Feb 12 2014
Tecnoglass, Inc. (“Tecnoglass” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of architectural glass, windows, and associated aluminum products for the global residential and commercial construction industries, announced today that The John and Frances Angelos Law Center at the University Of Baltimore was named “Best Façade” at the First Annual Best of Design Awards, sponsored by The Architects Newspaper. More than 250 projects were submitted for consideration.
Tecnoglass supplied the glass and associated aluminum products for this project, which has been described as a transformative building for the University of Baltimore campus and a major architectural landmark for central Baltimore.
José M. Daes, Chief Executive Officer of Tecnoglass, commented, “We are honored to have participated in the construction of this important project for the University of Baltimore and the city at large. The John and Frances Angelos Law Center is a dynamic space, designed to be one of the greenest buildings in Baltimore and in the metropolitan region. Tecnoglass’s high-quality, innovative products, service, and reliability support the construction of commercial buildings around the world.”
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About Tecnoglass
Tecnoglass is a leading manufacturer of hi-spec, architectural glass and windows for the global residential and commercial construction industries. Headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia, Tecnoglass operates out of a 1.2 million square foot vertically-integrated, state-of-the-art manufacturing complex that provides easy access to the Americas, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. Tecnoglass sells to more than 300 customers in North, Central and South America, and exports approximately 43% of its production to foreign countries, with the United States accounting for approximately 30% of Company revenues in 2012. Tecnoglass’s tailored, high-end products are found on some of the world’s most distinctive properties, including the El Dorado Airport (Bogota), Imbanaco Medical Center (Cali), Trump Plaza (Panama), Trump Tower (Miami), and The Woodlands (Houston).
Source: http://www.tecnoglass.com/