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Tex Jernigan

Tex founded ARKO and shoots much of the work himself: museums, campuses, a library and a train station, from the overall view down to the seams in the metal.

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New York, NY

Hudson Yards

The neighborhood built over the West Side rail yards in Manhattan: glass towers around the Shops, and Thomas Heatherwick’s Vessel at its center.

Traffic streaking past the Shops and glass towers on Tenth Avenue
Traffic streaking past the Shops and glass towers on Tenth Avenue
The Vessel’s copper stairs in the plaza at dusk
The Vessel’s copper stairs in the plaza at dusk

Los Angeles, CA

Petersen Automotive Museum

The car museum by Kohn Pedersen Fox, wrapped in undulating ribbons of stainless steel over a red façade, with the motif carried onto a perforated garage screen.

The Petersen’s steel ribbons over its red façade at dusk
The Petersen’s steel ribbons over its red façade at dusk
The museum wrapped in stainless steel ribbons from across the street
The museum wrapped in stainless steel ribbons from across the street
The museum’s ribbons from a street corner
The museum’s ribbons from a street corner
Steel ribbons sweeping over the façade above passing traffic
Steel ribbons sweeping over the façade above passing traffic
Looking up the red perforated skin of the garage
Looking up the red perforated skin of the garage
Steel ribbon supports branching over an elevated walkway
Steel ribbon supports branching over an elevated walkway
Red steel ribbons curling down to the sidewalk
Red steel ribbons curling down to the sidewalk
The red façade and the ribbons along the street
The red façade and the ribbons along the street
The red façade running down the block
The red façade running down the block
A perforated red screen along a parking deck
A perforated red screen along a parking deck

San Diego, CA

San Diego Central Library

The city’s central library downtown, under its lattice dome, with metal lettering and signage worked into its concrete walls and the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Common.

The library’s concrete wall and dome above a palm-lined street
The library’s concrete wall and dome above a palm-lined street
Metal lettering along the library’s angled concrete wall
Metal lettering along the library’s angled concrete wall
A terracotta-red volume inside the glass atrium under the dome
A terracotta-red volume inside the glass atrium under the dome
Reading tables in the tall glass atrium
Reading tables in the tall glass atrium
The lit Joan and Irwin Jacobs Common lettering along a walkway
The lit Joan and Irwin Jacobs Common lettering along a walkway
The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Common lettering on a curved concrete wall
The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Common lettering on a curved concrete wall
Large metal letters reading San Diego Central Library
Large metal letters reading San Diego Central Library
Stacked metal letters in a vertical sign
Stacked metal letters in a vertical sign
A lettered column among the library shelves
A lettered column among the library shelves

Richmond, VA

Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU

Steven Holl Architects’ art museum for Virginia Commonwealth University: sharp, folded volumes clad in zinc panels around a glass core.

The ICA’s folded zinc volumes at dusk, car lights streaking past
The ICA’s folded zinc volumes at dusk, car lights streaking past
A glowing glass volume rising between zinc walls at twilight
A glowing glass volume rising between zinc walls at twilight
A stair canopy cantilevered from the zinc walls
A stair canopy cantilevered from the zinc walls
Zinc panels meeting at a sharp edge against the sky
Zinc panels meeting at a sharp edge against the sky
Two zinc planes folding into a point
Two zinc planes folding into a point
Zinc panels and a dark recessed band
Zinc panels and a dark recessed band
Zinc walls angling apart around a glass slot
Zinc walls angling apart around a glass slot
A zinc wall sloping down to a gravel bed
A zinc wall sloping down to a gravel bed

St. Louis, MO

Hoi Polloi

A public artwork by Lindsey Stouffer at the Forsyth station on the St. Louis MetroLink: perforated metal screens that run along the walls of the station cut.

Perforated panels bending along the curved station wall
Perforated panels bending along the curved station wall
The platform and tunnel under an overpass, screens along the walls
The platform and tunnel under an overpass, screens along the walls
A handrail against a perforated panel, up close
A handrail against a perforated panel, up close

La Jolla, CA

Gambucci Boutique

A fashion boutique designed by Luce et Studio, with a feature wall of black stainless steel perforated in a continuous pattern across its panels.

