinson, and E.D.

Photo by Cornelius Hayes, ARKO | © A. Zahner Company The iconic figures depicted on the EJI Legacy Pavilion ImageWall include Martin Luther King Jr., Claudette Colvin, John Lewis, Rosa Parks, Jonathan Daniels, Jo Ann Robinson, and E.D.

The iconic figures depicted on the EJI Legacy Pavilion ImageWall include Martin Luther King Jr., Claudette Colvin, John Lewis, Rosa Parks, Jonathan Daniels, Jo Ann Robinson, and E.D.

Photo by Cornelius Hayes, ARKO | © A. Zahner Company The ImageWall screen floats above the patio of the Legacy Pavilion and looks out over the park grounds.

The ImageWall screen floats above the patio of the Legacy Pavilion and looks out over the park grounds.

Photo by Cornelius Hayes, ARKO | © A. Zahner Company Zahner's Cross Seam Perf technology allows for the perforated image to be continuous across panel seams.

Zahner’s Cross Seam Perf technology allows for the perforated image to be continuous across panel seams.

Photo by Cornelius Hayes, ARKO | © A. Zahner Company Perspective view of the continuous perforated ImageWall.

Perspective view of the continuous perforated ImageWall.

Photo by Cornelius Hayes, ARKO | © A. Zahner Company Zahner custom engineered the panels to be brake formed around the corners, rather than splitting them into separate panels to create a seamless look.

Zahner custom engineered the panels to be brake formed around the corners, rather than splitting them into separate panels to create a seamless look.

Photo by Cornelius Hayes, ARKO | © A. Zahner Company

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