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Since its founding in 1871, Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis has served as the foremost resting place for Minnesota’s distinguished citizens. Familiar names like Humphrey, Wellstone, Pillsbury, and Walker are found here, among a long list of local pioneers, heroes, civic leaders, industrialists... Read more →

The renovation and expansion designed by Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects continues on the Minnesota’s Orchestra Hall that is set to be completed for the grand re-opening during the Orchestra’s 2013-14 season. MG McGrath Scope of Work:  MG McGrath will fabricate and... Read more →

The Central Corridor Light Rail project located in St. Paul was published in the May 2013 edition of  Metal Construction News. MG McGrath Scope of Work:  Double Lock Panels: MG McGrath installed Ice & Water shield and Red Rosin paper over the plywood substrate. MG McGrath installed fully... Read more →

Sustainability in Design:  When Gundersen Health System opens the new Hospital as part of the Campus Renewal Project, patients will receive care in a building that was constructed with the environment in mind. A number of energy efficiency and green principles have been incorporated into the... Read more →

Located on the University of Minnesota Campus in Minneapolis, TCF Bank Stadium is home to the Minnesota Gopher Football team.  The 50,000-seat stadium was the first collegiate football stadium to earn Silver LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. MG McGrath Scope of Work: Wall... Read more →

The completion of Pinnacle Bank Arena is ahead of schedule.  The city of Lincoln will take possession on August 14, 2013, just in time for the University of Nebraska summer graduation on August 17, 2013.     Construction workers do prep work Friday on the exterior of the Pinnacle Bank Arena.... Read more →

Metal Architecture features Chicago State Street City Target Custom Perforated Red Panels. MG McGrath Scope of Work:  Fabricated and installed the 2,100 square feet of  1/8” Aluminum Powder Coated in “Target Red” Custom Colored Custom Perforated Panels.  They were installed on both... Read more →

Habitat for Humanity will hold the official groundbreaking for its new headquarters building in St. Paul on Thursday, May 9, 2013.   The new headquarters will be located at 1954 University Ave., adjacent to the Central Corridor Green Line Light Rail.  The new building is expected to open in 2014.... Read more →

The Kohler Corporate Communications building showcases a list of energy-efficient, water-saving and occupant-friendly features—a list long enough to warrant gold-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.  From there, the... Read more →

B2 Tower at Atlantic Yards  at  is the first of three new residential towers envisioned to surround the Barclays Center Arena and is part of 22-acre Atlantic Yards Project.  The three new residential buildings will rise along the southern and eastern elevations of the arena site fronting... Read more →

Click on the video below to watch the Pinnacle Bank Arena at West Haymaket Area Fly Through Video:  Courtesy DLR Group. MG McGrath’s Scope of Work: Fabricate install vapor barrier, Glazing Package, 2″ Z-furring with 2″ Thermafiber insulation and metal panels. MG McGrath will cover the... Read more →

Metal Architecture features Fritzky Residence in Palm Desert, California. MG McGrath Scope of Work:   MG McGrath fabricated and installed a flat seam 16 oz Tecu-Copper tile roof panel (55.5″ x 19.125″ standard panel size) with associated 16 oz Tecu-Copper drip edge, and required counter... Read more →

Work continues on Pinnacle Bank Arena and related infrastructure, resulting in an even closer resemblance to what will soon be the finished product. Hotels and restaurants are being added to the landscape that is now the West Haymarket, while the arena itself is gaining national attention from... Read more →

Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum wins popular Architizer A+ Award. Built into the hillside to preserve the cemetery’s pastoral quality, this elegantly simple design quietly embraces the landscape while offering a contemplative interior experience. The 24,000-square-foot, two-level mausoleum... Read more →

Design Week unveiled the Krion 3-dimensional wall located inside the Radisson Blu Mall of America Hotel. The 7,000 square foot wall is the  sculptural focal point of the lobby.  The dramatic vision of the Krion structure forms the backdrop to the entire first and second floor lobby spaces.... Read more →

Architect Magazine Revisits the University of Minnesota Weisman Art Museum in this months edition of the publication.  The 2011, addition to the Weisman Art Museum shows  how Frank Gehry’s original 1993, work has changed as he added to his own design. MG McGrath Weisman Art Museum Gallery... Read more →

Metal Architecture publishes MG McGrath’s Hagadone Residence Project in this month’s issue. MG McGrath’s Scope of Work:  MG McGrath fabricated and installed the 40,000 sq. ft. of 20 oz. Tecu Oxide copper on the 57 different curved and angled roof segments of the Hagadone... Read more →

Florida Polytechnic University holds the Topping Off Ceremony at the first building of the Florida Polytechnic University Campus in Lakeland, Florida.  The new 160,000-square-foot innovation, science and technology building is scheduled to be complete June 2014. Chuck Jablon, VP of Operations... Read more →

The new 160,000-square-foot innovation, science and technology building  at Florida Polytechnic University is starting to take shape.  The building will be the cornerstone of the campus and will establish the design scheme for all buildings within the first phase of the master plan for the new... Read more →

