Users can now receive fast and direct answers to their specification queries in an enjoyable and user-friendly way, with simple access to information using the latest interactive technology and graphically attractive design and interface.

The new app, which can be downloaded free of charge from iTunes and at www.wicona.co.uk, offers a mobile architectural database for more than 800 WICONA reference projects worldwide, so specifications for new designs can be verified against similar built solutions, saving time and improving accuracy.

The WICONA Finder database – www.wiconafinder.com – allows architects and building designers to access the design details behind the architecture and demonstrates an enormous range of potential façade solutions based on actual construction examples.  The database provides a wealth of images of each project and showcases the latest trends in international architecture and envelope design.

The app also features a map function for locating the exact address for each reference project, allowing specifiers to create tours of buildings to visit in a specific region.  A further, extensive product database provides detailed information on all the WICONA product ranges and informative technical material in PDF format.

Applications of WICONA façade solutions include projects as diverse as the acclaimed German National Library in Leipzig, the Bharati polar research station in the Antarctic, the headquarters building for KfW Bank in Frankfurt and winner of the Global Best Tall Building Award, The Cube in Birmingham designed by Make, and the 200m high Tornado Tower in Qatar. Specification details of all these projects and others can be found on the WICONA Finder architectural database via the new app.