Masonry Magazine August 2002 Page. 56
Masonry News
Moving Right Along
The Mason Contractors Associations of America is proud to announce its new headquarters building. The new address is:
33 South Roselle Rd.
Schaumburg, IL 60193
Tel: 847 301 0001 or 800 536 2225
Fax: 847 301 1110
In The News
MCAA Establishes Department of Government Affairs
The Mason Contractors Association of America has hired Marian Marshall, a veteran of Capitol Hill, as the head of the new MCAA Department of Government Affairs in Washington, D.C. Marshall has experience serving as Legislative Director for Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-Wyo.) for nearly 25 years and as staff member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for seven years.
Michael Adelizzi, MCAA Executive Director, told Masonry Magazine, "Marshall brings a wealth of experience to the Association. We are excited to have her on board."
MCAA Legislative Committee Chairman Paul Odom of P&S Masonry in Texas added, "We had a tremendous response to the opening of this new position. Marshall was chosen over 150 other applicants because of her exceptional background and enthusiasm for establishing an effective government affairs effort for MCAA."
The MCAA Board of Directors authorized the establishment of a Washington office and the new staff position in response to critical issues such as ergonomics being discussed at the Capital.
Michaelangelo Working in Bricks?
When is a brick wall not just a wall? When it is a work of architectural art. Crews of expert masons, highly skilled craftsmen with bricks and mortar, are installing an environment of magnificently designed brick walls at CityPlace in Toronto. The walls, which run as high as 11.7 ft. (3.6 meters), are not your run-of-the-mill, red brick dividers. Designed by artist Jackie Ferrara of New York City, each consists of a series of niches containing original brick art-abstract representations of towers in various geometrical forms rendered in brick.
The niches can contain anywhere from 1,200 to 2,000 separate geometric brick shapes, all broken by hand from standard 4-by-8-inch construction bricks and pieced together much as mosaics are. The masons who install the brickwork are being called "The Michelangelos of Masonry."
Work commenced in early June at the northeast quadrant of the CityPlace site, across from CN Plaza and along the interior courtyard. This is Ferrara's first Canadian commission and a coup for the City of Toronto's public art initiative.