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Copper in Architecture

Australian Innovation Continues: Key Tubing & Electricals’ Enduring Reinvention

Australian manufacturing is often discussed through the language of decline: factories closing, production moving offshore, capability disappearing. But that is only part of the story. Some manufacturers have survived by…

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Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 11 September 2026

Market Overview Copper set fresh records this week before retreating sharply as doubts emerged over the US tariff plan that has distorted global inventories and pricing. LME three-month copper broke…

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Copper to the World 2026

  We had the privilege to attend and participate in this year’s Copper to the World Conference held last week in Adelaide on 2-3 September, and promoting the ICAA’s digital…

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Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 4 September 2026  

  Market Overview Copper spent the week consolidating below the record set on 25 August, when COMEX futures touched the equivalent of US$14,770/t (US$14.77/kg) and LME three-month metal came within…

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July 3, 2023 · General

19 outstanding projects across the United States and Canada were winners in this year’s North American Copper in Architecture—NACIA—Awards.

In its 16th year, NACIA recognised architects and construction professionals completing new buildings, custom fabrication & restoration projects that featured copper. 

NACIA celebrates design excellence, recognises quality craftsmanship, and highlights diverse uses of copper in architecture, from the futuristic to the heritage, the practical and the ornate. 

Stand out winners included:

  • A bronze clad residence, 3131 CBR in Washington, D.C., designed by David Jameson Architect, Inc., with construction by Metal Specialties, Inc.
  • A mountain retreat, DNA Alpine House in San Miguel County, Colorado, designed by CCY Architects with metal work by Stone Ridge Roofing and Siding.
  • Center for the Arts in Crested Butte, Colorado, designed by Steinberg Hart with metal work by Black Dragon Development.
  • A dome atop the iconic Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York, New York, led by Ennead Architects with construction by Nicholson & Galloway, Inc.
  • The Studio Building in Portland, Oregon, led by Hennebery Eddy Architects, Inc., with metal work by Harder Mechanical Contractors.
  • The Engineering Research Lab at Virginia Commonwealth University by architects Goody Clancy and Baskervill with metal construction by Tektonics Design Group.
  • The IT Gym in Arlington Heights, Illinois, with metal fabrication by Sheet Metal Werks, Inc.

See all the winners.

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Australian Innovation Continues: Key Tubing & Electricals’ Enduring Reinvention

Australian manufacturing is often discussed through the language of decline: factories closing, production moving offshore, capability disappearing. But that is…

Read More

Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 11 September 2026

Market Overview Copper set fresh records this week before retreating sharply as doubts emerged over the US tariff plan that…

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Copper to the World 2026

  We had the privilege to attend and participate in this year’s Copper to the World Conference held last week…

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Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 4 September 2026  

  Market Overview Copper spent the week consolidating below the record set on 25 August, when COMEX futures touched the…

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