Custom-Matched Coatings by Sherwin-Williams Add Sparkle to Arkansas School
CLEVELAND — Designed by Marlon Blackwell Architects, the three of the newest school buildings at the Thaden School in Bentonville, Arkansas, — "Reels," "Wheels" and the performing arts center — feature architectural coil coatings by Sherwin-Williams. The Reels and Wheels buildings exteriors are finished to match the iconic 1967 Mustang Shelby Cobra GT500 sports car's green-gold metallic finish. Sherwin-Williams provided the custom metallic color in its Fluropon® SR coating system with solar-reflective pigments. The performing arts center also presents a dynamic Fluropon white-gold coating by Sherwin-Williams.
Thaden School is named in honor of Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden (1905-1979), one of the greatest aviators of her time. Her childhood home in Bentonville was renovated and now serves as the school's office of admissions.