Masonry Magazine June 1979 Page. 8
Solar Reflective Glass Block helped create an architectural jewel for the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Art School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas. The dramatic structure, which displays a stunning visual effect day or night, merited the Nicholas Clayton Award for Outstanding Masonry Design, the highest honor bestowed by the Masonry Institute of Houston Galveston.
INNOVATIVE GLASS BLOCK MASONRY
PROJECT WINS DESIGN AWARD
The Alfred C. Glassell. Jr. Art School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Houston. Texas, is the 1979 recipient of the Nicholas Clayton Award for Outstanding Masonry Design presented by the Masonry Institute of Houston/Galveston. This is the highest award given by the Institute and honors the Houston architectural firm of S.I. Morris Associates. The principal design element of the Glassell Art School is the thermally efficient Solar Reflective Glass Block recently introduced by Pittsburgh Corning Corp. The general and mason contractor for the project was McGregor Construction Co. of Houston.
Three other projects along with their designers and the general and mason contractors also were honored with Excellence In Design with Masonry Awards. They were:
Colonial Park Recreation Center, West University Place, Houston. Architect: Mitchell, Carlson & Associates, Inc. General contractor: Rayko Construction Co. Mason contractor: McCurdy-Wilson Masonry.
Sarah Vickers Chancellor Elementary School, Alief, Texas. Architect: Golemon & Rolfe Associates, Inc. General contractor: Wilmac Constructors, Inc. Mason contractor: McCurdy-Wilson Masonry.
John Sealy Hospital, South Addition, Galveston. Architect: Pierce, Goodwin, Alexander. General and mason contractor: Thomas Construction Co., Inc., Kansas City, Mo.
The jury consisted of five members of the Boston Society of Architects. The awards were given to the honorees at a Masonry Institute-sponsored dinner for the masonry, architectural, and design communities at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Houston on April 27.