Masonry Magazine April 1975 Page. 8
DC Institute Gives Masonry Award
Posing with awards for their work on Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. are (from left) John V. Sheoris, FAIA and Larry Frank, AIA, of Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Architects, Detroit, Mich.; Robert J. Byers of Anthony Izzo Co., Inc. (MCAA), mason contractor, and Antholy J. Izzo, Jr., Al Patane and Dante Macario of Anthony Izzo Co.
Howard University Hospital, Washington, D.C., is the 1975 winner of the fourth Masonry Excellence Awards competition sponsored by the Masonry Institute, Inc. of Washington. The hospital project was chosen from more than 30 entries in this year's judging.
The job included over 1.2 million brick with about 250,000 special shapes. The winning architects flew in from Detroit to attend the presentation ceremony in the Sheraton-Silver Spring Hotel. Kenneth S. Dash, executive director of the Masonry Institute, presented the awards.
Howard University Hospital, winner of the 1975 Masonry Excellence Awards presented by the Masonry Institute, Inc., Washington, D.C.
120 Attend MMI Brick Seminar
The Minnesota Masonry Institute recently presented an all-day Brick Seminar at the Sheraton Motor Inn in Bloomington, Minn. A total of 120 area architects, engineers, designers, developers, building officials, union representatives and brick suppliers attended.
Participating as panel members were Dean "Pat" Patterson, P.E.; Bob Anderson P.E., Brick Institute of America; Gary Davis, director, architectural marketing. Endicott Clay Products Co., Fairbury, Neb., and Jack Murphy Jr., sales representative, Midwest Brick & Supply Co., St. Louis Park, Minn.
Co-sponsors of the seminar were Berg & Farnham Co., Can-Tex Industries, Corning-Donohue, Inc., Midwest Brick & Supply Co., Minnesota Brick & Tile Co., Ochs Brick & Tile Co., Swanson Bros., Co., and Wunder-Klein-Donohue Co.
Chatting during a break in the proceedings at the Minnesota Masonry Institute's brick seminar are (from left) Mike Christianson, 3M Co.; Dean "Pat" Patterson, Brick Institute of America, and Bob Gilmore, 3M Co.
New Surface Bonding Spray Method
Several hundred mason contractors gathered around an outdoor demonstration presented for their benefit by Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. during MCAA's 1975 annual convention and educational trade show in Orlando, Fla. Owens-Corning unveiled a new technique of spraying Fiberglas BlocBond, a surface bonding material, onto a dry-laid concrete block wall for faster wall construction. The system eliminates the need for mortar between concrete blocks above the first course. The method is expected to open new markets for mason contractors, allowing them to compete more favorably with various other construction techniques, according to Owens-Corning.
Steel customers face continued allocation of steel-mill products. Several steelmakers have decided to take fewer orders this summer. Meanwhile, prices continue to rise.
Arizona Masonry Guild Holds Election
Newly elected officers of the Arizona Masonry Guild are (from left) secretary, Harold Greenberg, Dooley's Building Materials: treasurer, Ed Young, Sr., AAA Masonry; vice president, Kenneth Eriksen, Evertsen Masonry, and Bernie Farnum, sales representative for Arizona Portland Cement Co.