A black perforated steel wall behind racks of clothes
A black perforated steel wall behind racks of clothes
The long white boutique with its black steel wall at the back
The long white boutique with its black steel wall at the back
The black steel wall reflecting the shop’s light
The black steel wall reflecting the shop’s light
Display tables in front of the black perforated wall
Display tables in front of the black perforated wall
Perforated black steel panels beside a mannequin
Perforated black steel panels beside a mannequin
Light passing through the perforations, up close
Light passing through the perforations, up close

Nashville, TN

Gulch Crossing

An office building by Earl Swensson Associates in Nashville’s Gulch, with a canopy and walls of preweathered steel that run from the sidewalk into the lobby.

Gulch Crossing’s glass tower above the street at sunset
Gulch Crossing’s glass tower above the street at sunset
A rust-colored steel canopy beside the glass tower at sunset
A rust-colored steel canopy beside the glass tower at sunset
The steel canopy and planting at the building’s base
The steel canopy and planting at the building’s base
The tower and its steel canopy at dusk, traffic streaking by
The tower and its steel canopy at dusk, traffic streaking by
Inside the lobby, steel wall panels and a wood ceiling
Inside the lobby, steel wall panels and a wood ceiling
The canopy carrying from outside into the lobby
The canopy carrying from outside into the lobby
A preweathered steel wall panel by the entrance
A preweathered steel wall panel by the entrance

Cleveland, OH

MOCA Cleveland

The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland by Farshid Moussavi Architecture, a faceted dark building that reflects the sky and the street.

MOCA Cleveland’s faceted black form at dusk
MOCA Cleveland’s faceted black form at dusk
The museum’s angled walls catching the afternoon sky
The museum’s angled walls catching the afternoon sky
The museum from across the street as a car passes
The museum from across the street as a car passes
The museum at dusk beyond a busy crossing
The museum at dusk beyond a busy crossing
Light trails on the avenue below the lit museum at night
Light trails on the avenue below the lit museum at night
The museum seen through street trees
The museum seen through street trees

Kansas City, MO

KCPD Headquarters

The renovated Kansas City Police Department headquarters by Helix, with a punched and embossed zinc façade that reads like armor, zinc feature walls inside, and a hanging sculpture by Rob Ley.

A suspended sculpture of white rods over a zinc-clad atrium
A suspended sculpture of white rods over a zinc-clad atrium
The hanging sculpture above a lobby lined in zinc
The hanging sculpture above a lobby lined in zinc
Steel branching columns in front of a zinc wall
Steel branching columns in front of a zinc wall
The zinc-clad building beside older brick neighbors
The zinc-clad building beside older brick neighbors
Punched windows in a zinc façade of embossed panels
Punched windows in a zinc façade of embossed panels
Embossed zinc panels, up close
Embossed zinc panels, up close

Fairfax, VA

Exploratory Hall

George Mason University’s science and technology building by Perkins+Will, with a façade of perforated stainless steel that carries an image across its panels, and preweathered zinc.

Exploratory Hall’s glass and perforated steel tower beside the brick campus
Exploratory Hall’s glass and perforated steel tower beside the brick campus
The building’s glass and steel corner over a sunken courtyard
The building’s glass and steel corner over a sunken courtyard
Perforated steel panels between glass bays
Perforated steel panels between glass bays
A pattern of large dots in the perforated steel, up close
A pattern of large dots in the perforated steel, up close
Perforated panels reflected in green glass
Perforated panels reflected in green glass
Vertical bands of perforated steel and glass
Vertical bands of perforated steel and glass

New York, NY

Cooper Union

41 Cooper Square, Morphosis’s academic building for the Cooper Union, wrapped in a skin of perforated stainless steel that peels open over the entrance.

Cooper Union’s perforated metal façade above a taxi on Third Avenue
Cooper Union’s perforated metal façade above a taxi on Third Avenue
The grand stair rising through the white lattice of the atrium
The grand stair rising through the white lattice of the atrium
The perforated steel skin folding around a corner against the sky
The perforated steel skin folding around a corner against the sky
Perforation patterns fading across a folded steel panel, up close
Perforation patterns fading across a folded steel panel, up close
A hinged perforated panel on its arm and bracket
A hinged perforated panel on its arm and bracket

Ithaca, NY

Gates Hall

Cornell’s computing and information science building by Morphosis, behind a screen of perforated stainless steel panels.

