The Drama of the Sky Meets the Drama of the Stage

Even before the curtain rises, audience members experience the drama of the night sky through the distinctive star-shaped opening in the roof of the Starlight Theatre on the Rock Valley College campus. Cast with a leading role in the “construction production” was SMACNA member Master Sheet Metal Works.

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Cerritos Millennium Library, Cerritos, Calif.

Leading the way into the 21st century is the new Cerritos Millennium Library, the first titanium building in the United States. Investing close to 20,000 man-hours, the crew of CMF fabricated and installed 40,000 square feet of exterior titanium panels and 3,500 square feet of clear-coated interior titanium panels.

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Special Architectural Session Planned for Industry Week

As plans for the first Sheet Metal Industry Week, May 2-7, 2004, in Las Vegas continue to develop, a special session on “Working with Architectural Metal” is now on the program.

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Preplanning: Win-Win Strategy for Architect and Contractor

A recent question posed to architectural sheet metal contractors on the SMACNA Architectural E-Mail List Serve resulted in an overwhelmingly positive response encouraging preplanning participation between SMACNA members and architects.

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One of the World’s Most Sophisticated Concert Halls

From the stainless steel curves of its striking mirrored exterior to the exceptional acoustics of the hardwood-paneled main auditorium, Walt Disney Concert Hall, new home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is one of the most sophisticated concert halls in the music industry.

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