Masonry Magazine October 2012 Page. 49
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projects are mindful in their requirements for simplicity, durability, and longevity, yet realize opportunities for aesthetic uniqueness. Their projects continually recognize the timeless permanence embodied in masonry, while exemplifying unique characteristic moments achievable within the material type. Moseley Architects reaffirms that as a material, no other material blends seamlessly with all of them as well as masonry.
Community category - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, based out of Salt Lake City, Utah, is one of the largest private entities with a constant development of new facilities to meet the needs of their congregations and communities. Church construction in North America is between 50 and 70 new chapel projects per year averaging 12,000 square feet per project along with two to four seminary or institute buildings each year where bricks are the preferred exterior building material. Worldwide, the volume of work is about 200 new chapels annually. Average chapel construction consists of about 55,000 modular brick equivalents, a sum of more than 11 million bricks used annually. Concrete masonry is used as the exterior veneer for many of the buildings.
The Church has an Architectural, Engineering and Construction oversight division that manages design and supports construction across North America and internationally. Their goal is to design facilities that fit well in the various communities, while maintaining aesthetics, long term sustainability, high energy efficiency and exterior façades that require very low maintenance. Masonry fits that charge. Following that goal, they use masonry as much as possible on every building they can. Besides the communities scattered across the nation, mason contractors, multiple manufacturers and suppliers that are affiliated with the industry, have benefited from this church organization, as they strongly support our industry.
School District category Huntley Consolidated School District 158
Huntley Consolidated School District 158 is a small school district in northern Illinois. The district has three school campuses with five clementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. When selecting their materials the district chose to use masonry for the exterior and interior walls. No doubt, this is due to the lifecycle factors for these buildings.
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October 2012
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