MG McGrath collaborated with Lingo Construction on the SandRidge Commons site—which is anchored by a soon-to-be-renovated 30-story office tower.  The renovation will include a series of connected public greens and two administrative-office buildings for oil and natural-gas company SandRidge... Read more →

Architecture MN showcases the AIA Minnesota 2012 Honor Awards. MG McGrath collaborated on two of the projects that received awards: Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum and Chicago State Street cityTarget. Architecture MN features the AIA Minnesota 2012 Honor Awards AIA 2012 Honor Awards Press... Read more →

The “Wave” Wind Veil at Target Field was featured in Metal Construction News. Completed in February 2010, The Wave is a sculpture designed by architect Ned Kahn. It forms a backdrop for the plaza of Target Field, the home baseball field of the Minnesota Twins. To create the giant kinetic... Read more →

Radisson Blu Hotel that is connected to the Mall of America was recently featured in USA Today. MG McGrath Radisson Blu Photo Gallery Mall of America Gets Sleek, New Radisson Blu Hotel McGrath’s Scope Work: MG McGrath fabricated and installed 110,000 square feet of custom flush seam metal... Read more →

Sneak Peek at the New Radisson Blu MG McGrath Scope of Work:  Furnished and installed 110,000 square feet of custom flush seam metal panel system in 12 different profiles and 7 different colors (Bone White, Matte Black, Anthra Zinc, Mirror finish Stainless steel, Robust, Aged Metal, Mansard... Read more →

GreenSource features the renovation of NABRICO (Nashville Bridge Company).   The Bridge Building, is expected to earn LEED-Platinum certification. Take It to the Bridge MG McGrath Scope of Work:  MG McGrath provided and installed the metal panel systems for exterior elements for the renovated... Read more →

Cherry School located in Iron, MN was recently featured in Metal Architecture. MG McGrath Scope of Work: Fabricated and installed 2,800 square feet of  3/8-inch Trespa TS 150 wall panels with a satin finish in Mahogany Red, Silver Grey, Sienna Brown, Anthracite Grey and Copper Yellow at the... Read more →

U.S. Land Port of Entry in Calais, Maine is nominated for the Architizer A+ Popular Choice Award. Click to vote: U.S. Land Port of Entry in Calais, Maine M.G. McGrath collaborated with architect firm, Robert Siegel Architects, to fabricate the facade for the U.S. Land Port of Entry in Calais,... Read more →

Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum is nominated for the Architizer A+ Popular Choice Award. Click to vote: Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Exterior: MG McGrath installed 3″ Thermax sheathing, Z furring, 3/4″ plywood, 30# felt, copper vertical standing seam wall panels out of 16 ounce... Read more →

The Transformation of UC-Berkeley’s former printing plant into the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive will include a zinc-clad addition along Oxford Street containing the archive’s theater, with the zinc continuing south to Center Street above the facility’s circulation... Read more →

Interiors Awards 2013 Public Space Lakewood Mausoleum   Melding beautifully into the cemetery landscape, the mausoleum commemorates life and legacy, and the architect’s selflessness in design resulted in a structure that has a timeless elegance. MG McGrath Scope of Work: Exterior: MG McGrath... Read more →

Beck Academic Hall located in St. Peter, Minnesota. was featured in Architect Magazine as it sets its sights on LEED Platinum Certification. MG McGrath Scope of Work:  MG McGrath fabricated and installed 3,000 square feet of custom color Reynobond 4mm Composite panels as well as 5,700 square feet... Read more →

Radisson Blu Mall of America Featured in Mpls. St. Paul Magazine: Stepping Up the MOA Vacation MG McGrath Scope of Work:  Furnished and installed 110,000 square feet of custom flush seam metal panel system in 12 different profiles and 7 different colors (Bone White, Matte Black, Anthra Zinc,... Read more →

Macalester College’s Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center: The Music Building and Arts Commons were renovated and expanded in the first of a three-phase transformation of the 1960s arts complex. MG McGrath Scope of Work:  MG McGrath fabricated and installed approximately 29,000 square feet of material... Read more →

Metal Construction News:  Sports and Recreation Project Focus The Wave Wind Veil at Target Field MG McGrath Scope of Work: 51,000 pieces of Aluminum Panels The Wave is a giant kinetic sculpture designed by artist Ned Kahn of Sebastopol, California. It forms a backdrop for the plaza of Target... Read more →

MG McGrath Scope of Work: M.G. McGrath furnished and installed 4,500 square feet of custom-coated aluminum panels, 8,500 square feet of 8 mm.  Graphite Grey zinc hook seam panels, and 3,500 square feet of natural Revere copper slip lock panels. M.G. McGrath also installed champagne flush seam... Read more →

Metal Architecture Municipal Project Feature: Minnesota State Capital MG McGrath Minnesota State Capital Gallery  MG McGrath Scope of  Work: Removed documented and cataloged original copper roof and architectural elements. Upper architectural elements were moved to MGM shop to be repaired.... Read more →