Masonry Magazine June 1978 Page. 30
Seaboard area erected at the beginning of our nation by the first masons in the United States. The winning structures were the National College of Chiropractic, Lombard. III.; St. John of the Cross Church, Western Springs, Ill., and Freedom Hall/Manilow Theater, Park Forest Community Center, Park Forest, Ill. The winning architects and mason contractors are pictured here. Judging was accomplished by a distinguished panel of architects from out of town to assure fairness and integrity. Judges making the selections were M. Elliott Carroll, FAIA: Warren Cox, FAIA, and Winthrop Faulkner, AIA, all of Washington, D.C.
(From the left) Paul Schroeder, promotion director, Masonry Advancement Council: Charles F. Velardo, chairman. Board of Trustees & Advisors, International Masonry Institute: Donald Hackl of Loebl. Schlossman & Hackl, architects for St. John of the Cross Church, and Robert Butendorf, president, Robert Butendorf. Inc., mason contructor for the project.
Masonry Awards Presented to Architects, Mason Contractors
Three area architects along with their mason contractors captured "Excellence In Masonry '77" architectural awards at the fourth annual "Excellence In Masonry" banquet and dance sponsored by the Metropolitan Chicago Masonry Council at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. The awards presentation was preceded by an audio-visual show featuring masonry architecture of the Atlantic.
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(From the left) Presenter Ray Ovresat of Vickery, Ovresat & Awsumb Associates, Inc.: Steve Weiss, associate, Booth Nogle Hartray, Ltd., architect for the winning structure, Freedom Hall Manilow Theater: Richard Ritchey, Ritchey Construction Co., mason contractor, and Cecil Reilly, vice president, Beck Face Brick & Stone Co., who made the introductions.
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(From the left) Hugh C. MacDonald, executive director, Brick Institute of America/ftegion 5. introduced the individuals involved with the award-winning National College of Chiropractic. Accepting for the mason contractor was Kenneth Reckamp of Pepper Construction Co. Vernon Fobes (center), president, Brick Institute of America, made the presentations. Accepting for the architectural firm of Hinds, Schroeder. Whitaker were Kenneth Schroeder and Donald Hinds.
Notable Quotes
Architectural critic Peter Blake, chairman of the Boston Architectural Center, states in the September 12 issue of People magazine that modern architecture's biggest single failure has been the skyscraper, which is the symbol of modernity. "Some of them are quite beautiful," he said, "for instance, the John Hancock Tower in Boston and the Pennzoil Building are spectacular examples of minimal art. But the all-glass, skin-and-bones buildings turn out to be unbelievably expensive to build and in terms of energy consumption. My guess is that if Hancock and Pennzoil had been built like Manhattan's limestone Empire State Building or the brick Chrysler Building, they'd have been cheaper to build, and certainly cheaper to operate."