"Three Part Harmony"

The California Independent System Operator Corp. headquarters in Sacramento, California has attained LEED Platinum certification. This project features GKD Metal Fabric taking on the most intense solar challenge on the project. Nine panels of Omega 1510 were used to shade glass while still allowing some light to enter.

"Woven Metal From GKD-USA Helps Transform Seminary Library"
The Allen & Jeanette Early Center for Christian Education and Worship is nestled within the other spaces, separated by huge woven metallic fabric screens. This metal fabric - Omega 1520 stainless steel/ bronze - provides a warm and dramatic backdrop for the chapel, works as a balustrade for the balconies, and offers sunshading benefits.

"Metal fabric golden wings adorn hotel lobby"
The Hilton Frankfurt Airport Hotel lobby in Frankfurt, Germany contains artistic elements that flow throughout the space and incorporate themes of flight and transportation. JOI Design, Hamburg, Germany, created a unique and functional area, particularly near the reception desk, which is offset by two golden canopies in the shape of wings. The golden wings are made from 3,200 square feet of metal mesh in the Mandarin weave from GKD-USA Inc., Cambridge, Md.

"Designing Sunshades into the Facade: Stainless Steel Selections"
Long before central heat or air-conditioning, building and landscape designs were modified to suit their climate and achieve natural cooling or improved heat retention. An international bioclimatic design movement is now better harmonizing buildings with their environments to decrease energy requirements. Hybrid bioclimatic second-skin designs can be an important tool in achieving these goals; they are transforming exterior walls from simple 'climate-defensive" mechanisms to more active membranes.

"Ten Fresh Finds from AIA National Convention
Familiarity with a Twist: Products from AIA 2012"
GKD Metal Fabrics: Offering a different spin on fabric, the manufacturer’s products are made from metal and can be used for a variety of architectural applications, such as partitions, facades, and safety railings. Fabrics are designed in a wide variety of weights, weaves, and degrees of transparency. The Delta 30 (shown) is made from stainless steel and is 64% open area. www.gkdmetalfabrics.com.

"Ten Fresh Finds from AIA National Convention
Familiarity with a Twist: Products from AIA 2012"
GKD Metal Fabrics: Offering a different spin on fabric, the manufacturer’s products are made from metal and can be used for a variety of architectural applications, such as partitions, facades, and safety railings. Fabrics are designed in a wide variety of weights, weaves, and degrees of transparency. The Delta 30 (shown) is made from stainless steel and is 64% open area. www.gkdmetalfabrics.com.

"Metal Curtain Takes Center Stage"
Challenge: Develop a dynamic metal fabric backdrop for sections of a concert hall in the recently opened Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. With its sweeping façade clad in stainless steel, glass and pre-cast concrete enveloping an impressive 285,000 square feet of space, the scope of the project is only matched by its design prowess. Helmed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie, the Kauffman Center is as practical as it is expressive, designed as a model of functionality, accessibility and sustainability. However, as a $386 million investment in the future of the arts, the facility is only as good as the acoustic principles of its concert halls.

"A Dramatic Backdrop: Metal fabric provides an aesthetically pleasing solution for theater"
Opened on Sept. 16, 2011, the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo., has not only revitalized the region it serves, but has dramatically changed the city's skyline. Designed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie, the project encompasses nearly 285,000 square feet of space and has a sweeping façade clad in bead-blasted stainless steel, glass and pre-cast concrete. As practical as it is expressive, the Kauffman Center was designed as a model of functionality, accessibility and sustainability. Kansas City-based A. Zahner Co. supplied its GB-60 Stainless Steel panels to clad the entire roof and metal wall surface of the building.

"GKD-USA Unveils New Six-LED Configuration For Mediamesh® Metal Screening"
GKD-USA, a leading full-service provider of woven metal fabrics and the inventor of GKD Mediamesh®, has just completed a Mediamesh® installation pioneering the use of state-of-the-art LEDs in a six-pixel cluster. This innovation enhances the customization factors GKD can now take into consideration to meet the unique needs and specifications of every Mediamesh® project.

"GKD Earns Patent"
GKD has been awarded a patent for its Illumesh Illuminated Metal Fabric product. Illumesh works by allowing system-integrated LED lighting to project light onto the reflective metal mesh surface, creating a brilliant projection. The span of illumination can be controlled by the angling of the LEDs, which can be focused on a specific area or blanket the entire façade. The product is now protected under patent 7,513,644 B2.

"GKD-USA Awarded Patent For Illumesh® Illuminated Metal Fabric"
GKD-USA, a leading manufacturer of woven metal fabrics, has been awarded a patent for its Illumesh® Illuminated Metal Fabric product. Illumesh® works by allowing system-integrated LED lighting to project light onto the reflective metal mesh surface creating a brilliant projection. The span of illumination can be controlled by the angling of the LEDs, which can be focused on a specific area or blanket the entire façade. Illumesh® is now protected under patent 7,513,644 B2. more...

"Brilliantly Transparent: Making the Most of Today's Media Façade Technology"

"Walk the Weave: Stainless Steel Mesh Clads Unique Pedestrian Bridge"
The Spanish capital of Madrid boasts a rich and diverse architectural history. Its buildings and public spaces bear the influences not only of their own Spanish heritage, but of centuries of interaction with peoples, cultures, and styles from all across Europe and Africa.

