The Ohio State University East Regional Chilled Water Plant has been shortlisted for a 2015 World Architecture News (WAN) Metal in Architecture Award.  The WAN Metal in Architecture Awards celebrate designs, whether large or small, across the whole metal spectrum including: Steel, Tin, Zinc, Lead, Aluminium, Nickel and Copper.

This award recognizes the increasingly high standards within metal design and construction, highlighting the structural and innovative possibilities of metal in architecture. Of the over 30 projects submitted worldwide, six were selected for the shortlist.  The Jury noted the “very impressive effort with a tricky brief…a clever way of cloaking a difficult beast.”

Read about all shortlisted projects here