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The Steven Spielberg-produced documentary Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero features Snøhetta's September 11th Memorial Museum, stainless steel cladding by Zahner.

Announcing the Zahner-KME joint venture for the European Market. Read the Press Release at the JV site. Zahner-KME in Joint Venture

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Zahner Campus North Dock Expansion has won the Monsters of Design Honor Award; designed by Crawford Architects' Stephen Colin and Michael O'Donnell.

The North American Copper Awards has recognized Zahner's copper metal-work for the Waipolu Gallery in Oahu, Hawaii.

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Announcing the winners for the Biennial ZAHNER + KCAI Art and Sculpture Competition at KCAI.

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Tessellate™ kinetic metal surfaces by Zahner and ABI released: visually stunning and environmentally responsible.

Bill Zahner named an Honorary Member of the American Institute of Architects.

Introducing the Hands of the Artist™ division, where Zahner engineers and craftsmen produce projects for artists.
Visit Zahner's Hands of the Artist website

Eugene Federal Courthouse

The Wayne L. Morse Federal Courthouse in Eugene, Oregon.

The Eugene Courthouse was the first project Zahner completed with Morphosis architects. The architects met through the general contractor on the project, JE Dunn Northwest, who managed the project. Located in Eugene, Oregon, the Wayne L. Morse Federal Courthouse was completed in 2006, and it serves the District of Oregon as part of the Ninth Judicial Circuit.

The building was named in honor of Senator Wayne Morse, and it stands six stories tall, a 266,742 square-foot building with six courtrooms as well as offices for the courts and other agencies. Thom Mayne of Morphosis lead the design team, winning the bid to design the project though careful intelligent dedication to the project.

The building is clad with Angel Hair™ Stainless steel, which prevents hot-spots from appearing on the metal in direct sunlight. The non-directional surface gives the building a uniform, semi-reflective tone. The sides are finished using 16ga Angel Hair™ Rainscreen Wall Panel & Recessed Flatseam. The entire building team used BIM technology, which ensured that all contractors and subs and the architects were on the same page at all times, and that construction moved smoothly along its rapid 24-month construction schedule.

Building with Green Technologies

The structure earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification for its energy efficiency and sustainability. Zahner worked closely with architects at Morphosis and General Contractor JE Dunn to keep costs down, transitioning from the originally planned zinc facade to stainless steel, and saving $2.1 million in installation costs.

The building is a result of the General Services Administration (GSA), which held a competition for the design of the new courthouse. The building is part of the Design in Excellence Program, a GSA project which seeks to increase the quality of architecture for federal government projects. The total cost to complete the project was $96 million. Due to budget cuts, elements including a rooftop reflecting pool and etching of the Bill of Rights onto the exterior were removed from the project. In 2007, the AIA named the courthouse one of the top ten green projects of the year, citing the minimal maintenance needs of the materials used for the courthouse.

There are a total of approximately 2,400 ribbed panels (main structure) and 2,400 flat pan panels (stair towers) constructed of 14 gage 316 stainless steel with an angel hair® finish. There is approximately 110,000 square feet of stainless steel on this project.

Design Assist for Morphosis

The design assist process provides an invaluable service to the production of complex buildings and surfaces. For the Eugene courthouse, whose complex sloping curves and asymmetrical surfaces, the challenges were set high for both the engineering team as well as the craftsmen who would build the metal components.

Zahner has a dedicated small team of highly experienced engineers who provide this service, introducing intelligent connections and smart construction methods to the project, laying the groundwork for a smooth enginnering, fabrication, and installation process.

Zahner worked closely with Morphosis to assist in the design details for the paneling systems. Throughout 2004 and 2005, the architects and engineers traded drawings, three-dimensional models, as well as digitally printed three-dimesional physical models (below) to facilitate the fabrication process.

Zahner has since worked with Morphosis on several projects, such as the Cooper Union in New York City, the Morphois Exhibit at Centre Pompidou, and has more projects currently in the works, including Emerson College in Los Angeles, and the new offices of Morphosis.

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