Masonry Magazine September 1972 Page. 33
The EURAM Building. Mount Vernon College, Washington, D.C. Architects: Hartman-Cox, Washington, D.C. General Contractor: The Maritime Co., Washington, D.C. Mason contractor: Anthony Izzo Co. (MCAA), Chevy Chase, Md.
The EURAM Building entrance leads to a dramatic eight-story courtyard with the top three floors cantilevered over the court. Two brick cylinders, visible at the center top and bottom, house elevators.
SULLIVAN AWARD WINNER
"Distinctive, functional and beautiful buildings in masonry which enhance the visual unity of their neighborhoods" have won for the young Washington (D.C.) architectural partnership of Hartman-Cox the first Louis Sullivan Award for Architecture.
The award, created by the Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers International Union, is accompanied by a $5,000 prize and memorializes Louis H. Sullivan, whose late 19th century buildings are recognized as landmarks in American architecture.
The award is administered by the American Institute of Architects and is decided by a five-man jury. Chairman of this year's selection panel was William W. Caudill, FAIA, Caudill Rowlett & Scott of Houston.
The Sullivan Award recognizes the work of individual architects in masonry throughout their careers, rather than a single project, and emphasizes environmental improvement as one of the criteria for receiving the award.
Hartman-Cox received the award in a ceremony at the biennial convention of the BM & PIU in Las Vegas on September 11.
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The award will be made every other year and is open to American and Canadian architects who submit at least (Continued on page 32)
The dormitory for Mount Vernon College provides living and related facilities for two groups of 48 students.
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