Gates Hall’s steel screen façade with car light trails
Gates Hall’s steel screen façade with car light trails
A stainless steel soffit cantilevered over a plaza
A stainless steel soffit cantilevered over a plaza
Red lounge chairs behind a steel and glass wall
Red lounge chairs behind a steel and glass wall
Gates Hall at dusk with its orange soffit glowing
Gates Hall at dusk with its orange soffit glowing
The building over its sloped concrete plinths from across the road
The building over its sloped concrete plinths from across the road
People walking past the steel screen in the evening
People walking past the steel screen in the evening
The tall lobby inside, under the metal ceiling
The tall lobby inside, under the metal ceiling
A sweep of orange soffit meeting the glass
A sweep of orange soffit meeting the glass

Roosevelt Island, NY

Cornell Tech

Cornell’s graduate campus on Roosevelt Island, between Manhattan and Queens.

Cornell Tech’s campus lit up at blue hour
Cornell Tech’s campus lit up at blue hour
The Bloomberg Center at blue hour, the Queensboro Bridge behind it
The Bloomberg Center at blue hour, the Queensboro Bridge behind it
A campus building’s perforated skin at dusk beside a bike path
A campus building’s perforated skin at dusk beside a bike path
The Bloomberg Center’s metal skin curving up to its solar canopy
The Bloomberg Center’s metal skin curving up to its solar canopy
A lit walkway under a cantilevered building, the bridge beyond
A lit walkway under a cantilevered building, the bridge beyond
Visitors at the Bloomberg Center’s entrance
Visitors at the Bloomberg Center’s entrance

Miami Design District

ICA Miami

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, by Aranguren + Gallegos, with a façade of faceted metal panels by Aranda\Lasch.

A folded aluminum façade at dusk
A folded aluminum façade at dusk
The museum’s glass front and sculpture garden entrance
The museum’s glass front and sculpture garden entrance
The museum and its green roof from above at sunset
The museum and its green roof from above at sunset
The faceted façade over the ICA letters
The faceted façade over the ICA letters
Warm light on the folded façade panels
Warm light on the folded façade panels
A façade fold meeting the ribbed metal wall
A façade fold meeting the ribbed metal wall
A white stair hall with a line of light overhead
A white stair hall with a line of light overhead

Dallas, TX

Wyly Theatre

REX and OMA’s theater in the Dallas Arts District, wrapped in vertical aluminum tubes.

The Wyly Theatre’s tube façade from above
The Wyly Theatre’s tube façade from above
A wall of vertical aluminum tubes
A wall of vertical aluminum tubes
The Wyly Theatre’s tube-clad tower at dusk
The Wyly Theatre’s tube-clad tower at dusk

San Francisco, CA

de Young Museum

Herzog & de Meuron’s museum in Golden Gate Park, wrapped in perforated, dimpled copper that has been weathering since 2005.

The de Young museum’s copper tower above the trees
The de Young museum’s copper tower above the trees

New York, NY

Starbucks Reserve Roastery

Starbucks’ roastery in Chelsea, built around a copper cask.

The copper cask inside Starbucks Reserve Roastery
The copper cask inside Starbucks Reserve Roastery
The copper cask among the roasters and pipes
The copper cask among the roasters and pipes
A copper-clad bin on the steel grating floor
A copper-clad bin on the steel grating floor
Coffee beans pouring into a copper bin
Coffee beans pouring into a copper bin
Copper-framed bean tubes in a row
Copper-framed bean tubes in a row
Close on the cask’s copper panels
Close on the cask’s copper panels

New York, NY

The New School

The New School’s campus off Union Square.

Angled glass curtain wall at street level
Angled glass curtain wall at street level

Leawood, KS

Church of the Resurrection

The United Methodist church by Gould Evans and HGA, clad in stainless steel by Zahner, from the air at dusk.

An aerial view of a church campus at dusk
An aerial view of a church campus at dusk
The church’s steel sanctuary rising over a meadow
The church’s steel sanctuary rising over a meadow
The whole campus from the air, the sanctuary at its center
The whole campus from the air, the sanctuary at its center
The curved steel walls above the trees
The curved steel walls above the trees
Two tilted stainless steel walls against the sky
Two tilted stainless steel walls against the sky
A steel wall leaning out over the stone base
A steel wall leaning out over the stone base
A slot of glass between two shingled steel planes
A slot of glass between two shingled steel planes

Kansas City, MO

Holmes Murphy

Holmes Murphy’s office lobby by BRR Architecture, with a free-standing screen of perforated stainless steel made by Zahner.

