Custom Components Company Announces New Project Award - Lynn University - Remembrance Plaza

July 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Custom Components Company announces the award of a new project in Boca Raton, FL, the Lynn University Remembrance Plaza.  The new structure will tell the story of four university students and two professors who lost their lives on January 12, 2010 when a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti.  The students and faculty were part of a group that went to Haiti in January of 2010 as part of the Journey of Hope – one endeavor in the university’s tradition of service.  Remembrance Plaza will be a place of remembrance and reflection… a place of inspiration.  Using elements of light, water, and trees, the memorial plaza will feature: six triangles/prisms of light, representing each of the lost individuals; a waterfall cascading from the roof of the memorial flowing onto six steps and into the lake; a bas relief map of Haiti including the story of the Journey of Hope; a royal palm – the national tree of Haiti; benches for students and other guests to reflect, study and visit.  The memorial is designed by Sousa Architecture of Miramar, FL and Gerrits Construction, Inc. of Boca Raton, FL is the general contractor.

Custom Components Company is supplying the glass and railing requirements for the project, including the structural laminated glass prisms and stainless steel cable railings.  The glass prisms will be made from nearly a quarter of a million dollars of Narima™ dichroic color effect glass from Schott North America, a unique glass that produces dazzling variable color effects.  The glass is being sent to TriView Glass Industries, LLC (City of Industry, CA) for lettering, fabrication, laminating and tempering.

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Custom Components™ is the premier manufacturer, fabricator and supplier of architectural engineered products in North America, including interior and exterior railing systems, interior aluminum office fronts, stile and rail doors, and sun control devices. Custom Components™ offers full design, engineering, and fabrication of one-of-a-kind architectural elements. Through a national network of independent architectural representatives and an in-house staff of engineers, Custom Components offers the highest level of technical and product assistance to building and design professionals. The Custom Components’ divisions include: US Railing™, ALTech™, US Sunguard™ and Engineered Services™. For additional information, visit www.cc-aep.com, our online store at www.cc-aepcatalog.com, or call 800-516-9474.