Hired by the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, Aztec produced the new fabric panels for their Westworld facility, home to the annual Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction. Car collectors and enthusiasts travel from across the globe each January to take part in what has become one of the most prestigious and anticipated collector car auctions and expositions in the world.

The structure was purchased in 2005 by the City and was in need of major renovations. With dimensions of 320-feet wide by 400-feet long by 90-feet high, designing new fabric for the building was not an easy task. Aztec designed, engineered, and constructed the new fabric panels in August, and FCI & Image Building Systems and MTY Enterprises completed the installation in late October. The new fabric featured a tan exterior that would blend into the surrounding desert landscape with a black interior to maximize usage for special events inside the structure.

In 2007, the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction included over 1,250 cars, earning a staggering $112 million in sales and over 250,000 attendees. With the new building, administrators expect these numbers to increase dramatically in 2008. It’s hard to imagine that this world famous event began as a simple meeting between two car buffs in 1960.