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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.

Brooklyn, NY

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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

Stanford, CA

McMurtry Building

Stanford’s building for the Department of Art and Art History, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with Bora Architects: two wings that cross over each other, clad in zinc panels.

The McMurtry Building’s zinc-clad wing sweeping over a lawn
The McMurtry Building’s zinc-clad wing sweeping over a lawn
The building’s zinc upper floors and glass base from the street
The building’s zinc upper floors and glass base from the street
A zinc volume cantilevered past a pine tree
A zinc volume cantilevered past a pine tree
The building beyond a lawn and a terrace of umbrellas
The building beyond a lawn and a terrace of umbrellas
The building framed by trees from across the street
The building framed by trees from across the street
Zinc soffits folding over an outdoor gathering space
Zinc soffits folding over an outdoor gathering space
Looking up at a zinc soffit as it turns into the wall
Looking up at a zinc soffit as it turns into the wall
A stair climbing under the zinc-clad underside of a wing
A stair climbing under the zinc-clad underside of a wing
A zinc corner meeting a band of windows
A zinc corner meeting a band of windows
A zinc wall slanting over a planting bed
A zinc wall slanting over a planting bed
The zinc wing overhanging a row of young trees
The zinc wing overhanging a row of young trees
A long zinc wall under a strip of clerestory windows
A long zinc wall under a strip of clerestory windows

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.

The station’s stairs and ramps below perforated metal walls
The station’s stairs and ramps below perforated metal walls
A perforated metal screen standing on a concrete wall above the platform
A perforated metal screen standing on a concrete wall above the platform
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
Tracks running into the tunnel past the platform
Tracks running into the tunnel past the platform
The platform and stairs from the overpass
The platform and stairs from the overpass
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

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