Reviewing the diverse list of entries into the 2014 Metal in Architecture Award were Maximiliano Arrocet, Director of AL_A, Bart Reuser, Founding Partner at NEXT Architects and, providing his expert opinion remotely, was Kenneth Turner of Turner + DeCelles. 

Ordos Museum, MAD Architects 

This brand new category attracted entries from all over the world of varying sizes and typologies, and our judges were tasked with assessing the projects based on a number of factors: originality, innovation, form, special quality, sustainability, and how the design addressed the client brief. Also, specific examples of how the building has evolved its building type and incorporated metal as a material to enhance or integrated within its context were key to the judging process.

Sol Duc Cabin, Olson Kundig Architects 

After careful consideration and debate, a longlist of 25 projects was reduced to a shortlist of 6.

The very original and abstract Ordos Museum in Inner Mongolia, China by MAD architects attracted attention, with the judges commenting on the complexity in the use of metal cladding on a sculptural form. Similarly, SHoP’s Barclays Center in New York impressed judge Kenneth Turner who commented that 'this is a very successful dynamic usage of a metal cladding on a sculptural built form'. Maximiliano also praised the design however ultimately it was the Ordos Museum selected for the short list as it was felt that there was a more holistic approach to the project.....Continue Reading

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