An office lobby with a sculpted metal wall
An office lobby with a sculpted metal wall
The lobby, with the perforated screen behind the reception desk
The lobby, with the perforated screen behind the reception desk
Sunflowers on the desk in front of the screen’s brushstroke image
Sunflowers on the desk in front of the screen’s brushstroke image
The screen’s perforations shading into an image beside a window
The screen’s perforations shading into an image beside a window
Close on the perforations, light coming through
Close on the perforations, light coming through
A steel post bolted at the foot of the screen
A steel post bolted at the foot of the screen

Miami, FL

Sunshade system

A rooftop pergola of white louvers over a pool deck with a view of the water.

A rooftop sunshade system over a pool
A rooftop sunshade system over a pool

Houston, TX

Hyatt Regency Houston

Gensler’s renovation of the downtown hotel, with a river of aluminum running along a wall of preweathered steel, made by Zahner.

A sculpted metal river running along a hotel driveway wall
A sculpted metal river running along a hotel driveway wall
A metal river sculpture above a planted bed
A metal river sculpture above a planted bed
A sculpted metal screen wall in a hotel lobby
A sculpted metal screen wall in a hotel lobby
The aluminum river along the full length of the motor court wall
The aluminum river along the full length of the motor court wall
The river sculpture lit red by passing taillights
The river sculpture lit red by passing taillights
Close on the layered aluminum ribs of the river
Close on the layered aluminum ribs of the river
Aluminum ribs fanning out across a seam in the wall
Aluminum ribs fanning out across a seam in the wall

Philadelphia, PA

KieranTimberlake Office Stair

A floating stair of red-painted steel in KieranTimberlake’s own office, made by Zahner, joining the lobby and lab to the floor of offices above.

A red stair rising through a gallery
A red stair rising through a gallery
The red folded-steel stair floating over the lobby
The red folded-steel stair floating over the lobby
Someone climbing the red stair past a brick wall
Someone climbing the red stair past a brick wall
The underside of the stair’s steps over the reception desk
The underside of the stair’s steps over the reception desk
Looking up the stair’s red stringer and handrail
Looking up the stair’s red stringer and handrail
A foot on a step, with the rolled steel supports below
A foot on a step, with the rolled steel supports below
The stair arriving among the studio desks upstairs
The stair arriving among the studio desks upstairs

San Mateo, CA

1850 Gateway

An office courtyard by Brereton Architects, ringed by a curved, free-standing screen of perforated painted aluminum made by Zahner.

Looking straight down on a curved canopy and plaza
Looking straight down on a curved canopy and plaza
The curved perforated screen from above
The curved perforated screen from above
The courtyard from directly above, blue chairs among the trees
The courtyard from directly above, blue chairs among the trees

Stilwell, KS

Blue Valley High School

Perforated stainless steel screens by Zahner, for Kevin Cowan Architects, that carry the school’s tiger mascot across their panels.

A perforated metal mural of a tiger’s eyes on a school
A perforated metal mural of a tiger’s eyes on a school
The tiger’s eyes screen on the school’s yellow front
The tiger’s eyes screen on the school’s yellow front
The screen below the Blue Valley High School sign
The screen below the Blue Valley High School sign
The screen along the sloping yellow wall at dusk
The screen along the sloping yellow wall at dusk
Along the perforated panels toward the parking lot
Along the perforated panels toward the parking lot
Close on the perforations that make up the image
Close on the perforations that make up the image

Highland Beach, FL

Villa Nova

An oceanfront condominium where POMA replaced the old picket railings with glass and lateral railings, rounded at the balcony corners.

Glass balcony railings on a white tower
Glass balcony railings on a white tower
The tower’s ocean side, every balcony railed in glass
The tower’s ocean side, every balcony railed in glass
The pool deck and the sun coming up over the ocean
The pool deck and the sun coming up over the ocean
Close on the railing’s rounded corner over the sand
Close on the railing’s rounded corner over the sand
A ground-floor terrace under the balconies, palms beyond
A ground-floor terrace under the balconies, palms beyond

Florida

353 Sunset Drive

Terraces with POMA’s glass railings above the palms.

A terrace with glass railings above palm trees
A terrace with glass railings above palm trees
A glass railing over the water toward waterfront homes
A glass railing over the water toward waterfront homes
White sunshade louvers over the street below
White sunshade louvers over the street below
Louvers and glass railings stacked up the building’s side
Louvers and glass railings stacked up the building’s side
A glass railing corner above boats at the dock
A glass railing corner above boats at the dock

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