Masonry Magazine March 1972 Page. 7
The City Hall building is one of five completed masonry structures in the Fairfield Civic Center.
Fairfield Civic Center
Fairfield, California
Architect: Robert Wayne Hawley & Associates, AIA
General Contractor: Stolte, Inc.
Mason Contractor: Townsend & Schmidt Masonry
Photography: Joshua Freiwald, San Francisco
The Fairfield, California, Council Chamber with its sloping windows and clean, angular brick walls and the Assembly Hall with its unique 27-ft. square skylight along with three other masonry buildings provide Fairfield's new Civic Center with quality architecture that will economically serve the city for years to come, according to the International Masonry Institute (IMI).
The five buildings were designed by Robert Wayne Hawley & Associates, AIA. The Civic Center master plan envisions 14 or more structures clustered around a 3-acre, man-made lake. "Brick has been used as the primary building material in the five completed buildings. For continuity of materials and to provide a sense of unity in the master plan, brick and masonry products should be used for future buildings in the Civic Center," the IMI recommends.
Townsend & Schmidt Masonry with General Contractor Stolte, Inc., of San Leanoro, Calif., did the construction. "Both were a pleasure to work with true professionals and a credit to the industry," Architect Hawley said. Masonry craftsmen of San Francisco's BM&PIU Local 7 created the attractive structures.
The International Masonry Institute reports that Architect Hawley personally selected brick to meet his requirements for a product that would complement his attractive, well-sited, contemporary designs. "I like brick," the architect indicated to IMI. "I like its color variation, its permanence, its texture, its warmth. I feel masonry • March, 1972 (Please turn page) 7