Airport Tower Featuring DURANAR SUNSTORM Coatings Wins Metal Design Award
PITTSBURGH – PPG announced that the new air traffic control tower at San Francisco International Airport, featuring DURANAR® SUNSTORM® coatings by PPG, has earned a Chairman’s Award for design excellence from the Metal Construction Association (MCA).
The 221-foot tower, designed by Denver-based Fentress Architects, features a metal-and-glass facade twisted into the shape of a torch. Two Duranar Sunstorm coatings were specified for the project. Duranar Sunstorm XL Silver coatings were chosen for the entrance system and exterior aluminum curtain wall framing, and Duranar Sunstorm Galaxy Silver coatings were used to finish the interior-facing curtain wall framing.