The dancing copper towers redefining the East River. The American Copper Buildings, designed by collaborators SHoP Architects, presents two bold and dynamic residential towers on New York City’s East River. Clad in copper, this living material will patina gracefully over time, representing the tallest copper-clad building in the world. - Text Quoted from JDS Development. For the lobby, we worked with fabricators UAP to provide the structural calculation for the wood wall and substructure, as well as working with a separate manufacturer to provide glass engineering for the 8’ x 8’ mirrored glass ceiling.