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The present disclosure concerns a system, methods and compositions for attaching architectural panels to a building surface, such as a wall. In certain embodiments, the system comprises panels, each with upper, lower and side interlocking members. In a preferred embodiment, the upper and lower inter

The present disclosure concerns a system, methods and compositions for attaching architectural panels to a building surface, such as a wall. In certain embodiments, the system comprises panels, each with upper, lower and side interlocking members. In a preferred embodiment, the upper and lower interlocking members form a modified tongue and groove joint, with a 45 degree angle interface, while the side interlocking members form a ship lap joint. The upper and lower interlocking members may be designed to press the panels against the building surface and to hide the locations of screws or other attachment devices when the interlocking members are engaged. The system provides a stronger and more secure attachment of panels to a building surface, while eliminating the problem of having to disguise the location of the attachment devices where such devices are inserted directly through the surface of the panel.

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1. A system for attaching panels to a structure surface comprising: one or more panels, each panel with an exterior surface and an outermost back surface, the exterior surface adapted to face away from the structure surface when attached, and the outermost back surface adapted to face toward the str

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A system for attaching panels to a structure surface comprising: one or more panels, each panel with an exterior surface and an outermost back surface, the exterior surface adapted to face away from the structure surface when attached, and the outermost back surface adapted to face toward the structure surface;an upper interlocking member at an upper end of each panel;a lower interlocking member at a lower end of each panel;a side overlapping member at each side of each panel;weep channels recessed within the outermost back surface of each panel to allow for water drainage; anda row of air chambers recessed within the outermost back surface of each panel to allow for air circulation, wherein a weep channel of the weep channels is located in between at least two of the air chambers in the row of air chambers, andwherein a contact between the upper and lower interlocking members of vertically adjacent panels forms an interlocking junction to orient an angled surface of the upper interlocking member towards the structure surface. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the interlocking junction has a contact angle of about 45 degrees. 3. The system of claim 1, further comprising screw attachment strips on each upper interlocking member. 4. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more corners attached to the side overlapping members of one or more panels. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the weep channels and air chambers form contiguous pathways for air circulation and water drainage. 6. The system of claim 1, further comprising screws, nails or other attachment devices attaching the panels to the structure surface. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the structure surface is a wall of a building, fireplace surrounds, a porch, a door, or a skirting. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the upper and lower interlocking members are designed to press the one or more panels against the structure surface when the upper and lower interlocking members are engaged. 9. The system of claim 6, wherein locations of the attachment devices are hidden from external view when the panels are assembled. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more panels are each homogeneous in composition. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more panels are each comprised of two or more layers. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the two or more layers are comprised of different materials. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein a shape of each of the air chambers recessed within the back surface of each panel corresponds to a simulated building material element on the exterior surface. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the simulated building material element is a simulated stone, brick, wood, stucco, slate, or rock. 15. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more panels includes a guide line for attachment devices. 16. The system of claim 1, wherein the row is a first row, and wherein each panel further comprises a second row of air chambers recessed within the outermost back surface to allow for air circulation, wherein at least two of the air chambers in the second row are separated by a weep channel, wherein the first row of air chambers is located above the second row of air chambers, and wherein a first air chamber of the first row of air chambers is at least partially vertically aligned with a second air chamber of the second row of air chambers. 17. A method comprising: attaching one or more panels to a structure surface in an interlocking array, wherein each of the one or more panels has an exterior surface adapted to face away from a structure surface to which the panel is attached, a back surface adapted to face toward the structure surface, upper and lower interlocking members, and two side interlocking members,wherein the upper and lower interlocking members of vertically contiguous panels form an interlocking junction to press the panels against the structure surface when the upper and lower interlocking members are engaged, andwherein the one or more panels include a first row of weep channels and air chambers recessed in the outermost back surface of each panel and a second row of weep channels and air chambers recessed in the outermost back surface of each panel, wherein at least two air chambers in the first row are separated by a weep channel and wherein at least two air chambers in the second row are separated by a weep channel to allow for water drainage and air circulation. 18. A panel comprising: an upper interlocking member at the upper end of the panel;a lower interlocking member at the lower end of the panel;a side overlapping member at each side of the panel;an exterior surface, the exterior surface adapted to face away from a structure surface when attached;an outermost back surface, the outermost back surface adapted to face toward the structure surface;weep channels recessed within a vertically middle portion of the outermost back surface to allow for water drainage; andair chambers recessed within the outermost back surface to allow for air circulation,wherein the exterior surface comprises raised areas comprising two or more simulated stones, andwherein the upper and lower interlocking members are designed to form an interlocking junction with vertically adjacent panels. 19. The panel of claim 18, wherein the air chambers are larger than the weep channels. 20. The panel of claim 18, wherein an angled surface of the upper interlocking member of the panel is oriented towards an attachment structure surface when the panel is attached to the vertically adjacent panel. 21. The panel of claim 18, wherein the panel comprises two or more layers. 22. A panel system comprising: a first panel and a second panel, wherein the first panel and the second panel each comprises: an exterior surface adapted to face away from a structure surface when the panel is attached to the structure surface;an outermost back surface adapted to face toward a structure surface when the panel is attached to the structure surface, wherein the outermost back surface comprises a bottom edge and a top edge, and wherein the outermost back surface is adapted to be parallel to the structure surface when the panel is attached to the structure surface;an upper interlocking surface extending from the top edge of the outermost back surface towards the exterior surface, the upper interlocking surface forming an acute angle with the structure surface when the panel is attached to the structure surface;a lower interlocking surface extending from the lower edge of the outermost back surface towards the exterior surface, the lower interlocking surface forming an acute angle with the outermost back surface;weep channels recessed within the outermost back surface to allow for water drainage; andair chambers recessed within the outermost back surface to allow for air circulation. 23. The panel system of claim 22, wherein the upper interlocking surface of the second panel is configured to form an interlocking junction with the lower interlocking surface of the first panel, and wherein the interlocking junction is adapted to press the outermost back surface of the first panel against the structure surface when the upper interlocking surface of the second panel is engaged with the lower interlocking surface of the first panel. 24. The panel system of claim 22, wherein the air chambers of each panel include two air chambers, and wherein the outermost back surface of each panel includes a support section that is located in between the two air chambers and is adapted to contact the structure surface when each panel is attached to the structure surface. 25. The panel system of claim 24, wherein the support section includes a weep channel of the weep channels recessed within the outermost back surface. 26. The panel system of claim 22, wherein the air chambers recessed within the outermost back surface of each panel include a first air chamber, a second air chamber, and a third air chamber, and wherein the outermost back surface of each panel includes a first support section located in between the first air chamber and the second air chamber and a second support section located in between the second air chamber and the third air chamber, and wherein the first support section and the second support section in each panel each incorporate a weep channel of the weep channels recessed within the outermost back surface.