At nearly 8,000 feet above sea level, Aspen, CO, is known for its mountain ski slopes that rise seemingly from the heart of the town’s central business district. Echoing these snowy and forested surroundings, design architect and 2014 Pritzker Prize for Architecture winner, Shigeru Ban and his New York practice, Shigeru Ban Architects + Dean Maltz Architect (SBA) designed the new $45 million Aspen Art Museum (AAM), which was completed along with Colorado-based executive architects Cottle Carr Yaw Architects (CCY).
A special protective layer has been applied to the outside of Willibrordi Cathedral, which was built in the late Gothic style, in order to protect the city's famous landmark against damaging environmental influences.
Flying Colours Aviation repainted a QantasLink 717 airplane with a basecoat-clearcoat coatings system by PPG Industries’ aerospace business that delivered a quickly achieved, smooth, high-gloss finish.
The Tank of the Year contest, a national water storage tank competition presented by Tnemec Co. Inc., has come to an end and the annual title has been awarded to Midland, TX.