In architectural parlance, one of the biggest bangs for the buck (and a sure fire way to give an ordinary building instant curb appeal) is to wrap it with an architectural metal screen. These specialty items, once used primarily to mask roof top HVAC units and screen cars in parking decks, are now cropping up on the facades of high-styles buildings, from SANAA’s New Museum to Thom Mayne’s new academic building at the Cooper Union. >>>
