Look at the walls of most modern buildings. Sleek. Smooth. Sometimes glossy, sometimes matte. That’s not regular paint or plaster. Most of the time, it’s aluminium cladding panels. These panels are ...

In all climate zones, the various forms of metal cladding—single-skin panels, metal composite materials (MCM) panels, and insulated metal panels (IMPs)—are proving to be reliable, durable elements on ...

From a distance, today’s building innovations in cladding performance, aesthetics, and construction appear unconstrained and quite varied. Material mixing is creating newly expressive façades, and ...

For this 4-story residential building containing 11 low-energy apartments, the architects set out to meet all the environmental requirements set by the City of Paris, particularly those in regard to ...

Alcoa Architectural Products of France has launched a new aluminium cladding panel that cleans both itself and the surrounding air. “These cladding features mean the building is no longer just a ...

Porte de Vanves student residence accommodates 67 units in a bow-shaped building located on a small, triangular plot. The street-facing facade consists of several superimposed flat walls, which gives ...