Masonry Magazine April 2006 Page. 55
Education - K-8
Merit Award: Lake Hills Elementary School
Mason Contractor: R&D Masonry Inc., Everett, Wash
Architect: Northwest Architect Company, Seattle
Judges' Comments: A playful school design... Stone, brick and concrete masonry are employed to define different areas of this school building in a very dramatic way. A bold solution.
Education - 9-12
Honor Award: Cathedral High School
Mason Contractor: Williams & Sons Masonry Inc., Lakeside, Calif.
Architect: Mosher Drew Watson Ferguson, San Diego
Judges' Comments: An extraordinary school campus, with hints of Romanesque Revival stone architecture, built with today's concrete masonry. Walls are a beautiful combination of bases, frames and belts created with smooth and split-face blocks laid in different planes.
Education College/University
Honor Award: Southern Methodist University, Dedman Center
Mason Contractor: Dee Brown Inc., Garland. Texas
Architect: Hanfeld Hoffer Stanford, Ft. Worth, Texas
Judges' Comments: An exquisite example of Greek revival architecture, with fine masonry detailing and superb craftsmanship. A powerful solution that shows off brick and cast stone with a high level of restraint. A building to be celebrated.
Honorable Mention: Texas Tech University, Experimental Science Building
Mason Contractor: Brazos Masonry Inc., Waco, Texas
Architect: Anshen & Allen, Los Angeles
Judges' Comments: Brick, the way it is meant to be used in arches. The university's commitment to these masonry materials is commendabile. This dignified edifice commands respect.
Honorable Mention: Texas Tech University, Grover E. Murray Residence Hall
Mason Contractor: Brazos Masonry Inc., Waco, Texas
Architect: Boka Powell, Dallas
Judges' Comments: A well done example that hints of italian Villa revival architecture. Stone detailing and craftsmanship are excellent. Crisp contrast of unusual brick color mix, white mortar and white stone is noteworthy.
The Voice of the Mason Contractor
April 2006
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