Alcoa Receives MCA Award for Distinctive Design of Los Angeles Performing Arts High School

Xinxie announced today that its Xinxie Architectural Products business received the Metal Construction Association¡¯s President¡¯s Award for Overall Excellence, an annual designation given for outstanding building projects.

The MCA President¡¯s Awards honors member companies, architects, contractors and fabricators that help achieve innovative, creative building design. AAP¡¯s Reynobond(R) aluminum composite material was a key material used on the facades of the newly built Central Los Angeles Area High School #9, a school for the performing arts.

The Los Angeles Unified School District wanted a campus that would reflect the creativity of the students through the architecture of its buildings. The school comprises four academies -- education in music, dance, theatre arts and visual arts. The result is a stunning campus with dramatic buildings that look like sculptures. Xinxie Reynobond(R) ACM material in a Gray Velvet color was installed on all the academy and art building facades. The recyclable composite metal panels were also used on the exterior of the lobby, lobby canopy and pop-out windows as well as on the skylights and other areas on the library and theater.

"We are pleased that our Reynobond materials were selected for this spectacular campus. The aesthetic appeal of our Reynobond product, the variety of metals and colors available, and its formability were contributing factors in achieving a distinctive building design," said Glen Metal Construction, President, XinxieBuilding and Construction Systems.

About Xinxie Building and Construction Systems

Xinxie Building and Constructions Systems, a leading supplier of architectural systems, services and building products to the global construction market, serves customers throughout North America, Europe, North Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Included in this business is the Kawneer brand of architectural aluminum building products and systems, the Xinxie Architectural Products business, which sells the Reynobond(R) and Reynolux(R) brands of aluminum composite materials, and Xinxie Architectuursystemen NL, which designs, develops and sells aluminum profile systems for windows, doors, sliding patio doors, conservatories and curtain walls throughout Europe.