"Metal mesh media makeover for Manhattan"
The New York Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) is the busiest in the world, with 7,200 buses arriving in midtown Manhattan every day. The PABT’s 1970s industrial steel façade has earned the building the dubious distinction of being nominated by VirtualTourist.com as one of the world’s 10 ugliest buildings.

Product Innovation Awards 2011 - Special Citation, Products in Application
GKD-USA - Port Authority Bus Terminal

GKD's popular weave Helix 24 featured in metal mesh product round-up.

"Steel mesh bridge in Madrid"
French architect Dominique Perrault’s design of a footbridge Pasarela del Arganzuela links two banks of the Rio Manzanares in the heart of Madrid’s Manzanares lineal park and adjacent to his megastructure complex Caja Magica (2009). The 250m-long bridge’s helical form is clad in stainless steel mesh manufactured by GKD AG that permits both ventilation and light filtration for pedestrians and cyclists.

"GKD Metal Fabrics Tigris PC Fence"
Made of noncorroding stainless steel, GKD-USA's metal fencing is an excellent choice for durable and easy to maintain walkways, footbridges and handrails.

"These Exteriors Save Energy"
Metal fabric, such as that manufactured by GKD-USA, pays dividends as a cladding material because of it's virtually indestructible properties. Learn more about the benefits of woven metal fabric for either new construction or retrofit projects.

"LEEDing the Way with Metal Mesh Facades" by Tom Powley
In the ever-growing multitude of green building products available in today’s market, one material that doesn’t always come straight to mind is stainless steel. But this often overlooked material holds a wealth of sustainability benefits that grow tenfold when used to create exterior systems such as woven metal mesh facades.

"Higher Learning: Campus enhancements are improving student's learning environment"
GKD has worked with Eastern Michigan University to develop and install sunshades, allowing science to literally "be on display" in the atrium of their new and innovative Science Complex in Ypsilanti.

"NYC Port Authority Bus Terminal to Boast World's Largest LED Display"
16 GKD panels spanning 16,000 square feet and containing 1.325 million LED diodes will practically transform what was once one of the ugliest buildings in the world.

"BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG BUS TERMINAL…UNVEILED!"
The New York Port Authority flicked on the switch of its GKD MediaMesh display this month.

"That’s a Wrap: Port Authority Unveils Translucent LED Bus Terminal Advertising Installation"
Once dubbed the world’s fifth ugliest building, GKD has helped turn the Port Authority Bus Terminal into a focal point for local green building issues.

"Product Spotlight: Signage & Graphics"
GKD-USA, a maker of woven metal fabrics, manufactured and installed 6,000 sq. ft. of Mediamesh on the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan.

"GKD Wraps Port Authority Bus Terminal in World's Largest LED Display"
With more than 200,000 people passing through it daily, the dingy form of the Port Authority Bus Terminal has long taken a back seat to its undeniable function—but that’s all about to change now that it’s the proud recipient of the world’s largest LED façade.

"New York Port Authority Gets New Life"
One of the New York City's most forgettable buildings has been transformed into a model of modern technology. The Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT), located in midtown Manhattan between 40th and 42nd street, now boast the world's largest transparent media facade, effectively covering the building's outdated steel facade.

"GKD-USA"
The Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan, N.Y., is undergoing a transformation with the installation of 6,000 square feet of Mediamesh woven metal fabric from GKD-USA.

"Bright Lights, Big Bus Terminal"
By the end of June, the Port Authority Bus Terminal will be awash in graphics and light when a 6, 000 square foot stainless steel fabric embedded with LED lights wraps its way around the corner of 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue. The technology, known as Mediamesh, was developed by GKD-USA, a collaboration between a German light engineer firm and an American metal fabric manufacturer.

"NYC's Port Authority Bus Terminal Get a Luminous LED Makeover"
The Port Authority Bus Terminal, on Eighth Avenue just blocks from Times Square, is considered one of the ugliest buildings in all of New York City. But it looks like that’s about to change… kind of. By the end of June, the Port Authority Bus Terminal’s northeast facade on the corner of 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue will be completely redesigned to boast a massive LED screen that will light up the boxy building a la Times Square.

"Port Authority get LED makeover"
The Port Authority Bus Terminal on 42nd Street will be transformed in June by mediamesh, a new light technology developed by GKD-USA, a collaboration between a German light engineering firm and American metal fabric developer, according to the Architect's Newspaper.

"Port Authority Will Soon Look Like Your Windows '95 Screen Saver"
The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown will never be confused with Grand Central, but that doesn't mean this aesthetically challenged focal point of New York City can't shine! And shine, it will.

"Snapshot: Indemann Observation Tower"
Few architects ever get the opportunity to work with clients who allow them to realize their fantasies.

“Stadium has largest LED media display in the southeast”
When the NBA's Miami HEAT Group decided to create a marquee on the exterior of its American Airlines Arena, the franchise wanted something that would not only draw attention to the arena itself, but also transform downtown Miami.

“Luminescent Landmark”
The 270-ton (243-metric ton), 118-foot-(36-m-) high Indemann Observation Tower in Inden, Germany, is a steel sculpture and observation tower that resembles a primitive robot.

“Mediamesh gives hotel exterior advertising space”
The Crowne Plaza hotel has held a prominent place in New York City’s Time Square for over half a century.

"Signage Goes High Tech"
New opportunities in building wraps combine specialty fabrics with dazzling digital effects. GKD, in partnership with Ag4, has worked to bring this technology to the next level.