Masonry Magazine August 1973 Page. 8
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The architectural firm of Ratcliff, Slama & Cadwalader, AIA, Oakland, Calif., is the recipient of the Masonry Award of Honor for the "most imaginative use of Masonry" in competition sponsored by the Northern California Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Masonry Institute. The award was made specifically for the firm's design of the California State Automobile Association building on MacArthur Boulevard near Broadway in Oakland.
Murray Slama (left) of Ratcliff, Slama & Cadwalader, AIA receives $1,500 honorarium from Oscar F. Person, president of the Masonry Institute, as part of the Masonry Award of Honor presented in San Francisco.
Attractive entrance lobby of the California State Automobile Association building showing the unique decorative treatment through the use of masonry.
The exemplary brick structure competed with many other imaginative designs submitted by area architects. All entries were required to be new buildings, grounds or renovations of brick or block which were completed in 1972 or in years prior.
About 100 members of AIA's Northern California chapter, the masonry industry and guests attended the award dinner on November 7 in the Engineers Club of San Francisco to witness the presentation.
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